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1961 NBA All-Star Game

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	1	2	3	4	Total
West	47	37	31	38	153
East	19	43	35	34	131

Date

January 17, 1961

Arena

Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum

City

Syracuse

MVP

Oscar Robertson

Attendance

8,016

NBA All-Star Game

< 1960

1962 >

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[edit]

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Wilt Chamberlain, PHW	38	2	8	8	15	18	5	1	12
Bob Cousy, BOS	33	2	11	0	0	3	8	6	4
Bill Russell, BOS	28	9	15	6	8	11	1	2	24
Dolph Schayes, SYR	27	7	15	7	7	6	3	4	21
Tom Gola, PHW	25	6	13	2	4	5	3	2	14
Tom Heinsohn, BOS	19	2	16	0	0	6	1	4	4
Hal Greer, SYR	18	7	11	0	0	6	2	2	14
Paul Arizin, PHW	17	6	12	5	6	2	1	4	17
Willie Naulls, NYK	16	4	6	0	1	6	2	2	8
Richie Guerin, NYK	15	3	8	5	6	0	2	2	11
Larry Costello, SYR	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	240	49	117	33	47	63	28	31	131

Western Division[edit]

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Oscar Robertson, CIN	34	8	13	7	9	9	14	5	23
Bob Pettit, STL	32	13	22	3	7	9	0	2	29
Clyde Lovellette, STL	31	10	19	1	1	10	3	4	21
Elgin Baylor, LAL	27	3	11	9	10	10	4	5	15
Jerry West, LAL	25	2	8	5	6	2	4	3	9
Gene Shue, DET	23	6	10	3	4	3	6	1	15
Walter Dukes, DET	17	3	6	2	2	4	1	4	8
Bailey Howell, DET	16	5	10	3	4	3	3	4	13
Hot Rod Hundley, LAL	14	6	10	2	2	0	2	1	14
Cliff Hagan, STL	13	0	2	2	2	2	0	1	2
Wayne Embry, CIN	8	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	4
Totals	240	58	115	37	47	55	37	30	153

Score by Periods[edit]

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
East	19	43	35	34	131
West	47	37	31	38	153

Halftime— West, 84-62
Third Quarter— West, 115-97
Officials: Norm Drucker and Richie Powers
Attendance: 8,016.

References[edit]

The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 244. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
"1961 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.