1957 NBA All-Star Game

The 1957 NBA All Star Game was the seventh NBA All-Star Game. With the score 43–39 in favor of the West and with time running out in the first half, the East's Bill Sharman attempted to throw a long pass to Bob Cousy. Instead, the play resulted in him making a remarkable 70-foot (21 m) shot to end the first half.

1957 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 18 23 33 35 109 West 26 17 23 31 97
Date	Tuesday, January 15, 1957
Arena	Boston Garden
City	Boston
MVP	Bob Cousy
Attendance	11,178
Network	WPIX
Announcers	Bob Wolff, Sonny Hertzberg and Jack McCarthy (in the studio)
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Legend
	Starter		MVP	MIN	Minutes played
FG	Field goals	FGA	Field goal attempts	FT	Free throws	FTA	Free throw attempts
REB	Rebounds	AST	Assists	PF	Personal fouls	PTS	Points

Roster

Eastern All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	No. of selections
Starters
F	Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	5th
G	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7th
F/C	Harry Gallatin	New York Knickerbockers	7th
F/C	Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	7th
G	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	5th
Reserves
G	Carl Braun	New York Knickerbockers	5th
F/C	Nathaniel Clifton	New York Knickerbockers	1st
G	Jack George	Philadelphia Warriors	2nd
F	Tom Heinsohn	Boston Celtics	1st
C	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	5th
Head coach: Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics)

Western All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	No. of selections
Starters
G	Dick Garmaker	Minneapolis Lakers	1st
G	Slater Martin	St. Louis Hawks	5th
F/C	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	3rd
F/C	Maurice Stokes	Rochester Royals	2nd
F/G	George Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	3rd
Reserves
F/C	Mel Hutchins	Fort Wayne Pistons	4th
C	Clyde Lovellette	Minneapolis Lakers	2nd
F/C	Ed Macauley	St. Louis Hawks	7th
F/C	Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	6th
G	Richie Regan	Rochester Royals	1st
G/F	Jack Twyman	Rochester Royals	1st
Head coach:Bobby Wanzer (Rochester Royals)

Eastern Division

Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	28	4	14	2	2	5	7	0	10
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	26	6	13	1	2	5	0	2	13
Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	25	4	6	1	1	10	1	1	9
Harry Gallatin	New York Knicks	24	4	7	0	2	11	1	3	8
Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	23	5	17	2	2	6	5	1	12
Carl Braun	New York Knicks	24	4	9	2	2	3	2	2	10
Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	23	8	12	3	3	9	1	2	19
Tom Heinsohn	Boston Celtics	23	5	17	2	2	7	0	3	12
Nathaniel Clifton	New York Knicks	23	4	11	0	0	11	3	1	8
Jack George	Philadelphia Warriors	21	3	6	2	2	1	5	1	8
Totals		240	47	112	15	18	68	25	16	109

Western Division

Head Coach: Bobby Wanzer, Rochester Royals

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	31	8	18	5	6	11	2	2	21
Maurice Stokes	Rochester Royals	31	8	19	3	3	12	7	1	19
Slater Martin	St. Louis Hawks	31	4	11	0	0	2	3	1	8
George Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	25	4	10	1	1	9	0	2	9
Dick Garmaker	Minneapolis Lakers	18	5	10	0	0	7	1	2	10
Mel Hutchins	Fort Wayne Pistons	26	4	12	2	3	7	0	0	10
Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	21	3	10	0	4	9	1	3	6
Richie Regan	Rochester Royals	21	2	7	0	0	4	1	0	4
Ed Macauley	St. Louis Hawks	19	3	6	1	2	5	3	0	7
Jack Twyman	Rochester Royals	17	1	8	1	3	0	1	1	3
Clyde Lovellette	Minneapolis Lakers	Did not play due to injury
Totals		240	42	111	13	22	66	19	12	97

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 243. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1957 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.