The 9th Annual National Basketball Association All Star Game was an exhibition basketball held on January 23, 1959, at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, home of the Detroit Pistons. It was the ninth edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game, held during the 1958–59 NBA season. It was the first and only All-Star Game held in Detroit to date—though the Pistons later hosted the 1979 game in the suburb of Pontiac, Michigan—and the second hosted by the Pistons franchise, following the 1953 game held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when they were known as the Fort Wayne Pistons.
The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the St. Louis Hawks' Ed Macauley for the West, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The West won the game 124–108. Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit were named the Most Valuable Players, marking the first time in league history that two players shared the award in the same game.
Roster
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
+Western All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersFElgin BaylorMinneapolis Lakers1stFCliff HaganSt. Louis Hawks2ndGSlater MartinSt. Louis Hawks7thF/CBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks5thGGene ShueDetroit Pistons2ndReservesF/CLarry FoustMinneapolis Lakers8thGDick GarmakerMinneapolis Lakers3rdGDick McGuireDetroit Pistons7thF/GJack TwymanCincinnati Royals3rdF/GGeorge YardleyDetroit Pistons5thHead coach: Ed Macauley (St. Louis Hawks)
+Eastern All-StarsPos.PlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersFPaul ArizinPhiladelphia Warriors7thGBob CousyBoston Celtics9thCBill RussellBoston Celtics2ndFKenny SearsNew York Knicks2ndGBill SharmanBoston Celtics7thReservesGLarry CostelloSyracuse Nationals2ndGRichie GuerinNew York Knicks2ndCRed KerrSyracuse Nationals2ndF/CWoody SauldsberryPhiladelphia Warriors1stF/CDolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals9thHead coach:Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics)
Western Division Head Coach: Ed Macauley, St. Louis Hawks
Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS St. Louis Hawks3482199165125 Minneapolis Lakers32102045111324 Detroit Pistons316111243413 St. Louis Hawks226123383515 St. Louis Hawks2226126125 Detroit Pistons2427123325 Cincinnati Royals238122483418 Minneapolis Lakers1926112125 Detroit Pistons1728224036 Minneapolis Lakers1639229038Totals240491122632712029124
Eastern Division Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics
Player Team MIN FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PF PTS Boston Celtics32485654013 Philadelphia Warriors304158980216 Boston Celtics27310119147 New York Knicks26595581415 Boston Celtics243125620111 Syracuse Nationals2231178131613 New York Knicks2217353315 Syracuse Nationals21314129207 Philadelphia Warriors185114423214 Syracuse Nationals1838113317Totals240341054047621821108
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