1964 NBA All-Star Game

1964 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 22 27 28 30 107 East 25 34 27 25 111
Date	January 14, 1964
Arena	Boston Garden
City	Boston, Massachusetts
MVP	Oscar Robertson
Referees	Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph
Attendance	13,464
NBA All-Star Game
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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.

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. This led directly to many rights and freedoms not previously extended to professional basketball players.^[1]

References

1. 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.