1967 NBA All-Star Game
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The 1967 NBA All-Star Game was the 17th All-Star Game played January 10, 1967 at the Cow Palace
in San Francisco, California
. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference All-Stars, 135-120. The game featured the ejection of Red Auerbach
, (who retired at the end of the previous season) head coach of the Eastern Conference, who became the only coach to be ejected in an All-Star Game.
Coaches: Red Auerbach
, Boston Celtics
(Eastern Conference) and Fred Schaus
, Los Angeles Lakers
(Western Conference)
MVP: Rick Barry
, San Francisco Warriors
Television:
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||PF||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Bailey Howell
, BOS || 14 || 1 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
|| Willis Reed
, NY || 17 ||2 ||6 ||0 ||0 ||9 ||1 ||0 ||4
|-
|| Wilt Chamberlain
, PHI || 39 || 6 || 7 || 2 || 5 || 22 || 4 || 1 || 14
|-
|| Oscar Robertson
, CIN || 34 || 9 || 20 || 8 || 10 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 26
|-
|| Hal Greer
, PHI || 31 || 5 || 16 || 7 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 17
|-
|| John Havlicek
, BOS || 17 || 7 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 14
|-
|| Don Ohl
, BAL || 22 || 5 || 13 || 7 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 17
|-
|| Bill Russell
, BOS || 22 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Chet Walker
, PHI || 22 || 6 || 9 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 15
|-
|| Jerry Lucas
, CIN || 22 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 7
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 45 || 96 || 30 || 37 || 58 || 24 || 22 || 120
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||PF||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Rick Barry
, SF || 34 || 16 || 27 || 6 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 38
|-
|| Elgin Baylor
, LA || 20 || 8 || 14 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 20
|-
|| Nate Thurmond
, SF || 42 || 7 || 16 || 2 || 4 || 18 || 0 || 1 || 16
|-
|| Guy Rodgers
, CHI || 28 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 3 || 1
|-
|| Jerry West
, LA || 30 || 6 || 11 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 16
|-
|| Darrall Imhoff
, LA || 6 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
|| Jerry Sloan
, CHI || 22 || 4 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 8
|-
|| Dave DeBusschere
, DET || 25 || 11 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 22
|-
|| Bill Bridges
, STL || 17 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 8
|-
|| Lenny Wilkens
, STL || 16 || 2 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 2 || 6
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 58 || 116 || 19 || 26 || 56 || 36 || 24 || 135
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||Final
|-
|| Eastern Conference || 33 ||34 ||28 ||25 ||120
|-
|| Western Conference || 39 ||38 ||27 ||31 ||135
|-
|}
Cow Palace
Cow Palace is an indoor arena, in Daly City, California, situated on the city's border with neighboring San Francisco, notable as a sporting arena.-History:...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference All-Stars, 135-120. The game featured the ejection of Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...
, (who retired at the end of the previous season) head coach of the Eastern Conference, who became the only coach to be ejected in an All-Star Game.
Coaches: Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...
, 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...
(Eastern Conference) and Fred Schaus
Fred Schaus
Frederick Appleton Schaus was an American basketball player, head coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, general manager and head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach of Purdue University...
, Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(Western Conference)
MVP: Rick Barry
Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III , better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision,...
, San Francisco Warriors
Television:
Eastern Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||PF||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Bailey Howell
Bailey Howell
Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia...
, BOS || 14 || 1 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
|| Willis Reed
Willis Reed
Willis Reed, Jr. is a retired American basketball player, coach and manager of basketball teams. He spent his entire professional playing career with the New York Knicks. In 1982, his outstanding record and achievements were recognized by his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall...
, NY || 17 ||2 ||6 ||0 ||0 ||9 ||1 ||0 ||4
|-
|| Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA...
, PHI || 39 || 6 || 7 || 2 || 5 || 22 || 4 || 1 || 14
|-
|| Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson , nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks...
, CIN || 34 || 9 || 20 || 8 || 10 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 26
|-
|| Hal Greer
Hal Greer
Harold Everett Greer is a retired American professional basketball player.He attended Douglass Junior and Senior High School in Huntington. He played college basketball at Marshall University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA in 1958...
, PHI || 31 || 5 || 16 || 7 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 17
|-
|| John Havlicek
John Havlicek
John J. "Hondo" Havlicek is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons....
, BOS || 17 || 7 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 14
|-
|| Don Ohl
Don Ohl
Donald Jay Ohl is an American former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association. His nickname was Waxie because of his crew cut....
, BAL || 22 || 5 || 13 || 7 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 17
|-
|| Bill Russell
Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association...
, BOS || 22 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Chet Walker
Chet Walker
Chester "Chet" Walker is a former pro basketball player.Walker played high school basketball for the Benton Harbor High School boys basketball team. He graduated from Bradley University in 1962 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960...
, PHI || 22 || 6 || 9 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 15
|-
|| Jerry Lucas
Jerry Lucas
Jerry Ray Lucas was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history...
, CIN || 22 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 7
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 45 || 96 || 30 || 37 || 58 || 24 || 22 || 120
|-
|}
Western Conference
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Player, Team|| MIN||FGM||FGA||FTM||FTA||REB||AST||PF||PTS
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
|| Rick Barry
Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III , better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision,...
, SF || 34 || 16 || 27 || 6 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 38
|-
|| Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....
, LA || 20 || 8 || 14 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 20
|-
|| Nate Thurmond
Nate Thurmond
Nathaniel "Nate" Thurmond is a retired American basketball player. Dominant at both center and power forward, he was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double....
, SF || 42 || 7 || 16 || 2 || 4 || 18 || 0 || 1 || 16
|-
|| Guy Rodgers
Guy Rodgers
Guy William Rodgers was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent twelve years in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid 1960s...
, CHI || 28 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 3 || 1
|-
|| Jerry West
Jerry West
Jerry Alan West is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His nicknames include "Mr...
, LA || 30 || 6 || 11 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 16
|-
|| Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Tucker Imhoff is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons in the NBA , playing for half a dozen teams...
, LA || 6 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
|| Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan , is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history." Sloan had a career regular-season...
, CHI || 22 || 4 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 8
|-
|| Dave DeBusschere
Dave DeBusschere
David Albert DeBusschere was an American NBA and major league baseball player and coach in the NBA. In 1996, DeBusschere was named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history....
, DET || 25 || 11 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 22
|-
|| Bill Bridges
Bill Bridges (basketball)
William C. "Bill" Bridges is a retired American basketball player.A 6'6" power forward from the University of Kansas, he spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors...
, STL || 17 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 8
|-
|| Lenny Wilkens
Lenny Wilkens
Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens is a retired American basketball player and coach in the NBA...
, STL || 16 || 2 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 2 || 6
|-
|| Totals || 240 || 58 || 116 || 19 || 26 || 56 || 36 || 24 || 135
|-
|}
Score by Periods
{| cellpadding=5|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
|Score by Periods:|| 1||2||3||4||Final
|-
|| Eastern Conference || 33 ||34 ||28 ||25 ||120
|-
|| Western Conference || 39 ||38 ||27 ||31 ||135
|-
|}
- Officials: Willie Smith and Earl StromEarl StromEarl "Yogi" Strom was a professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association and for three years in the American Basketball Association . Strom is credited as the greatest referee in the history of the NBA and was known for his flamboyant style and ability to...
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