The 15th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 13, 1965, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Hawks. This was the third time the All-Star game was held in St. Louis, after hosting it in 1958 and in 1962. It remains the last All-Star Game held in St. Louis to date, as the Hawks would relocate to Atlanta in 1968.
The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East, and the San Francisco Warriors' Alex Hannum for the West, as both teams had met in the previous year's finals. The East narrowly won the game 124–123. Jerry Lucas of the Cincinnati Royals was named the Most Valuable Player, after logging 25 points and 10 rebounds for the East.
Western Division Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Jerry West, LAL 40 8 16 4 6 5 6 2 20 Bob Pettit, STL 34 5 14 3 5 12 0 4 13 Wilt Chamberlain, SFW 31 9 15 2 8 16 1 4 20 Elgin Baylor, LAL 27 5 13 8 8 7 0 4 18 Gus Johnson, BAL 25 7 13 11 13 8 2 2 25 Terry Dischinger, DET 24 2 8 1 2 5 1 4 5 Lenny Wilkens, STL 20 2 6 4 4 3 3 3 8 Walt Bellamy, BAL 17 4 5 4 4 5 1 3 12 Don Ohl, BAL 12 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 Nate Thurmond, SFW 10 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 Totals 240 42 93 39 52 66 15 28 123
Eastern Division Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS Oscar Robertson, CIN 40 8 18 12 13 6 8 5 28 Jerry Lucas, CIN 35 12 19 1 1 10 1 2 25 Bill Russell, BOS 33 7 12 3 9 13 5 6 17 Willis Reed, NYK 25 3 11 1 2 5 1 2 7 Sam Jones, BOS 24 2 12 2 2 5 3 2 6 Hal Greer, PHI 21 5 11 3 4 4 1 2 13 Wayne Embry, CIN 19 5 10 1 1 4 0 5 11 Johnny Green, NYK 17 3 4 2 3 0 0 6 8 Luke Jackson, PHI 15 2 5 1 2 1 1 4 5 Larry Costello, PHI 11 2 7 0 0 1 2 2 4 Tom Heinsohn, BOS (injured) Totals 240 49 109 26 37 49 22 36 124
Score by periods Score by periods: 1234Final West 27 34 30 32 123 East 36 39 32 17 124
Halftime— East, 75–61 Third Quarter— East, 107–91 Officials: Mendy Rudolph and Joe Gushue Attendance: 16,713.
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