1960 NBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
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The 10th Annual NBA East-West All-Star Game[1] was played on Friday, January 22, 1960, at the Philadelphia Convention Hall in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Warriors. This was the first NBA All-Star Game held in Philadelphia and the only one hosted by the Philadelphia Warriors, which would move to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962; consequently, all subsequent All-Star games in Philadelphia have been hosted by the Philadelphia 76ers, which relocated to the city from Syracuse, New York in 1963.
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| Date | January 22, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Convention Hall | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Wilt Chamberlain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,421 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the St. Louis Hawks' Ed Macauley for the West. Both earned the selections because their respective teams led their divisions prior to the game; this marked the second consecutive year that Auerbach and Macauley served as All-Star Game head coaches. The East won the game 125–115. The hometown team's Wilt Chamberlain, who made his All-Star debut, was named the Most Valuable Player after logging 23 points and 25 rebounds.
Roster
Eastern Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Wilt Chamberlain, PHW | 30 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Dolph Schayes, SYR | 27 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Sharman, BOS | 26 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Willie Naulls, NYK | 26 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Bob Cousy, BOS | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Richie Guerin, NYK | 22 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Tom Gola, PHW | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Larry Costello, SYR | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| George Yardley, SYR | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Paul Arizin, PHW (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 54 | 135 | 17 | 24 | 79 | 23 | 21 | 125 |
Western Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Gene Shue, DET | 34 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Jack Twyman, CIN | 28 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Elgin Baylor, MNL | 28 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Bob Pettit, STL | 28 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Walter Dukes, DET | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Dick Garmaker, MNL | 23 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Hot Rod Hundley, MNL | 23 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Cliff Hagan, STL | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clyde Lovellette, STL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Chuck Noble, DET | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 50 | 121 | 15 | 26 | 72 | 24 | 19 | 115 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 25 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 125 |
| West | 26 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 115 |
- Halftime— East, 58–51
- Third Quarter— East, 91–81
- Officials: Arnie Heft and Sid Borgia
- Attendance: 10,421