Exhibition basketball game
The1967NBA All-Star Game was the 17th All-Star Game played January 10, 1967, at theCow Palace inDaly City, California . The coaches wereRed Auerbach ,Boston Celtics (Eastern Division) andFred Schaus ,Los Angeles Lakers (Western Division). The Western Division All-Stars defeated the heavily favored Eastern Division All-Stars, 135–120, widely acknowledged to be the greatest upset in the history of the event.
San Francisco Warriors forward Rick Barry was selected the Most Valuable Player on the strength of 38 points on 16-of-27 in the field. He also contributed six rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes.
The game also saw the ejection of Eastern Division head coachRed Auerbach in what would be his final NBA season on the bench. He became the only coach to be ejected in an All-Star Game.[ 1]
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS Bailey Howell , BOS14 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 4 Willis Reed , NY17 2 6 0 0 9 1 0 4 Wilt Chamberlain , PHI39 6 7 2 5 22 4 1 14 Oscar Robertson , CIN34 9 20 8 10 2 5 4 26 Hal Greer , PHI31 5 16 7 8 4 1 5 17 John Havlicek , BOS17 7 14 0 0 2 1 1 14 Don Ohl , BAL22 5 13 7 7 1 2 3 17 Bill Russell , BOS22 1 2 0 0 5 5 2 2 Chet Walker , PHI22 6 9 3 4 4 2 2 15 Jerry Lucas , CIN22 3 5 1 1 7 2 3 7 Totals 240 45 96 30 37 58 24 22 120
Player, Team MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA REB AST PF PTS Rick Barry , SF34 16 27 6 8 6 3 5 38 Elgin Baylor , LA20 8 14 4 4 5 5 2 20 Nate Thurmond , SF42 7 16 2 4 18 0 1 16 Guy Rodgers , CHI28 0 4 1 1 2 8 3 1 Jerry West , LA30 6 11 4 4 3 6 3 16 Darrall Imhoff , LA6 0 7 0 0 7 1 1 0 Jerry Sloan , CHI22 4 9 0 0 4 4 5 8 Dave DeBusschere , DET25 11 17 0 0 6 0 1 22 Bill Bridges , STL17 4 5 0 2 3 3 1 8 Lenny Wilkens , STL16 2 6 2 3 2 6 2 6 Totals 240 58 116 19 26 56 36 24 135
Score by periods: 1 2 3 4 Final Eastern Division 33 34 28 25 120 Western Division 39 38 27 31 135
Officials: Willie Smith andEarl Strom Attendance: 13,972
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