1954 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Thursday, January 21, 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Madison Square Garden | |||||||||||||||||||||
| City | New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Cousy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sid Borgia Mendy Rudolph | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,487 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 NBA All Star Game was the fourth NBA All-Star Game. It was held on January 21, 1954, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics was the game MVP. Joe Lapchick of the New York Knicks coached the Eastern Conference and John Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers coached the Western Conference. The attendance was 16,487.
The Eastern Conference held an 84–82 edge with only seconds remaining in the game. Then, George Mikan of the Lakers was fouled. Mikan proceeded to make both foul shots, which sent the game into overtime.
In the extra period, Cousy scored 10 points to secure a 98–93 victory. The Western Conference's Jim Pollard, the game's high scorer with 23 points, had been named MVP in a vote taken before regulation time had run out. But another ballot was taken and Cousy became the MVP.
The 1954 All-Star Game was the last All-Star Game in which neither side reached 100 points.[1]
| Legend | |||||||
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| Starter | MVP | MIN | Minutes played | ||||
| FG | Field goals | FGA | Field goal attempts | FT | Free throws | FTA | Free throw attempts |
| REB | Rebounds | AST | Assists | PF | Personal fouls | PTS | Points |
Eastern Conference
Head Coach: Joe Lapchick, New York Knicks
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousy, BobBob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 34 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Felix, RayRay Felix | Baltimore Bullets | 32 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Macauley, EdEd Macauley | Boston Celtics | 25 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| McGuire, DickDick McGuire | New York Knicks | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sharman, BillBill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Braun, CarlCarl Braun | New York Knicks | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin | New York Knicks | 28 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Seymour, PaulPaul Seymour | Syracuse Nationals | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 265 | 31 | 76 | 36 | 44 | 71 | 24 | 18 | 98 |
Western Conference
Head Coach: John Kundla, Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollard, JimJim Pollard | Minneapolis Lakers | 41 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Wanzer, BobbyBobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 36 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 31 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Hutchins, MelMel Hutchins | Milwaukee Hawks | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Martin, SlaterSlater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Davies, BobBob Davies | Rochester Royals | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Foust, LarryLarry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Risen, ArnieArnie Risen | Rochester Royals | 20 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Phillip, AndyAndy Phillip | Fort Wayne Pistons | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sunderlage, DonDon Sunderlage | Milwaukee Hawks | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 265 | 38 | 107 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 24 | 34 | 93 |
References
- General
- "1954 All-Star Game recap". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 17, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- "1954 All-Star Game Boxscore". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- "1954 All-Star Game: East 98, West 93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- "1954 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- Specific