1956 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | Tuesday, January 24, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Rochester War Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Rochester | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Pettit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 8,517 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | WPIX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bud Palmer, Jimmy Powers and Kevin Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game. It was held on January 24, 1956, at the Rochester War Memorial Coliseum in Rochester, New York, home of the Rochester Royals.
The coaches were the Fort Wayne Pistons' Charley Eckman for the West and the Philadelphia Warriors' George Senesky for the East, as both teams had led their respective divisions prior to the game. The West won the game 108–94. Bob Pettit was named the Most Valuable Player.
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| 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 |