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1964 NBA All-Star Game

Basketball game

Field	Value
name	1964 NBA All-Star Game
home	East
visitor	West
home_qtr1	25
home_qtr2	34
home_qtr3	27
home_qtr4	25
home_total	111
visitor_qtr1	22
visitor_qtr2	27
visitor_qtr3	28
visitor_qtr4	30
visitor_total	107
date	January 14, 1964
arena	Boston Garden
city	Boston
referee	Sid Borgia and Mendy Rudolph
attendance	13,464
MVP	Oscar Robertson
network	SNI
announcers	Marty Glickman and Carl Braun (first half)
Buddy Blattner and Ed Macauley (second half)
prev_year	[1963](1963-nba-all-star-game)
next_year	[1965](1965-nba-all-star-game)

Buddy Blattner and Ed Macauley (second half) 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 Division

Western Division

Score by periods

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 coverage. 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.

References

Goldaper, Sam. (January 20, 1988). "N.B.A. Union Hints at Strike". [[The New York Times]].

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