1964 NBA All-Star Game
The 14th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 14, 1964, at Boston Garden in Boston. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Fred Schaus for the West.
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| Date | January 14, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Boston Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Oscar Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,464 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 42 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 42 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Jerry Lucas, CIN | 36 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Sam Jones, BOS | 27 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Wayne Embry, CIN | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Tom Heinsohn, BOS | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Len Chappell, NYK | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chet Walker, PHI | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Gola, NYK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 240 | 46 | 108 | 19 | 27 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 111 |
Western Conference
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Jerry West, LAL | 42 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, SFW | 37 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Bob Pettit, STL | 36 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 29 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Walt Bellamy, BAL | 23 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Guy Rodgers, SFW | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Don Ohl, DET | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Lenny Wilkens, STL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Terry Dischinger, BAL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Bailey Howell, DET | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 37 | 102 | 33 | 46 | 64 | 16 | 22 | 107 |
Score by periods
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 25 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 111 |
| West | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 107 |
- Halftime— East, 59-49
- Third Quarter— East, 86-77
- Officials: Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph
- Attendance: 13,464.
Historical significance
The game was notable for the threat of a strike by the players, who refused to play just before the game unless the owners agreed to recognize the players' union. The owners agreed primarily because it was the first All-Star Game to be televised and if it were not played due to strike it would have been embarrassing at a time when the NBA was still attempting to gain national exposure. The NBA did not have a national TV contract at the time, but ABC agreed to televise the All-Star game and consider a contract for continuing coversge. They made it clear that if the All-Star Game was not played, ABC would drop its interest completely. This led directly to many rights and freedoms not previously extended to professional basketball players.[1]
References
- Goldaper, Sam (January 20, 1988). "N.B.A. Union Hints at Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1964 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.