1959 NBA All-Star Game

The 1959 NBA All Star Game was the ninth NBA All-Star Game.

1959 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 27343033 124
East 31213224 108
DateFriday, January 23, 1959
ArenaOlympia Stadium
CityDetroit
MVPElgin Baylor and Bob Pettit
Attendance10,541
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy
NBA All-Star Game
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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

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Western Division

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Head Coach: Ed Macauley, St. Louis Hawks

Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS
Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 34 8 21 9 9 16 5 1 25
Elgin Baylor Minneapolis Lakers 32 10 20 4 5 11 1 3 24
Gene Shue Detroit Pistons 31 6 11 1 2 4 3 4 13
Cliff Hagan St. Louis Hawks 22 6 12 3 3 8 3 5 15
Slater Martin St. Louis Hawks 22 2 6 1 2 6 1 2 5
Dick McGuire Detroit Pistons 24 2 7 1 2 3 3 2 5
Jack Twyman Cincinnati Royals 23 8 12 2 4 8 3 4 18
Dick Garmaker Minneapolis Lakers 19 2 6 1 1 2 1 2 5
George Yardley Detroit Pistons 17 2 8 2 2 4 0 3 6
Larry Foust Minneapolis Lakers 16 3 9 2 2 9 0 3 8
Totals 240 49 112 26 32 71 20 29 124

Eastern Division

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Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics

Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 32 4 8 5 6 5 4 0 13
Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 30 4 15 8 9 8 0 2 16
Bill Russell Boston Celtics 27 3 10 1 1 9 1 4 7
Kenny Sears New York Knicks 26 5 9 5 5 8 1 4 15
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 24 3 12 5 6 2 0 1 11
Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 22 3 11 7 8 13 1 6 13
Richie Guerin New York Knicks 22 1 7 3 5 3 3 1 5
Red Kerr Syracuse Nationals 21 3 14 1 2 9 2 0 7
Woody Sauldsberry Philadelphia Warriors 18 5 11 4 4 2 3 2 14
Larry Costello Syracuse Nationals 18 3 8 1 1 3 3 1 7
Totals 240 34 105 40 47 62 18 21 108

References

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  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 243. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • basketball-reference.com. "1959 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.