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| Date | January 14, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Baltimore Civic Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Baltimore | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Oscar Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,348 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman | ||||||||||||||||||
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The NBA 19th Annual All Star Game[1] was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 14, 1969, at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the Baltimore Bullets. This was the first NBA All-Star Game hosted by the Bullets (now Washington Wizards) franchise and the only one held in Baltimore, as the franchise would relocate to the Washington metropolitan area in 1973.
The East won the game 123–112. Oscar Robertson was named the Most Valuable Player with a game-high 24 points.
Coaches
Gene Shue, head coach of the Eastern Division leader Baltimore Bullets, qualified as the head coach of Eastern All-Stars. Although the Los Angeles Lakers had the best record in the Western Division,[2] their head coach, Butch van Breda Kolff, did not serve as the Western All-Stars coach. The coaching spot was instead filled by Richie Guerin of the second-place Atlanta Hawks.
Teams
Eastern Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Oscar Robertson, CIN | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| John Havlicek, BOS | 31 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Bill Russell, BOS | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Earl Monroe, BAL | 27 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Billy Cunningham, PHI | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Gus Johnson, BAL | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Jerry Lucas, CIN | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Hal Greer, PHI | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wes Unseld, BAL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Willis Reed, NYK | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Dave Bing, DET | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jon McGlocklin, MIL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 240 | 44 | 95 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 24 | 26 | 123 |
Western Division
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| Elgin Baylor, LAL | 32 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| Wilt Chamberlain, LAL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Mullins, SFW | 25 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Lenny Wilkens, SEA | 24 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Joe Caldwell, ATL | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Elvin Hayes, SDR | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Lou Hudson, ATL | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Rudy LaRusso, SFW | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Jerry Sloan, CHI | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Don Kojis, SDR | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Dick Van Arsdale, PHO | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gail Goodrich, PHO | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jerry West, LAL (injured) | |||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 44 | 105 | 24 | 31 | 58 | 27 | 30 | 112 |
Score by periods
| Score by periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| East | 35 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 123 |
| West | 19 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 112 |
References
- Creamer, Chris (February 18, 2018). "The Greatest NBA All-Star Program Cover Designs". SportsLogos.net. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
- "1968-69 NBA Standings by Date". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 247. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1969 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.