The 18th Annual NBA All-Star Game[1] was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 23, 1968, at the Madison Square Garden (MSG III) in New York City, home of the New York Knicks. This was the third time that New York City had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1954 and 1955. The game was originally intended to be held at the newer Madison Square Garden (MSG IV), but construction delays necessitated it to be moved to the older MSG, making it the last NBA All-Star Game held there prior to its closure in the following month.[2]
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| Date | January 23, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Madison Square Garden (III) | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Hal Greer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,422 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game was officiated by Mendy Rudolph and Don Murphy. It had a recorded attendance of 18,422. The East won the game 144–124. Hal Greer was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Coaches
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Bill Sharman, head coach of the Western Division leader San Francisco Warriors, was named as coach for the Western All-Stars. Alex Hannum, head coach of the Eastern Division leader Philadelphia 76ers, was named as coach for the Eastern All-Stars.
Teams
editWestern Division
edit| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Jerry West, LAL | 32 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Zelmo Beaty, STL | 30 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| Lenny Wilkens, STL | 22 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Bill Bridges, STL | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Walt Hazzard, SEA | 20 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Rudy LaRusso, SFW | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Boozer, CHI | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Clyde Lee, SFW | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Archie Clark, LAL | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Don Kojis, SDR | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim King, SFW | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Nate Thurmond, SFW (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 110 | 30 | 42 | 61 | 23 | 29 | 124 |
Eastern Division
edit| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Willis Reed, NYK | 25 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, PHI | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 22 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Dick Barnett, NYK | 22 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Jerry Lucas, CIN | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Dave Bing, DET | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Gus Johnson, BAL | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Sam Jones, BOS | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave DeBusschere, DET | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 58 | 99 | 28 | 42 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 144 |
Score by periods
edit| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 25 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 124 |
| East | 37 | 27 | 37 | 43 | 144 |
References
edit- ↑ Creamer, Chris (February 18, 2018). "The Greatest NBA All-Star Program Cover Designs". SportsLogos.net. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- ↑ Halberstam, David J. (February 13, 2019). "Is Sunday's NBA All-Star Game Marv Albert's last? Icon did his first in 1968 at old Madison Square Garden". Sports Broadcast Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 246. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1968 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
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