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Date | Tuesday, January 18, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
City | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Bill Sharman | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 15,564 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 NBA All Star Game was the fifth NBA All-Star Game. Bill Sharman was named the game's MVP after scoring ten of his fifteen points in the fourth quarter, while his teammate Bob Cousy led all scorers with 20 points. [1]
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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 |
Head Coach: Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals
Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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Harry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 35 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 27 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Paul Seymour | Syracuse Nationals | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
Carl Braun | New York Knicks | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 240 | 36 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 25 | 21 | 100 |
Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
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Andy Phillip | Fort Wayne Pistons | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Jim Pollard | Minneapolis Lakers | 27 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 22 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Bob Pettit | Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 25 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Frank Selvy | Milwaukee Hawks | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Jack Coleman | Rochester Royals | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Arnie Risen | Rochester Royals | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||
Totals | 240 | 36 | 100 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 21 | 23 | 91 |
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