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1959 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
Exhibition basketball game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1959 NBA All-Star Game |
| visitor | **West** |
| home | East |
| visitor_total | 124 |
| home_total | 108 |
| visitor_qtr1 | 27 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 34 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 30 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 33 |
| home_qtr1 | 31 |
| home_qtr2 | 21 |
| home_qtr3 | 32 |
| home_qtr4 | 24 |
| date | Friday, January 23, 1959 |
| arena | Olympia Stadium |
| city | Detroit |
| referee | Jim Duffy and Mendy Rudolph |
| attendance | 10,541 |
| MVP | Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit |
| network | NBC |
| announcers | Curt Gowdy |
| prev_year | [1958](1958-nba-all-star-game) |
| next_year | [1960](1960-nba-all-star-game) |
The 1959 NBA All Star Game was the ninth NBA All-Star Game.
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Roster
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections | Starters | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis Lakers | 1st | ||
| F | Cliff Hagan | St. Louis Hawks | 2nd | ||
| G | Slater Martin | St. Louis Hawks | 7th | ||
| F/C | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 5th | ||
| G | Gene Shue | Detroit Pistons | 2nd | ||
| F/C | Larry Foust | Minneapolis Lakers | 8th | ||
| G | Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis Lakers | 3rd | ||
| G | Dick McGuire | Detroit Pistons | 7th | ||
| F/G | Jack Twyman | Cincinnati Royals | 3rd | ||
| F/G | George Yardley | Detroit Pistons | 5th | ||
| **Head coach**: Ed Macauley (St. Louis Hawks) |
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections | Starters | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 7th | ||
| G | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 9th | ||
| C | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | 2nd | ||
| F | Kenny Sears | New York Knicks | 2nd | ||
| G | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 7th | ||
| G | Larry Costello | Syracuse Nationals | 2nd | ||
| G | Richie Guerin | New York Knicks | 2nd | ||
| C | Red Kerr | Syracuse Nationals | 2nd | ||
| F/C | Woody Sauldsberry | Philadelphia Warriors | 1st | ||
| F/C | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 9th | ||
| **Head coach**:Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics) |
Western Division
Head Coach: Ed Macauley, St. Louis Hawks
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Hawks | 34 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
| Minneapolis Lakers | 32 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| St. Louis Hawks | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| St. Louis Hawks | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Cincinnati Royals | 23 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Minneapolis Lakers | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 32 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 30 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| Boston Celtics | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| New York Knicks | 26 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| Boston Celtics | 24 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Syracuse Nationals | 22 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| New York Knicks | 22 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Syracuse Nationals | 21 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Syracuse Nationals | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| **Totals** | **240** | **34** | **105** | **40** | **47** | **62** | **18** | **21** | **108** |
References
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