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Exhibition basketball game
The
1954 NBA All Star Game
was the fourth
NBA All-Star Game
. It was held on January 21, 1954, at
Madison Square Garden
in
New York City
.
Bob Cousy
of the
Boston Celtics
was the game MVP.
Joe Lapchick
of the
New York Knicks
coached the
Eastern Division
and
John Kundla
of the
Minneapolis Lakers
coached the
Western Division
. The attendance was 16,487.
The Eastern Division held an 84?82 edge with only seconds remaining in the game. Then,
George Mikan
of the Lakers was fouled. Mikan proceeded to make both foul shots, which sent the game into overtime.
In the extra period, Cousy scored 10 points to secure a 98?93 victory. The Western Division's
Jim Pollard
, the game's high scorer with 23 points, had been named MVP in a vote taken before regulation time had run out. But another ballot was taken and Cousy became the MVP.
The 1954 All-Star Game, despite going into overtime, was the last All-Star Game in which neither side reached 100 points.
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Roster
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Eastern Division
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Head Coach:
Joe Lapchick
,
New York Knicks
Western Division
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Head Coach:
John Kundla
,
Minneapolis Lakers
- Notes
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Jack Molinas was suspended and ultimately banned from the NBA for life after 32 games into his playing career for betting on games while playing college basketball at Columbia University.
References
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- General
- "1954 All-Star Game recap"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 17, 2011
. Retrieved
February 13,
2012
.
- "1954 All-Star Game Boxscore"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from
the original
on April 16, 2003
. Retrieved
February 13,
2012
.
- "1954 All-Star Game: East 98, West 93"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc
. Retrieved
February 13,
2012
.
- "1954 NBA All-Star Game"
.
basketball-reference.com
. Sports Reference LLC
. Retrieved
February 13,
2012
.
- Specific
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