1966 NBA All-Star Game

1966 NBA All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 Total East 33 30 38 36 137 West 18 18 32 26 94
Date	January 11, 1966
Arena	Cincinnati Gardens
City	CIncinnati, Ohio
MVP	Adrian Smith
Referees	Norm Drucker and John Vanak
Attendance	13,653
Network	SNI
Announcers	Harry Caray
NBA All-Star Game
< 1965 1967 >

The 16th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 11, 1966 at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Fred Schaus for the West. Much of the game would focus around the local team's three named All-Stars. Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson had been named the event's MVP in 1964, and Cincinnati's Jerry Lucas had been named MVP in 1965. At game time, the East Division's top three teams, Boston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, had the three best records in the league, with New York trailing far behind. This lead East Coach Red Auerbach to name Cincinnati's Adrian Smith as a reserve and not New York's sharpshooting Dick Barnett, a source of some controversy at the time. The home crowd rallied behind Smith as he emerged as the game's star. It was Smith's only All-Star appearance, and he remains to-date the only one-time NBA All-Star ever named the event's MVP. The overmatched West suffered not just from poor shooting, but also from losing key All-Star Jerry West to an eye injury in the first quarter. The game was nationally televised, with an attendance of 13,653.

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Adrian Smith, CIN	26	9	18	6	6	8	3	5	24
Wilt Chamberlain, PHI	25	8	11	5	9	9	3	2	21
John Havlicek, BOS	25	6	16	6	6	6	1	2	18
Oscar Robertson, CIN	25	6	12	5	6	10	8	0	17
Chet Walker, PHI	25	3	10	2	3	6	4	2	8
Willis Reed, NYK	23	7	11	2	2	8	1	3	16
Jerry Lucas, CIN	23	4	11	2	2	19	0	2	10
Hal Greer, PHI	23	4	13	1	1	5	1	4	9
Bill Russell, BOS	23	1	6	0	0	10	2	2	2
Sam Jones, BOS	22	5	11	2	2	2	5	0	12
Totals	240	53	119	31	37	83	28	22	137

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Guy Rodgers, SFW	34	4	11	0	0	7	11	4	8
Nate Thurmond, SFW	33	3	16	1	3	16	1	1	7
Eddie Miles, DET	28	8	16	1	5	1	0	1	17
Bailey Howell, BAL	26	3	11	1	2	2	2	4	7
Zelmo Beaty, STL	24	0	11	10	13	18	1	2	10
Don Ohl, BAL	23	7	16	2	3	4	2	2	16
Rudy LaRusso, LAL	22	4	10	3	7	3	2	2	11
Dave DeBusschere, DET	22	1	14	2	2	6	1	1	4
Rick Barry, SFW	17	4	10	2	4	2	2	6	10
Jerry West, LAL	11	1	5	2	2	1	0	2	4
Totals	240	35	120	24	41	60	22	25	94

Score by Periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
East	33	30	38	36	137
West	18	18	32	26	94

• Halftime— East, 63-36
• Third Quarter— East, 101-68
• Officials: Norm Drucker and John Vanak
• Attendance: 13,653.