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1968 NBA All-Star Game
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Exhibition basketball game
August 2023
1968 NBA All-Star Game West East 124 144 25 34 32 33 37 27 37 43 January 23, 1968 Madison Square Garden (III)fn1 The event was originally scheduled to be held at the unfinished Madison Square Garden (IV). New York City Mendy Rudolph
Don Murphy
18,422 Hal Greer ABC Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman 1967 1969
The 18th Annual NBA All-Star Gamehttps://news.sportslogos.net/2018/02/18/the-greatest-nba-all-star-program-cover-designs/basketball/ The Greatest NBA All-Star Program Cover Designs Chris Creamer SportsLogos.net February 18, 2018 April 18, 2026 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.https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/is-sundays-nba-all-star-game-marv-alberts-last-icon-did-his-first-in-1968-at-old-madison-square-garden/ Is Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game Marv Albert’s last? Icon did his first in 1968 at old Madison Square Garden David J. Halberstam February 13, 2019 February 21, 2026 Sports Broadcast Journal 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
right Bill Sharman 1971.jpeg Alex Hannum 1963.jpg 300 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 MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS 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 MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS 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: 1234Final West 25 34 32 33 124 East 37 27 37 43 144
Notes
References
The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 246 0-679-43293-0
basketball-reference.com 1968 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1968.html 2008-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080802130255/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1968.html 2 August 2008 live
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