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1955 NBA All-Star Game

{{Short description|Basketball game}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game

| name = 1955 NBA All-Star Game

| image =

| visitor = East

| home = West

| visitor_total = 100

| home_total = 91

| visitor_qtr1 = 21

| visitor_qtr2 = 28

| visitor_qtr3 = 21

| visitor_qtr4 = 30

| home_qtr1 = 21

| home_qtr2 = 29

| home_qtr3 = 21

| home_qtr4 = 20

| date = Tuesday, January 18, 1955

| arena = Madison Square Garden

| city = New York City

| referee = Phil Fox and Joe Serafin

| attendance = 15,564

| odds =

| coin_toss =

| MVP = Bill Sharman

| anthem =

| halftime =

| network =

| announcers =

| rating =

| share =

| prev_year = 1954

| next_year = 1956

}}

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.{{cite book | title = The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia | publisher = Villard Books | year = 1994 | page = 238 | isbn = 0-679-43293-0}}

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colspan="8" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" | Legend
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| Starter

| style="background-color: #AFE6BA; border: 1px solid black;" |

| MVP

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  MIN 

| Minutes played

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  FG 

| Field goals

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  FGA 

| Field goal attempts

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  FT 

| Free throws

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  FTA 

| Free throw attempts

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  REB 

| Rebounds

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  AST 

| Assists

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  PF 

| Personal fouls

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  PTS 

| Points

Roster

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class="wikitable"

|+Eastern All-Stars

scope="col" width="30px"|Pos.

!scope="col" width="150px"|Player

!scope="col" width="150px"|Team

!scope="col" width="75px"|No. of selections

scope="col" colspan="4"|Starters
style="text-align:center"|G

|Bob Cousy

|Boston Celtics

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Harry Gallatin

|New York Knickerbockers

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|C/F

|Ed Macauley

|Boston Celtics

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Dolph Schayes

|Syracuse Nationals

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|G

|Paul Seymour

|Syracuse Nationals

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

scope="col" colspan="4"|Reserves
style="text-align:center"|F

|Paul Arizin

|Philadelphia Warriors

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

style="text-align:center"|G

|Carl Braun

|New York Knickerbockers

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

style="text-align:center"|C

|Neil Johnston

|Philadelphia Warriors

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

style="text-align:center"|G/F

|Dick McGuire

|New York Knickerbockers

|style="text-align:center"|4th

style="text-align:center"|G

|Bill Sharman

|Boston Celtics

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

colspan="4"|Head coach: Al Cervi (Syracuse Nationals)

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"

|+Western All-Stars

scope="col" width="30px"|Pos.

!scope="col" width="150px"|Player

!scope="col" width="150px"|Team

!scope="col" width="75px"|No. of selections

scope="col" colspan="4"|Starters
style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Larry Foust

|Fort Wayne Pistons

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|G

|Andy Phillip

|Fort Wayne Pistons

|style="text-align:center"|5th

style="text-align:center"|F

|Jim Pollard

|Minneapolis Lakers

|style="text-align:center"|4th

style="text-align:center"|G

|Bobby Wanzer

|Rochester Royals

|style="text-align:center"|4th

style="text-align:center"|F/G

|George Yardley

|Fort Wayne Pistons

|style="text-align:center"|1st

scope="col" colspan="4"|Reserves
style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Jack Coleman

|Rochester Royals

|style="text-align:center"|1st

style="text-align:center"|G

|Slater Martin

|Minneapolis Lakers

|style="text-align:center"|3rd

style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Vern Mikkelsen

|Minneapolis Lakers

|style="text-align:center"|4th

style="text-align:center"|F/C

|Bob Pettit

|Milwaukee Hawks

|style="text-align:center"|1st

style="text-align:center"|C

|Arnie Risen

|Rochester Royals

|style="text-align:center"|4th

style="text-align:center"|G/F

|Frank Selvy

|Milwaukee Hawks

|style="text-align:center"|1st

colspan="4"|Head coach:Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons)

{{col-end}}

Eastern Division

Head Coach: Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals

class="wikitable sortable"
Player

! Team

! MIN

! FG

! FGA

! FT

! FTA

! REB

! AST

! PF

! PTS

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Harry|Gallatin}}

|align=center|New York Knicks

|align=center|36

|align=center|4

|align=center|7

|align=center|5

|align=center|5

|align=center|14

|align=center|3

|align=center|2

|align=center|13

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|Cousy}}

|align=center|Boston Celtics

|align=center|35

|align=center|7

|align=center|14

|align=center|6

|align=center|7

|align=center|9

|align=center|5

|align=center|1

|align=center|20

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dolph|Schayes}}

|align=center|Syracuse Nationals

|align=center|29

|align=center|6

|align=center|12

|align=center|3

|align=center|3

|align=center|13

|align=center|1

|align=center|4

|align=center|15

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ed|Macauley}}

|align=center|Boston Celtics

|align=center|27

|align=center|1

|align=center|5

|align=center|4

|align=center|5

|align=center|4

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|align=center|6

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Paul|Seymour|Paul Seymour (basketball)}}

|align=center|Syracuse Nationals

|align=center|16

|align=center|3

|align=center|8

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|3

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|8

{{sortname|Dick|McGuire}}

|align=center|New York Knicks

|align=center|25

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|align=center|3

|align=center|6

|align=center|1

|align=center|3

{{sortname|Paul|Arizin}}

|align=center|Philadelphia Warriors

|align=center|23

|align=center|4

|align=center|9

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|5

|align=center|9

bgcolor="#AFE6BA"| {{sortname|Bill|Sharman}}

|align=center|Boston Celtics

|align=center|18

|align=center|5

|align=center|10

|align=center|5

|align=center|5

|align=center|4

|align=center|2

|align=center|4

|align=center|15

{{sortname|Carl|Braun|Carl Braun (basketball)}}

|align=center|New York Knicks

|align=center|16

|align=center|4

|align=center|6

|align=center|0

|align=center|0

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|8

{{sortname|Neil|Johnston}}

|align=center|Philadelphia Warriors

|align=center|15

|align=center|1

|align=center|7

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|6

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|align=center|3

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|align=center|Totals

|align=center|

|align=center|240

|align=center|36

|align=center|80

|align=center|28

|align=center|32

|align=center|60

|align=center|25

|align=center|21

|align=center|100

Western Division

Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons

class="wikitable sortable"
Player

! Team

! MIN

! FG

! FGA

! FT

! FTA

! REB

! AST

! PF

! PTS

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Andy|Phillip}}

|align=center|Fort Wayne Pistons

|align=center|28

|align=center|3

|align=center|4

|align=center|0

|align=center|0

|align=center|3

|align=center|6

|align=center|3

|align=center|6

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Jim|Pollard}}

|align=center|Minneapolis Lakers

|align=center|27

|align=center|7

|align=center|19

|align=center|3

|align=center|3

|align=center|4

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

|align=center|17

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Wanzer}}

|align=center|Rochester Royals

|align=center|26

|align=center|3

|align=center|7

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|3

|align=center|2

|align=center|4

|align=center|8

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Larry|Foust}}

|align=center|Fort Wayne Pistons

|align=center|24

|align=center|3

|align=center|10

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|7

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|7

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|George|Yardley}}

|align=center|Fort Wayne Pistons

|align=center|22

|align=center|4

|align=center|11

|align=center|3

|align=center|4

|align=center|4

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|11

{{sortname|Bob|Pettit}}

|align=center|Milwaukee Hawks

|align=center|27

|align=center|3

|align=center|14

|align=center|2

|align=center|4

|align=center|9

|align=center|2

|align=center|0

|align=center|8

{{sortname|Vern|Mikkelsen}}

|align=center|Minneapolis Lakers

|align=center|25

|align=center|7

|align=center|15

|align=center|2

|align=center|3

|align=center|9

|align=center|1

|align=center|5

|align=center|16

{{sortname|Slater|Martin}}

|align=center|Minneapolis Lakers

|align=center|23

|align=center|2

|align=center|5

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|5

|align=center|3

|align=center|5

{{sortname|Frank|Selvy}}

|align=center|Milwaukee Hawks

|align=center|19

|align=center|2

|align=center|7

|align=center|3

|align=center|4

|align=center|3

|align=center|1

|align=center|4

|align=center|7

{{sortname|Jack|Coleman|Jack Coleman (basketball)}}

|align=center|Rochester Royals

|align=center|19

|align=center|2

|align=center|8

|align=center|2

|align=center|3

|align=center|6

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|align=center|6

{{sortname|Arnie|Risen}}

|align=center|Rochester Royals

|align=center colspan=9|Did not play due to injury

class="sortbottom"

|align=center|Totals

|align=center|

|align=center|240

|align=center|36

|align=center|100

|align=center|19

|align=center|26

|align=center|50

|align=center|21

|align=center|23

|align=center|91

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{cite book | title = The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia | publisher = Villard Books | year = 1994 | page = 242 | isbn = 0-679-43293-0}}
  • {{cite web | last = basketball-reference.com | title = 1955 NBA All-Star Game | url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1955.html | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080624111849/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1955.html| archivedate= 24 June 2008 | url-status= live}}

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