Index
NBA All Star Game
1957-BOSTON

The All Star Game came back to the Madison Square Garden. The stars were Red Auerbach (coaching) and Bob Cousy (who marked the rythm of the game).
It was the fifth victory of the East. The longest shot in the history of the All Star Game was made in this game by Bill Sharman, who get a 20 metres shot with the buzzer of the first quarter.
  DATE: 15 January 1957
  RESULT: East 109- West 97
  MVP: Bob Cousy
  BEST PLAYERS: EAST Neil Johnston 19 points, Nat Clifton and Harry Gallatin 11 rebounds, and Bob Cousy 7 assists.
                              WEST Bob Pettit 21 points, Maurice Stokes 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
  PUBLIC: 11.178 spectators.
  COACHES: Red Auerbach (East) Bobby Wanzer (West).

BOXSCORE
WEST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
George Yardley Fort Wayne
25
4
10
1
1
9
0
9
Bob Pettit St. Louis
31
8
18
5
6
11
2
21
Maurice Stokes Rochester
31
8
19
3
3
12
7
19
Slater Martin St. Louis
31
4
11
0
0
2
3
8
Dick Garmaker Minneapolis
18
5
10
0
0
7
1
10
Ed Macauley St. Louis
19
3
6
1
2
5
3
7
Jack Twyman Rochester
17
1
8
1
3
0
1
3
Mel Hutchins Fort Wayne
26
4
12
2
3
7
0
10
Vern Mikkelsen Minneapolis
21
3
10
0
4
9
1
6
Richie Regan Rochester
21
2
7
0
0
4
1
4
TOTALS
240
42
111
13
22
66
19
97

EAST
PLAYER
TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Paul Arizin
Philadelphia
26
6
13
1
2
5
0
13
Tom Heinsohn
Boston
23
5
17
2
2
7
0
12
Harry Gallatin
New York
24
4
7
0
2
11
1
8
Bob Cousy
Boston
28
4
14
2
2
5
7
10
Bill Sharman
Boston
23
5
17
2
2
6
5
12
Dolph Schayes
Syracuse
25
4
6
1
1
10
1
9
Neil Johnston
Philadelphia
23
8
12
3
3
9
1
19
Nat Clifton
New York
23
4
11
0
0
11
3
8
Jack George
Philadelphia
21
3
6
2
2
1
5
8
Carl Braun
New York
24
4
9
2
2
3
2
10
TOTALS
240
47
112
15
18
68
25
109

Score By Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Totals
West
26
17
23
31
97
East
18
23
33
35
109