1967 NBA All-Star Game

The 1967 NBA All-Star Game was the 17th All-Star Game played January 10, 1967, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The coaches were Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics (Eastern Division) and Fred Schaus, Los Angeles Lakers (Western Division). The Western Division All-Stars defeated the heavily favored Eastern Division All-Stars, 135–120, widely acknowledged to be the greatest upset in the history of the event.

1967 NBA All-Star Game
1234 Total
West 39382731 135
East 33342825 120
DateJanuary 10, 1967
ArenaCow Palace
CityDaly City
MVPRick Barry, San Francisco Warriors
Attendance13,972
NetworkSNI
AnnouncersChick Hearn
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San Francisco Warriors forward Rick Barry was selected the Most Valuable Player on the strength of 38 points on 16-of-27 in the field. He also contributed six rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes.

The game also saw the ejection of Eastern Division head coach Red Auerbach in what would be his final NBA season on the bench. He became the only coach to be ejected in an All-Star Game.[1]

Eastern Division

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Bailey Howell, BOS 14 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 4
Willis Reed, NY 17 2 6 0 0 9 1 0 4
Wilt Chamberlain, PHI 39 6 7 2 5 22 4 1 14
Oscar Robertson, CIN 34 9 20 8 10 2 5 4 26
Hal Greer, PHI 31 5 16 7 8 4 1 5 17
John Havlicek, BOS 17 7 14 0 0 2 1 1 14
Don Ohl, BAL 22 5 13 7 7 1 2 3 17
Bill Russell, BOS 22 1 2 0 0 5 5 2 2
Chet Walker, PHI 22 6 9 3 4 4 2 2 15
Jerry Lucas, CIN 22 3 5 1 1 7 2 3 7
Totals 240 45 96 30 37 58 24 22 120

Western Division

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Rick Barry, SF 34 16 27 6 8 6 3 5 38
Elgin Baylor, LA 20 8 14 4 4 5 5 2 20
Nate Thurmond, SF 42 7 16 2 4 18 0 1 16
Guy Rodgers, CHI 28 0 4 1 1 2 8 3 1
Jerry West, LA 30 6 11 4 4 3 6 3 16
Darrall Imhoff, LA 6 0 7 0 0 7 1 1 0
Jerry Sloan, CHI 22 4 9 0 0 4 4 5 8
Dave DeBusschere, DET 25 11 17 0 0 6 0 1 22
Bill Bridges, STL 17 4 5 0 2 3 3 1 8
Lenny Wilkens, STL 16 2 6 2 3 2 6 2 6
Totals 240 58 116 19 26 56 36 24 135

Score by periods

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Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
Eastern Division 33 34 28 25 120
Western Division 39 38 27 31 135
  • Officials: Willie Smith and Earl Strom
  • Attendance: 13,972

References

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  1. ^ Ladewski, Paul (February 15, 2007). "1967 All-Star Game". NBA.com. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
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