1955 NBA All-Star Game

The 1955 NBA All Star Game was the fifth NBA All-Star Game. Bill Sharman was named the game's MVP after scoring ten of his fifteen points in the fourth quarter, while his teammate Bob Cousy led all scorers with 20 points.^[1]

Legend
	Starter		MVP	MIN	Minutes played
FG	Field goals	FGA	Field goal attempts	FT	Free throws	FTA	Free throw attempts
REB	Rebounds	AST	Assists	PF	Personal fouls	PTS	Points

1955 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 21 28 21 30 100 West 21 29 21 20 91
Date	Tuesday, January 18, 1955
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City
MVP	Bill Sharman
Attendance	15,564
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Roster

Eastern All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters G Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 5th F/C Harry Gallatin New York Knickerbockers 5th C/F Ed Macauley Boston Celtics 5th F/C Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 5th G Paul Seymour Syracuse Nationals 3rd Reserves F Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 3rd G Carl Braun New York Knickerbockers 3rd C Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 3rd G/F Dick McGuire New York Knickerbockers 4th G Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 3rd Head coach: Al Cervi (Syracuse Nationals)

Western All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters F/C Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 5th G Andy Phillip Fort Wayne Pistons 5th F Jim Pollard Minneapolis Lakers 4th G Bobby Wanzer Rochester Royals 4th F/G George Yardley Fort Wayne Pistons 1st Reserves F/C Jack Coleman Rochester Royals 1st G Slater Martin Minneapolis Lakers 3rd F/C Vern Mikkelsen Minneapolis Lakers 4th F/C Bob Pettit Milwaukee Hawks 1st C Arnie Risen Rochester Royals 4th G/F Frank Selvy Milwaukee Hawks 1st Head coach:Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons)

Eastern Division

Head Coach: Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Harry Gallatin	New York Knicks	36	4	7	5	5	14	3	2	13
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	35	7	14	6	7	9	5	1	20
Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	29	6	12	3	3	13	1	4	15
Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	27	1	5	4	5	4	2	1	6
Paul Seymour	Syracuse Nationals	16	3	8	2	2	3	1	1	8
Dick McGuire	New York Knicks	25	1	2	1	2	3	6	1	3
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	23	4	9	1	2	2	2	5	9
Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	18	5	10	5	5	4	2	4	15
Carl Braun	New York Knicks	16	4	6	0	0	2	2	2	8
Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	15	1	7	1	1	6	1	0	3
Totals		240	36	80	28	32	60	25	21	100

Western Division

Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons

Player	Team	MIN	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Andy Phillip	Fort Wayne Pistons	28	3	4	0	0	3	6	3	6
Jim Pollard	Minneapolis Lakers	27	7	19	3	3	4	0	1	17
Bobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	26	3	7	2	2	3	2	4	8
Larry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	24	3	10	1	1	7	1	1	7
George Yardley	Fort Wayne Pistons	22	4	11	3	4	4	2	2	11
Bob Pettit	Milwaukee Hawks	27	3	14	2	4	9	2	0	8
Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	25	7	15	2	3	9	1	5	16
Slater Martin	Minneapolis Lakers	23	2	5	1	2	2	5	3	5
Frank Selvy	Milwaukee Hawks	19	2	7	3	4	3	1	4	7
Jack Coleman	Rochester Royals	19	2	8	2	3	6	1	0	6
Arnie Risen	Rochester Royals	Did not play due to injury
Totals		240	36	100	19	26	50	21	23	91

References

1. The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 238. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.

• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 242. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
• basketball-reference.com. "1955 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.