NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals83–88Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday 18 December 1952
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 23rd meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	—	8–24	4–4	19	3	3	20
George King	—	6–18	7–9	12	8	6	19
Red Rocha	—	3–10	7–7	10	3	5	13
Paul Seymour	—	5–15	2–2	1	4	2	12
Bill Gabor	—	4–12	0–0	5	1	4	8
Wally Osterkorn	—	2–9	2–5	10	1	3	6
Earl Lloyd	—	1–6	2–3	8	0	5	4
Bob Lochmueller	—	0–2	1–1	0	0	2	1
Noble Jorgensen	—	0–4	0–0	1	2	1	0
Team totals	—	29–100	25–31	66	22	31	83

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	48:00	9–25	8–8	8	9	3	26
Ed Macauley	—	4–8	10–12	5	5	3	18
Bill Sharman	—	7–18	3–5	8	7	2	17
Bob Harris	—	4–13	5–5	11	0	3	13
Bob Brannum	—	1–7	4–6	14	2	5	6
Chuck Cooper	—	2–8	2–2	12	1	3	6
John Mahnken	—	1–2	0–0	2	0	1	2
Bob Donham	—	0–0	0–0	1	2	2	0
Team totals	48:00	28–81	32–38	61	26	22	88

This season

Boston Celtics 7, Philadelphia 76ers 6 in NBA 1952-53.

8 Nov 1952Syracuse Nationals 83–106 Boston Celtics
13 Nov 1952Boston Celtics 81–96 Syracuse Nationals
30 Nov 1952Boston Celtics 66–78 Syracuse Nationals
18 Dec 195283–88 this game
20 Dec 1952Syracuse Nationals 77–91 Boston Celtics
21 Dec 1952Boston Celtics 86–90 Syracuse Nationals
31 Dec 1952Syracuse Nationals 87–97 Boston Celtics
4 Feb 1953Syracuse Nationals 92–105 Boston Celtics
17 Feb 1953Syracuse Nationals 84–65 Boston Celtics
12 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 70–84 Syracuse Nationals
17 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 68–72 Syracuse Nationals
19 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 87–81 Syracuse Nationals
21 Mar 1953Syracuse Nationals 105–111 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 14–7
Boston Celtics: 15–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

30 Nov 1952Boston Celtics 66–78 Syracuse Nationals
20 Dec 1952Syracuse Nationals 77–91 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.