NBA 1951-52Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals97–103Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 19 December 1951
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1951-52Regular season
Meeting: 12th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Red Rocha	46:00	1–7	3–3	5	4	5
Paul Seymour	39:00	3–10	0–2	7	5	6
George Ratkovicz	32:00	5–12	3–5	2	4	13
Dolph Schayes	29:00	4–10	9–13	6	4	17
Gerry Calabrese	26:00	4–8	4–4	1	2	12
Wally Osterkorn	23:00	6–11	7–10	2	6	19
Bill Gabor	19:00	5–15	4–4	4	6	14
George King	15:00	2–5	1–1	2	0	5
Noble Jorgensen	11:00	2–4	2–2	0	4	6
Team totals	240:00	32–82	33–44	29	35	97

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	—	8–21	13–16	9	3	29
Ed Macauley	—	4–8	13–14	2	5	21
Bob Donham	—	6–12	3–4	7	4	15
Chuck Cooper	—	4–13	3–3	2	6	11
Bob Brannum	—	2–10	4–5	4	3	8
John Mahnken	—	4–7	0–0	2	1	8
Bob Harris	—	2–4	2–2	1	6	6
Bill Sharman	—	2–4	0–2	0	1	4
Bones McKinney	—	0–2	1–1	0	4	1
Team totals	—	32–81	39–47	27	33	103

This season

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 5 in NBA 1951-52.

15 Nov 1951Boston Celtics 95–97 Syracuse Nationals
19 Dec 195197–103 this game
3 Jan 1952Boston Celtics 81–107 Syracuse Nationals
27 Jan 1952Boston Celtics 86–91 Syracuse Nationals
6 Feb 1952Syracuse Nationals 88–99 Boston Celtics
24 Feb 1952Boston Celtics 77–75 Syracuse Nationals
27 Feb 1952Syracuse Nationals 81–88 Boston Celtics
12 Mar 1952Syracuse Nationals 89–71 Boston Celtics
13 Mar 1952Boston Celtics 70–89 Syracuse Nationals

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 15–7
Boston Celtics: 13–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 332, Philadelphia 76ers 247.

15 Nov 1951Boston Celtics 95–97 Syracuse Nationals
3 Jan 1952Boston Celtics 81–107 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.