1959 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Friday, January 23, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Olympia Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Detroit | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,541 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 NBA All Star Game was the ninth NBA All-Star Game.
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| 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 |
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Western Division
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
Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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| 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
- 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.
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