The 18th Annual NBA All-Star Game 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. This was the first NBA All-Star Game to be relocated from its originally planned venue.

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

San Francisco Warriors head coach Bill Sharman was named as coach for the Western All-Stars, while Philadelphia 76ers head coach Alex Hannum was named as coach for the Eastern All-Stars. They were selected because both the Warriors and 76ers made the previous year's finals.

Teams

Western Division Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS 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 Player, Team MINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS 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 Score by periods: 1234Final West 25 34 32 33 124 East 37 27 37 43 144

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