Index
NBA All Star Game
1959-DETROIT

Detroit saw the revenge of the West team and Bob Pettit.
Bob was the maximum scorer in four consecutive years. This time he had to share the MVP with Elgin Baylor (24 points and 11 rebounds), the first time it happened, and the first time that a rookie won the MVP title. The West's trainer was Ed Macauley, the first MVP in the history.
  DATE: 23 January 1959
  RESULT: East 108- West 124
  MVP: Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor
  BEST PLAYERS: EAST Paul Arizin 16 points, Dolph Schayes 13 rebounds, Bob Cousy 4 assists.
                              WEST Bob Pettit 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.
  PUBLIC: 10.541 spectators.
  COACHES: Red Auerbach (East) Ed Macauley (West).

BOXSCORE
EAST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Ken Sears New York
36
5
9
5
5
8
1
15
Paul Arizin Philadelphia
30
4
15
8
9
8
0
16
Bill Russell Boston
27
3
10
1
1
9
1
7
Bill Sharman Boston
24
3
12
5
6
2
0
11
Bob Cousy Boston
32
4
8
5
6
5
4
13
Dolph Schayes Syracuse
22
3
11
7
8
13
1
13
Woody Sauldsbery Philadelphia
18
5
11
4
4
2
3
14
John Kerr Syracuse
21
3
14
1
2
9
2
7
Larry Costello Syracuse
18
3
8
1
1
3
3
7
Richie Guerin New York
22
1
7
3
5
3
3
5
TOTALS
240
34
105
40
47
62
18
108

WEST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Cliff Hagan Saint Louis
22
6
12
3
3
8
3
15
Elgin Baylor Minneapolis
32
10
20
4
5
11
1
24
Bob Pettit Saint Louis
34
8
21
9
9
16
5
25
Gene Shue Detroit
31
6
11
1
2
4
3
13
Slater Martin Saint Louis
22
2
6
1
2
6
1
5
George Yardley Detroit
17
2
8
2
2
4
0
6
Jack Twyman Cincinnati
23
8
12
2
4
8
3
18
Larry Foust Minneapolis
16
3
9
2
2
9
0
8
Dick McGuire Detroit
24
2
7
1
2
3
3
5
Dick Garmaker Minneapolis
19
2
6
1
1
2
1
5
TOTALS
240
49
112
26
32
71
20
124

Score By Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Totals
East
31
21
32
24
108
West
27
34
30
33
124