{"id":1355,"date":"2013-01-21T23:20:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T05:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2020-10-03T19:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T00:32:56","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1954-first-overtime-all-star-game-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1954-first-overtime-all-star-game-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1954: First Overtime All-Star Game Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4961 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"516\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy.jpg 641w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy-600x483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4961 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy.jpg 641w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bob-cousy-600x483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Today in 1954, the NBA All-Star game had the first overtime game in its history. Bob Cousy stepped up and delivered.<\/h2>\n<p>The legendary Boston Celtics guard poured in 10 points during the overtime period and gave the East a 98-93 victory, also garnering All-Star MVP honors in the process.<\/p>\n<p>This game was so long ago that George\u00a0Mikan, the original &#8220;big man&#8221;, played in it, going just six of 18 from the field and nearly fouling out.\u00a0Dolph\u00a0Schayes\u00a0is the only other name I could recognize besides the aforementioned\u00a0Cousy\u00a0and\u00a0Mikan. But what&#8217;s interesting about that is that even the average NBA fan knows those names, which shows you the kind of impact they made on the game and the league.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight though, it&#8217;s pretty sad that in an All-Star game with an extra period, the teams combined for just 191 points. 26 years later, the second OT All-Star game occurred with the West pulling out an eight point victory and the two teams combined for 280 points. The game had changed.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from those two OT games, there have been four others, occurring in 1984, 1987, 1993 and 2003.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8217;84,\u00a0Isiah\u00a0Thomas took home MVP honors after a 21 point, 15 assist, five rebound game. In &#8217;87, Seattle&#8217;s Tom Chambers won the award while he was playing for the Supersonics, accumulating 34 points as the games leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8217;93, with the game held in Utah, John Stockton and Karl Malone were named co-MVP&#8217;s of the game, which was\u00a0<em>as\u00a0<\/em>absurd and partial as it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8217;03, the first double OT game in history occurred. <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/kevin-garnett-aint-dead-son-give-him-his-props\/\">Kevin Garnett<\/a> was named the MVP after scoring a game high 37, making three straight baskets in the second OT. Interestingly, this was <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1984-bulls-sign-michael-jordan\/\">Michael Jordan&#8217;s<\/a> last All-Star game.<\/p>\n<p>As the years have gone on, the games have become more and more competitive, with the last three games being decided by a total of 10 points. But it all began back in 1954.<\/p>\n<h3>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/tag\/today-in-nba-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Today in NBA History<\/a> Content:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1993: Houston Rockets Equal Longest Winning Streak To Start Season<\/li>\n<li>Today In NBA History 1996: Bulls Go 72-10, Jordan Wins 8th Scoring Title<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jordan Wizards: Last Season Was Better Than You Remember<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s The Highest Scoring NBA Game In History?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in 1954, the NBA All-Star game had the first overtime game in its history. 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