1968 NBA All-Star Game

1968 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total West 25 34 32 33 124 East 37 27 37 43 144
Date	January 23, 1968
Arena	Madison Square Garden (III)
City	New York City
MVP	Hal Greer
Attendance	18,422
Network	ABC
Announcers	Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman
NBA All-Star Game
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The 18th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 23, 1968, at the Madison Square Garden (MSG III) in New York City, home of the New York Knicks. This was the third time that New York City had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1954 and 1955. The game was originally intended to be held at the newer Madison Square Garden (MSG IV), but construction delays necessitated it to be moved to the older MSG, making it the last NBA All-Star Game held there prior to its closure in the following month. This was the first NBA All-Star Game to be relocated from its originally planned venue.

The game was officiated by Mendy Rudolph and Don Murphy. It had a recorded attendance of 18,422. The East won the game 144–124. Hal Greer was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Coaches

Bill Sharman and Alex Hannum were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

San Francisco Warriors head coach Bill Sharman was named as coach for the Western All-Stars, while Philadelphia 76ers head coach Alex Hannum was named as coach for the Eastern All-Stars. They were selected because both the Warriors and 76ers made the previous year's finals.

Teams

Western Division

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Jerry West, LAL	32	7	17	3	4	6	6	4	17
Zelmo Beaty, STL	30	2	11	2	2	10	1	4	6
Elgin Baylor, LAL	27	8	13	6	7	6	1	5	22
Lenny Wilkens, STL	22	4	10	6	8	3	3	1	14
Bill Bridges, STL	21	7	9	1	4	7	1	4	15
Walt Hazzard, SEA	20	4	12	1	1	3	3	3	9
Rudy LaRusso, SFW	19	3	8	0	2	7	0	0	6
Bob Boozer, CHI	19	2	5	0	0	5	0	0	4
Clyde Lee, SFW	18	2	8	2	4	11	2	3	6
Archie Clark, LAL	15	5	8	7	7	0	3	2	17
Don Kojis, SDR	10	2	5	0	0	2	1	0	4
Jim King, SFW	7	1	4	2	3	1	2	3	4
Nate Thurmond, SFW (injured)
Totals	240	47	110	30	42	61	23	29	124

Eastern Division

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Willis Reed, NYK	25	7	14	2	3	8	1	4	16
Wilt Chamberlain, PHI	25	3	4	1	4	7	6	2	7
Bill Russell, BOS	23	2	4	0	0	9	8	5	4
John Havlicek, BOS	22	9	15	8	11	5	4	0	26
Oscar Robertson, CIN	22	7	9	4	7	1	5	2	18
Dick Barnett, NYK	22	7	12	1	2	1	0	2	15
Jerry Lucas, CIN	21	6	9	4	4	5	4	3	16
Dave Bing, DET	20	4	7	1	1	2	4	3	9
Hal Greer, PHI	17	8	8	5	7	3	3	2	21
Gus Johnson, BAL	16	3	9	1	2	6	1	2	7
Sam Jones, BOS	15	2	5	1	1	2	4	1	5
Dave DeBusschere, DET	12	0	3	0	0	4	0	1	0
Totals	240	58	99	28	42	53	40	27	144

Score by periods

Score by periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
West	25	34	32	33	124
East	37	27	37	43	144

References

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 246. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1968 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.