| 1957 NBA All-Star Game | |
| Visitor: | East |
| Home: | West |
| Visitor Total: | 109 |
| Home Total: | 97 |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 18 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 23 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 33 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 35 |
| Home Qtr1: | 26 |
| Home Qtr2: | 17 |
| Home Qtr3: | 23 |
| Home Qtr4: | 31 |
| Date: | Tuesday, January 15, 1957 |
| Arena: | Boston Garden |
| City: | Boston |
| Referee: | Mendy Rudolph and Sid Borgia |
| Attendance: | 11,178 |
| Mvp: | Bob Cousy |
| Network: | WPIX |
| Announcers: | Bob Wolff, Sonny Hertzberg and Jack McCarthy (in the studio) |
| Prev Year: | 1956 |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
The 1957 NBA All Star Game was the seventh NBA All-Star Game. With the score 43-39 in favor of the West and with time running out in the first half, the East's Bill Sharman attempted to throw a long pass to Bob Cousy. Instead, the play resulted in him making a remarkable 70feet shot to end the first half.
| 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 | ||||
| F | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 5th | |
| G | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 7th | |
| F/C | Harry Gallatin | New York Knickerbockers | 7th | |
| F/C | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 7th | |
| G | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | 5th | |
| Reserves | ||||
| G | Carl Braun | New York Knickerbockers | 5th | |
| F/C | Nathaniel Clifton | New York Knickerbockers | 1st | |
| G | Jack George | Philadelphia Warriors | 2nd | |
| F | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 1st | |
| C | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 5th | |
| Head coach: Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics) | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | No. of selections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| G | Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis Lakers | 1st | |
| G | Slater Martin | St. Louis Hawks | 5th | |
| F/C | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 3rd | |
| F/C | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 2nd | |
| F/G | George Yardley | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3rd | |
| Reserves | ||||
| F/C | Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4th | |
| C | Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | 2nd | |
| F/C | Ed Macauley | St. Louis Hawks | 7th | |
| F/C | Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | 6th | |
| G | Richie Regan | Rochester Royals | 1st | |
| G/F | Jack Twyman | Rochester Royals | 1st | |
| Head coach:Bobby Wanzer (Rochester Royals) | ||||
Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 28 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Syracuse Nationals | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| New York Knicks | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Boston Celtics | 23 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | ||
| New York Knicks | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Boston Celtics | 23 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
| New York Knicks | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 240 | 47 | 112 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 25 | 16 | 109 |
Head Coach: Bobby Wanzer, Rochester Royals
| Player | Team | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Rochester Royals | 31 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||
| St. Louis Hawks | 31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Rochester Royals | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| St. Louis Hawks | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Rochester Royals | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Minneapolis Lakers | align=center colspan=9 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 42 | 111 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 19 | 12 | 97 |