The 16th Annual NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on January 11, 1966, at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, home of the Cincinnati Royals (now known as the Sacramento Kings). To date, it is the only NBA All-Star Game held in Cincinnati, as the Royals would relocate to Kansas City and become the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in 1972. This was the second and most recent time the franchise hosted the All-Star Game as it had previously hosted the 1956 game in Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals. It was also the first All-Star Game to be hosted in the state of Ohio; subsequent games in the state were hosted in Richfield and Cleveland by the Cleveland Cavaliers, which was formed in 1970.

The coaches were the Boston Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the Los Angeles Lakers' Fred Schaus for the West, as the Lakers and Celtics had made the previous year's finals and led their respective divisions entering the game.[1][2]

Much of the game would focus around the local team's three named All-Stars. Cincinnati Royals' Oscar Robertson had been named the event's MVP in 1964, and Jerry Lucas had been named MVP in 1965. At game time, the East Division's top three teams, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and Cincinnati, had the three best records in the league, with the New York Knicks trailing far behind. This led 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 East beat the West 137–94. 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.

Fred Schaus and Red Auerbach were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively.

Eastern Division

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS
Adrian Smith, CIN269186683524
Wilt Chamberlain, PHI258115993221
John Havlicek, BOS256166661218
Oscar Robertson, CIN2561256108017
Chet Walker, PHI25310236428
Willis Reed, NYK237112281316
Jerry Lucas, CIN2341122190210
Hal Greer, PHI23413115149
Bill Russell, BOS23160010222
Sam Jones, BOS225112225012
Totals240531193137832822137

Western Division

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTS
Guy Rodgers, SFW344110071148
Nate Thurmond, SFW333161316117
Eddie Miles, DET288161510117
Bailey Howell, BAL26311122247
Zelmo Beaty, STL240111013181210
Don Ohl, BAL237162342216
Rudy LaRusso, LAL224103732211
Dave DeBusschere, DET22114226114
Rick Barry, SFW174102422610
Jerry West, LAL1115221024
Totals24035120244160222594

Score by periods

Score by periods:1234Final
East33303836137
West1818322694
  • Halftime— East, 63–36
  • Third Quarter— East, 101–68
  • Officials: Norm Drucker and John Vanak
  • Attendance: 13,653.

References

  1. ↑ "1965-66 NBA Standings by Date". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1965-66 NBA Standings by Date". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  • The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 246. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
  • basketball-reference.com. "1966 NBA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
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