1961 NBA All-Star Game

The 11th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1961, in Syracuse, New York. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Paul Seymour for the West.

1961 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 47373138 153
East 19433534 131
DateJanuary 17, 1961
ArenaOnondaga County War Memorial Coliseum
CitySyracuse
MVPOscar Robertson
Attendance8,016
NBA All-Star Game
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Eastern Division

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Wilt Chamberlain, PHW 38 2 8 8 15 18 5 1 12
Bob Cousy, BOS 33 2 11 0 0 3 8 6 4
Bill Russell, BOS 28 9 15 6 8 11 1 2 24
Dolph Schayes, SYR 27 7 15 7 7 6 3 4 21
Tom Gola, PHW 25 6 13 2 4 5 3 2 14
Tom Heinsohn, BOS 19 2 16 0 0 6 1 4 4
Hal Greer, SYR 18 7 11 0 0 6 2 2 14
Paul Arizin, PHW 17 6 12 5 6 2 1 4 17
Willie Naulls, NYK 16 4 6 0 1 6 2 2 8
Richie Guerin, NYK 15 3 8 5 6 0 2 2 11
Larry Costello, SYR 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals 240 49 117 33 47 63 28 31 131

Western Division

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Oscar Robertson, CIN 34 8 13 7 9 9 14 5 23
Bob Pettit, STL 32 13 22 3 7 9 0 2 29
Clyde Lovellette, STL 31 10 19 1 1 10 3 4 21
Elgin Baylor, LAL 27 3 11 9 10 10 4 5 15
Jerry West, LAL 25 2 8 5 6 2 4 3 9
Gene Shue, DET 23 6 10 3 4 3 6 1 15
Walter Dukes, DET 17 3 6 2 2 4 1 4 8
Bailey Howell, DET 16 5 10 3 4 3 3 4 13
Hot Rod Hundley, LAL 14 6 10 2 2 0 2 1 14
Cliff Hagan, STL 13 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 2
Wayne Embry, CIN 8 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 4
Totals 240 58 115 37 47 55 37 30 153

Score by Periods

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Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
East 19 43 35 34 131
West 47 37 31 38 153

References

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  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 244. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • "1961 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.