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The 1968 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, January 23, 1968. Coaches: East: Alex Hannum, West: Bill Sharman. Officials: Mendy Rudolph and Don Murphy; MVP: Hal Greer; Attendance: 18,422
The NBA expands its regular season from 81 games per team to 82 games, where it still stands to this date. The 1968 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the East beating the West 144–124. Hal Greer of the Philadelphia 76ers wins the game's MVP award.
For most of its history, the All-Star Game was played between the Western Conference All-Stars and the Eastern Conference All-Stars, where the head coach for each All-Star team was the coach of the NBA team with the best record from their respective conference. From the 2018 to the 2023 game, the format of the game was slightly altered. The ...
The following is a list of players who have been selected for the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their career. [5] Note that the number indicates the player's number of selections—not the number of games played. For instance, Michael Jordan was named to the All-Star Game roster 14 times, but missed the 1986 game due to injury. [6]
Greer played in 10 NBA All-Star Games and was the MVP of the 1968 game when he went 8-for-8 from the field and scored 21 points, a record-breaking 19 in one quarter. He also was chosen to the All-NBA Second Team seven times, and scored 21,586 points during his NBA career.
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is the annual all-star game hosted each February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. Since 2022, it was held on the third Sunday of February, the same day that the Daytona 500 was held usually the week after the Super Bowl .
The NBA All-Star Game is getting back to its roots.. The game — being played in Indianapolis for the first time since 1985 — will feature the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference ...
While playing for the SuperSonics in their inaugural 1967–68 season, Hazzard scored a career high 24.0 points per game, averaged 6.2 assists per game, and was selected to play in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game. [2] Seattle traded him to the Hawks during the off-season for Lenny Wilkens. [3]