Team West head coach Alex Hannum, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, and Bob Pettit look on from the bench during the NBA All-Star Game on Jan. 1, 1965 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

Western Conference Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis Lakers) Gene Shue (Detroit Pistons) Cliff Hagan (St. Louis Hawks) Slater Martin (St. Louis Hawks) Dick McGuire (Detroit ...

Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor, an 11-time NBA All-Star for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style that became the model for the modern player ...

Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86 With his fluid athleticism, the forward from Seattle U. became the prototype for today’s modern player ...

* Judge not: The Cincinnati Reds, down 7 1/2 games to St. Louis in the National League Central, are showing signs of turmoil.

Missouri and Illinois will resume their rivalry with no fans at Mizzou Arena on Saturday, but Cuonzo Martin believes the game belongs back in St. Louis in the future.

Beating Detroit, the Lakers advanced to the Western Division finals to meet powerhouse St. Louis, which had won the 1957 title and lost to the Celtics in the 1958 Finals.

Elgin Baylor was the first NBA player to surpass 70 points with a 71-point game Dec. 11, 1960, against New York.

L.A. was led by the duo of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, who acted as a potent 1-2 punch. Baylor especially shined that season, setting a then-NBA record by scoring 71 points in a single game.

Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11- time NBA All-Star, died Monday of natural causes. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.