1952 NBA All-Star Game

1952 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 26 23 33 26 108 West 22 22 27 20 91
Date	Monday, February 11, 1952
Arena	Boston Garden
City	Boston, Massachusetts
MVP	Paul Arizin
Referees	Sid Borgia Stan Stutz
Attendance	10,221
NBA All-Star Game
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The 1952 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 11, 1952, at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Celtics. The game was the second edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 1951–52 NBA season. The Eastern All-Stars team defeated the Western All-Stars team 108–91. This was the East's second successive win over the West. Philadelphia Warriors' Paul Arizin, who led the East with 26 points, was named as the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Roster

The players for the All-Star Game were chosen by sports writers in several cities. They were not allowed to select players from their own cities. Players were selected without regard to position. Ten players from each Division were selected to represent the Eastern and Western Division in the All-Star Game. However, Dolph Schayes and Larry Foust suffered injuries and were unable to participate in the game; two other players were added to the roster. Nine players from the previous year's Eastern All-Stars roster returned for their second straight selection. Only seven players from the previous year's Western All-Stars roster returned. Six players, Leo Barnhorst, Arnie Risen, Fred Scolari, Paul Walther, Bobby Wanzer and Max Zaslofsky, were selected for the first time. Four teams, the Minneapolis Lakers, the New York Knickerbockers, the Philadelphia Warriors and the Rochester Royals, were represented by three players each on the roster. The starters were chosen by each team's head coach.^[1] Minneapolis Lakers head coach John Kundla returned to coach the Western All-Stars for the second straight year. Syracuse Nationals head coach Al Cervi was named as the Eastern All-Stars head coach.

Eastern All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters F/G Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 2nd G Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 2nd F/C Harry Gallatin New York Knickerbockers 2nd C/F Ed Macauley Boston Celtics 2nd G/F Andy Phillip Philadelphia Warriors 2nd Reserves F/C Joe Fulks Philadelphia Warriors 2nd G Dick McGuire New York Knickerbockers 2nd C/F Red Rocha Syracuse Nationals 2nd F/C Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 2nd G Fred Scolari Baltimore Bullets 1st G/F Max Zaslofsky New York Knickerbockers 1st Head coach: Al Cervi (Syracuse Nationals)

Western All-Stars Pos. Player Team No. of selections Starters C George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 2nd F/C Vern Mikkelsen Minneapolis Lakers 2nd F/C Jim Pollard Minneapolis Lakers 2nd G/F Paul Walther Indianapolis Olympians 1st G Bobby Wanzer Rochester Royals 1st Reserves F/G Leo Barnhorst Indianapolis Olympians 1st G Frank Brian Tri-Cities Blackhawks 2nd G/F Bob Davies Rochester Royals 2nd F/G Dwight Eddleman Milwaukee Hawks 2nd C/F Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 2nd C/F Arnie Risen Rochester Royals 1st Head coach:John Kundla (Minneapolis Lakers)

Game

Bob Cousy (left) recorded a game-high 13 assists for the East.

The East defeated the West for the second successive year. The West trailed by four and five points at the end of the first and second quarter respectively. Then the East outscored the West by six points in the third and fourth quarter to win the game by 17 points. Philadelphia Warriors' Paul Arizin and Minneapolis Lakers' George Mikan both scored a game-high 26 points. Mikan also added a game-high 15 rebounds but his team only had a 35.9 field goal percentage. On the other hand, six Eastern players scored in double figures as their team made 49.4 percent of its shots. Boston Celtics guard Bob Cousy also recorded a game-high 13 assists for the East. Arizin was named as the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. However, he was honored a year later during the 1953 All-Star Game, when the league decided to designate an MVP for each year's game.^[2]

Box score

February 11, 1952

Eastern All-Stars 108, Western All-Stars 91
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–22, 33–27, 26–20
Pts: Paul Arizin 26 Rebs: Harry Gallatin 9 Asts: Bob Cousy 13		Pts: George Mikan 26 Rebs: George Mikan 15 Asts: Davies, Pollard, Risen 5 each

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 10,221 Referees: Sid Borgia Stan Stutz

Legend
Pos	Position	Min	Minutes played	FGM	Field goals made	FGA	Field goal attempted	FTM	Free throws made
FTA	Free throw attempted	Reb	Rebounds	Ast	Assists	PF	Personal fouls	Pts	Points

Eastern All-Stars Player Pos Min FGM FGA FTM FTA Reb Ast PF Pts Starters Bob Cousy G 33 4 14 1 2 4 13 3 9 Andy Phillip G/F 30 4 6 3 3 3 6 1 11 Paul Arizin F/G 32 9 13 8 8 6 0 1 26 Harry Gallatin F/C 22 3 5 1 4 9 3 3 7 Ed Macauley C/F 28 3 7 9 9 7 3 2 15 Bench Red Rocha C/F 28 5 11 2 2 5 2 4 12 Max Zaslofsky G/F 25 3 7 5 5 4 2 0 11 Dick McGuire G 18 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 1 Fred Scolari G 15 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 10 Joe Fulks F/C 9 3 7 0 1 5 2 6 Dolph Schayes F/C Did not play due to injury Team totals 240 39 79 30 37 44 37 16 108

Western All-Stars Player Pos Min FGM FGA FTM FTA Reb Ast PF Pts Starters Bobby Wanzer G 22 1 8 2 2 5 5 2 4 Paul Walther G/F 17 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 Vern Mikkelsen F/C 23 5 8 2 2 10 0 2 12 Jim Pollard F/C 29 2 17 0 0 11 5 3 4 George Mikan C 29 9 19 8 9 15 1 5 26 Bench Bob Davies G/F 27 4 11 0 0 0 5 4 8 Dwight Eddleman F/G 26 1 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 Frank Brian G 25 4 10 5 6 7 4 2 13 Leo Barnhorst F/G 23 7 16 0 1 2 2 4 14 Arnie Risen C/F 19 3 7 0 1 5 1 3 6 Larry Foust C/F Did not play due to injury Team totals 240 37 103 17 21 59 27 28 91

References

General

• "1952 All-Star Game recap". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 17, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
• "1952 All-Star Game Boxscore". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
• "1952 All-Star Game: East 108, West 91". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
• "1952 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

Specific

1. "Pro All-Stars Clash Monday". The Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa: Woodward Communications, Inc. February 10, 1952. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
2. Popper, Steve (February 5, 1998). "Macauley's '51 All-Star Honors Came Late (but He's Not Complaining)". The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

External links

• NBA All-Star Game History
• NBA.com: All-Star Game: Year-by-Year Results