1956 NBA All-Star Game - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game.

Legend
	Starter		MVP	MIN	Minutes played
FG	Field goals Field goal (basketball) In basketball, the term field goal refers to a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the distance of the attempt from the basket. "Field Goal" is the official terminology used by the National Basketball Association in their rule book,...	FGA	Field goal attempts	FT	Free throws	FTA	Free throw attempts
REB	Rebounds Rebound (basketball) A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...	AST	Assists Assist (basketball) In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...	PF	Personal fouls	PTS	Points Point (basketball) Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....

Western Conference

Head Coach: Charley Eckman

Charley Eckman

Charles Markwood "Charley" Eckman Jr. was an NBA basketball coach, minor league baseball player, NCAA and NBA basketball referee, broadcaster, and author....

, Fort Wayne Pistons

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
	Minneapolis Lakers	29	3	7	3	3	1	7	5	9
	Fort Wayne Pistons	27	5	11	1	2	4	0	0	11
	Rochester Royals Rochester Royals The franchise that would become the Sacramento Kings initially started in the city of Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League....	25	4	8	5	6	5	2	4	13
	Fort Wayne Pistons	20	3	9	3	4	4	0	1	9
	Fort Wayne Pistons	19	3	7	2	3	6	1	1	8
	St. Louis Hawks	31	7	17	6	7	24	7	4	20
	St. Louis Hawks	25	2	7	1	2	0	1	4	5
	Minneapolis Lakers	22	5	13	6	7	9	2	4	16
	Rochester Royals	20	4	11	2	5	16	2	5	10
	Minneapolis Lakers	20	3	10	1	3	10	0	4	7
Totals		240	39	100	30	42	79	22	32	108

Eastern Conference

Head Coach: George Senesky

George Senesky

George Lawrence Senesky was an American professional basketball player and coach...

, Philadelphia Warriors

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
	New York Knicks New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...	29	2	9	2	5	0	3	1	6
	Philadelphia Warriors	28	5	13	3	5	7	1	6	13
	Philadelphia Warriors	25	5	9	7	11	10	1	3	17
	Syracuse Nationals Syracuse Nationals The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...	25	4	8	6	10	4	2	2	14
	Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...	24	2	8	3	4	7	2	6	7
	New York Knicks	30	5	12	6	7	5	2	4	16
	Boston Celtics	24	2	8	3	4	7	2	6	7
	Philadelphia Warriors	21	2	7	2	2	3	2	1	6
	Boston Celtics	20	1	9	2	4	2	3	3	4
	Syracuse Nationals	16	2	4	0	1	8	0	2	4
	New York Knicks	Did not play due to injury
Totals		240	30	87	34	53	53	18	34	94

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