Index
NBA All Star Game
1963-LOS ANGELES

This edition had the first big duel between two of the best centers in the NBA history, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.
Bill won in points (19-17) and rebounds (24-19), and his team won too. He was specially decisive in the fourth quarter.
The best scorers were Oscar Robertson and Bob Pettit.
  DATE: 16 January 1963
  RESULT: East 115- West 108
  MVP: Bill Russell
  BEST PLAYERS: EAST Oscar Robertson 21 points, Bill Russell 24 rebounds, Oscar Robertson and Bob Cousy 6 assists.
                              WEST Bob Pettit 25 points, Wilt Chamberlain 19 rebounds, Lenny Wilkens 7 assists.
  ATTENDANCE: 14.838 spectators.
  COACHES: Red Auerbach (East) and Fred Schaus (West).

BOXSCORE
EAST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Jack Twyman Cincinnati
16
6
12
0
0
4
1
12
Tom Heinsohn Boston
21
6
11
3
4
2
1
15
Bill Russell Boston
37
8
14
3
4
24
5
19
Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
37
9
15
3
4
3
6
21
Bob Cousy Boston
25
4
11
0
0
4
6
8
John Kerr Syracuse
11
0
4
2
2
2
1
2
Lee Shaffer Syracuse
19
6
13
0
0
1
1
12
John Green New York
27
6
8
1
1
5
0
13
Tom Gola New York
18
1
3
0
0
2
1
2
Hal Greer Syracuse
15
3
7
0
0
3
2
6
Richie Guerin New York
14
2
3
1
3
1
1
5
Wayne Embry Cincinnati
Injured
TOTALS
240
51
101
13
18
51
25
115

WEST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Walt Bellamy Chicago
14
1
4
0
2
1
2
2
Bob Pettit Saint Louis
32
7
16
11
12
13
0
25
Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco
35
7
11
3
7
19
0
17
Jerry West Los Angeles
32
5
15
3
4
7
5
13
Elgin Baylor Los Angeles
36
4
15
9
13
14
7
17
Tom Meschery San Francisco
8
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
Don Ohl Detroit
12
1
4
1
1
0
2
3
Lenny Wilkens Saint Louis
25
2
7
0
1
2
3
4
Bailey Howell Detroit
11
2
3
0
0
1
1
4
Rudy LaRusso Los Angeles
11
3
3
0
0
1
2
6
Terry Dischinger Chicago
7
3
3
1
1
1
0
7
Guy Rodgers San Francisco
17
3
6
1
2
2
4
7
TOTALS
240
39
90
30
45
62
27
108

Score By Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Totals
East
32
24
24
35
115
West
25
25
23
35
108