| 1955 NBA All-Star Game | |
| Visitor: | East |
| Home: | West |
| Visitor Total: | 100 |
| Home Total: | 91 |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 21 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 28 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 21 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 30 |
| Home Qtr1: | 21 |
| Home Qtr2: | 29 |
| Home Qtr3: | 21 |
| Home Qtr4: | 20 |
| Date: | Tuesday, January 18, 1955 |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| City: | New York City |
| Referee: | Phil Fox and Joe Serafin |
| Attendance: | 15,564 |
| Mvp: | Bill Sharman |
The 1955 NBA All Star Game was the fifth NBA All-Star Game. Bill Sharman was named the game's MVP after scoring ten of his fifteen points in the fourth quarter, while his teammate Bob Cousy led all scorers with 20 points.[1]
| 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 | |
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| G | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 5th | |
| F/C | Harry Gallatin | New York Knickerbockers | 5th | |
| C/F | Ed Macauley | Boston Celtics | 5th | |
| F/C | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 5th | |
| G | Paul Seymour | Syracuse Nationals | 3rd | |
| Reserves | ||||
| F | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 3rd | |
| G | Carl Braun | New York Knickerbockers | 3rd | |
| C | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 3rd | |
| G/F | Dick McGuire | New York Knickerbockers | 4th | |
| G | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 3rd | |
| Head coach: Al Cervi (Syracuse Nationals) | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| F/C | Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons | 5th | |
| G | Andy Phillip | Fort Wayne Pistons | 5th | |
| F | Jim Pollard | Minneapolis Lakers | 4th | |
| G | Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | 4th | |
| F/G | George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 1st | |
| Reserves | ||||
| F/C | Jack Coleman | Rochester Royals | 1st | |
| G | Slater Martin | Minneapolis Lakers | 3rd | |
| F/C | Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 4th | |
| F/C | Bob Pettit | Milwaukee Hawks | 1st | |
| C | Arnie Risen | Rochester Royals | 4th | |
| G/F | Frank Selvy | Milwaukee Hawks | 1st | |
| Head coach:Charles Eckman (Fort Wayne Pistons) | ||||
Head Coach: Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Boston Celtics | 35 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Syracuse Nationals | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Boston Celtics | 27 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Syracuse Nationals | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| New York Knicks | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Boston Celtics | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| New York Knicks | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 240 | 36 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 25 | 21 | 100 |
Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 27 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Rochester Royals | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 22 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 25 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Milwaukee Hawks | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Rochester Royals | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rochester Royals | align=center colspan=9 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 36 | 100 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 21 | 23 | 91 |