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

1 2 3 4 Total West 47 37 31 38 153 East 19 43 35 34 131
Date	January 17, 1961
Arena	Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum
City	Syracuse
MVP	Oscar Robertson
Attendance	8,016
NBA All-Star Game
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Roster

Western All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters F Elgin Baylor Los Angeles Lakers 3rd C Clyde Lovellette St. Louis Hawks 4th F/C Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 7th G Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals 1st G Gene Shue Detroit Pistons 4th Reserves C Walter Dukes Detroit Pistons 2nd C Wayne Embry Cincinnati Royals 1st F Cliff Hagan St. Louis Hawks 4th F Bailey Howell Detroit Pistons 1st G Hot Rod Hundley Los Angeles Lakers 2nd G Jerry West Los Angeles Lakers 1st Head coach: Paul Seymour (St. Louis Hawks)

Eastern All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters C Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors 2nd G Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 11th G Richie Guerin New York Knicks 4th F Tom Heinsohn Boston Celtics 2nd F/C Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 11th Reserves F Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 9th G Larry Costello Syracuse Nationals 4th G Tom Gola Philadelphia Warriors 2nd G Hal Greer Syracuse Nationals 1st F Willie Naulls New York Knicks 3rd C Bill Russell Boston Celtics 4th Head coach:Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics)

Eastern Division

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

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

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

• Halftime— West, 84–62
• Third Quarter— West, 115–97
• Officials: Norm Drucker and Richie Powers
• Attendance: 8,016.

References

• 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.