1965 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 13, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | St. Louis Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | St. Louis | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jerry Lucas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | SNI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Harry Caray and Bill Sharman | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 15th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 13, 1965, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Hawks.[1] This was the third time the All-Star game was held in St. Louis, after hosting it in 1958 and in 1962. It remains the last All-Star Game held in St. Louis to date, as the Hawks would relocate to Atlanta in 1968.
The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East, and the San Francisco Warriors' Alex Hannum for the West, as both teams had met in the previous year's finals.[2] The East narrowly won the game 124–123. Jerry Lucas of the Cincinnati Royals was named the Most Valuable Player, after logging 25 points and 10 rebounds for the East.
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Alex Hannum and Red Auerbach were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.
Western Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Jerry West, LAL | 40 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Bob Pettit, STL | 34 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, SFW | 31 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 27 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Gus Johnson, BAL | 25 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Terry Dischinger, DET | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Lenny Wilkens, STL | 20 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Walt Bellamy, BAL | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Don Ohl, BAL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nate Thurmond, SFW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 42 | 93 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 15 | 28 | 123 |
Eastern Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 40 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| Jerry Lucas, CIN | 35 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 33 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Willis Reed, NYK | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Sam Jones, BOS | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Wayne Embry, CIN | 19 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Johnny Green, NYK | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Luke Jackson, PHI | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Larry Costello, PHI | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Heinsohn, BOS (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 49 | 109 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 22 | 36 | 124 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 27 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 123 |
| East | 36 | 39 | 32 | 17 | 124 |
- Halftime— East, 75–61
- Third Quarter— East, 107–91
- Officials: Mendy Rudolph and Joe Gushue
- Attendance: 16,713.
References
- ↑ "1965 NBA ALL-STAR GAME BASKETBALL GAME PROGRAM at St. Louis -- judwilson". Internet Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- ↑ "1964-65 NBA Standings by Date". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1965 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.