1961 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
The 11th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1961, in Syracuse, New York . The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Paul Seymour for the West.
Eastern Division
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Wilt Chamberlain , PHW38
2
8
8
15
18
5
1
12
Bob Cousy , BOS33
2
11
0
0
3
8
6
4
Bill Russell , BOS28
9
15
6
8
11
1
2
24
Dolph Schayes , SYR27
7
15
7
7
6
3
4
21
Tom Gola , PHW25
6
13
2
4
5
3
2
14
Tom Heinsohn , BOS19
2
16
0
0
6
1
4
4
Hal Greer , SYR18
7
11
0
0
6
2
2
14
Paul Arizin , PHW17
6
12
5
6
2
1
4
17
Willie Naulls , NYK16
4
6
0
1
6
2
2
8
Richie Guerin , NYK15
3
8
5
6
0
2
2
11
Larry Costello , SYR5
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Totals
240
49
117
33
47
63
28
31
131
Western Division
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS
Oscar Robertson , CIN34
8
13
7
9
9
14
5
23
Bob Pettit , STL32
13
22
3
7
9
0
2
29
Clyde Lovellette , STL31
10
19
1
1
10
3
4
21
Elgin Baylor , LAL27
3
11
9
10
10
4
5
15
Jerry West , LAL25
2
8
5
6
2
4
3
9
Gene Shue , DET23
6
10
3
4
3
6
1
15
Walter Dukes , DET17
3
6
2
2
4
1
4
8
Bailey Howell , DET16
5
10
3
4
3
3
4
13
Hot Rod Hundley , LAL14
6
10
2
2
0
2
1
14
Cliff Hagan , STL13
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Wayne Embry , CIN8
2
4
0
0
3
0
0
4
Totals
240
58
115
37
47
55
37
30
153
Score by Periods
Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
East
19
43
35
34
131
West
47
37
31
38
153
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