1964 NBA All-Star Game

1964 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 22272830 107
East 25342725 111
Date January 14, 1964
Arena Boston Garden
City Boston, Massachusetts
MVP Oscar Robertson
Referees Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph
Attendance 13,464
NBA All-Star Game
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The 14th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 14, 1964 at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Fred Schaus for the West.

Eastern Conference

Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS
Oscar Robertson, CIN 42 10 23 6 10 14 8 4 26
Bill Russell, BOS 42 6 13 1 2 21 2 4 13
Jerry Lucas, CIN 36 3 6 5 6 8 0 5 11
Sam Jones, BOS 27 8 20 0 0 4 3 2 16
Wayne Embry, CIN 21 6 14 1 1 7 1 1 13
Tom Heinsohn, BOS 21 5 12 0 0 3 0 5 10
Hal Greer, PHI 20 5 10 3 4 3 4 1 13
Len Chappell, NYK 12 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 4
Chet Walker, PHI 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 4
Tom Gola, NYK 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1
Totals 240 46 108 19 27 61 21 27 111

Western Conference

Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS
Jerry West, LAL 42 8 20 1 1 4 5 3 17
Wilt Chamberlain, SFW 37 4 14 11 14 20 1 2 19
Bob Pettit, STL 36 6 15 7 9 17 2 3 19
Elgin Baylor, LAL 29 5 15 5 11 8 5 1 15
Walt Bellamy, BAL 23 4 11 3 5 7 0 3 11
Guy Rodgers, SFW 22 3 6 0 0 2 2 4 6
Don Ohl, DET 18 3 9 2 2 2 0 2 8
Lenny Wilkens, STL 14 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 3
Terry Dischinger, BAL 13 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 7
Bailey Howell, DET 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2
Totals 240 37 102 33 46 64 16 22 107

Score by Periods

Score by Periods: 1234Final
East 25 34 27 25 111
West 22 27 28 30 107

Historical significance

The game was notable for the threat of a strike by the players, who refused to play just before the game unless the owners agreed to recognize the players' union. The owners agreed primarily because it was the first All-Star Game to be televised and if it were not played due to strike it would have been embarrassing at a time when the NBA was still attempting to gain national exposure. This led directly to many rights and freedoms not previously extended to professional basketball players.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (January 20, 1988). "N.B.A. Union Hints at Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.