The 1952 NBA All-Star Game was an

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basketball game played on February 11, 1952, at

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, home of the

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. The game was the second edition of the

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(NBA)

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and was played during the

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. The Eastern All-Stars team defeated the Western All-Stars team 108–91. This was the East's second successive win over the West. Philadelphia Warriors' Paul Arizin, who led the East with 26 points, was named as the

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Roster

The players for the All-Star Game were chosen by sports writers in several cities. They were not allowed to select players from their own cities. Players were selected without regard to position. Ten players from each Division were selected to represent the

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and

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Division in the All-Star Game. However,

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and

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suffered injuries and were unable to participate in the game; two other players were added to the roster. Nine players from the previous year's Eastern All-Stars roster returned for their second straight selection. Only seven players from the previous year's Western All-Stars roster returned. Six players, Leo Barnhorst,

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, Bobby Wanzer and

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, were selected for the first time. Four teams, the

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, the

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, the Philadelphia Warriors and the

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, were represented by three players each on the roster. The starters were chosen by each team's head coach. Minneapolis Lakers head coach

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returned to coach the Western All-Stars for the second straight year.

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head coach Al Cervi was named as the Eastern All-Stars head coach.

Game

The East defeated the West for the second successive year. The West trailed by four and five points at the end of the first and second quarter respectively. Then the East outscored the West by six points in the third and fourth quarter to win the game by 17 points. Philadelphia Warriors' Paul Arizin and

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both scored a game-high 26 points. Mikan also added a game-high 15 rebounds but his team only had a 35.9

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percentage. On the other hand, six Eastern players scored in double figures as their team made 49.4 percent of its shots.

guard

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also recorded a game-high 13 assists for the East. Arizin was named as the

. However, he was honored a year later during the 1953 All-Star Game, when the league decided to designate an MVP for each year's game.

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External links

NBA All-Star Game History
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