The NBA 19th Annual All Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 14, 1969, at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the Baltimore Bullets. This was the first NBA All-Star Game hosted by the Bullets (now Washington Wizards) franchise and the only one held in Baltimore, as the franchise would relocate to the Washington metropolitan area in 1973.
The East won the game 123–112. Oscar Robertson was named the Most Valuable Player with a game-high 24 points.
Coaches Gene Shue, head coach of the Eastern Division leader Baltimore Bullets, qualified as the head coach of Eastern All-Stars. Although the Los Angeles Lakers had the best record in the Western Division, their head coach, Butch van Breda Kolff, did not serve as the Western All-Stars coach. The coaching spot was instead filled by Richie Guerin of the second-place Atlanta Hawks.
Teams
Eastern Division Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Oscar Robertson, CIN 32 8 16 8 8 6 5 3 24 John Havlicek, BOS 31 6 14 2 2 7 2 2 14 Bill Russell, BOS 28 1 4 1 2 6 3 1 3 Earl Monroe, BAL 27 6 15 9 12 4 4 4 21 Billy Cunningham, PHI 22 5 10 0 0 5 1 3 10 Gus Johnson, BAL 18 4 10 5 8 10 0 3 13 Jerry Lucas, CIN 17 2 5 4 5 6 1 3 8 Hal Greer, PHI 17 0 1 4 5 3 2 2 4 Wes Unseld, BAL 14 5 7 1 3 8 1 3 11 Willis Reed, NYK 14 5 8 0 0 4 2 2 10 Dave Bing, DET 13 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 Jon McGlocklin, MIL 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 240 44 95 35 46 60 24 26 123
Western Division Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Elgin Baylor, LAL 32 5 13 11 12 9 5 2 21 Wilt Chamberlain, LAL 27 2 3 0 1 12 2 2 4 Jeff Mullins, SFW 25 7 14 0 0 4 5 4 14 Lenny Wilkens, SEA 24 3 15 4 5 7 5 3 10 Joe Caldwell, ATL 23 6 9 0 1 4 3 5 12 Elvin Hayes, SDR 21 4 9 3 3 5 0 4 11 Lou Hudson, ATL 20 6 13 1 1 1 1 0 13 Rudy LaRusso, SFW 18 3 6 0 0 6 2 3 6 Jerry Sloan, CHI 18 2 8 0 1 3 0 5 4 Don Kojis, SDR 16 2 7 4 5 5 3 1 8 Dick Van Arsdale, PHO 10 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 Gail Goodrich, PHO 6 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 Jerry West, LAL (injured) Totals 240 44 105 24 31 58 27 30 112
Score by periods Score by periods: 1234Final East 35 25 26 37 123 West 19 34 30 29 112
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