NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals77–91Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday 20 December 1952
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 24th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	—	5–11	9–9	3	2	19
Paul Seymour	—	8–14	0–0	2	5	16
George King	—	3–6	6–8	2	5	12
Bill Gabor	—	4–11	1–2	2	4	9
Earl Lloyd	—	3–9	2–2	2	5	8
Red Rocha	—	2–11	3–4	2	5	7
Wally Osterkorn	—	2–4	0–1	1	2	4
Al Cervi	—	1–2	0–0	0	2	2
Bob Lochmueller	—	0–0	0–0	0	1	0
Noble Jorgensen	—	0–2	0–0	2	1	0
Team totals	—	28–70	21–26	16	32	77

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Ed Macauley	45:00	9–20	13–17	4	2	31
Bob Cousy	45:00	9–19	12–13	10	5	30
Bob Brannum	41:00	2–8	1–2	2	2	5
Bill Sharman	33:00	6–15	1–1	4	4	13
Bob Harris	32:00	1–5	2–4	2	4	4
Chuck Cooper	20:00	2–4	2–2	0	2	6
Bob Donham	18:00	1–2	0–0	2	2	2
John Mahnken	6:00	0–1	0–0	1	1	0
Team totals	240:00	30–74	31–39	25	22	91

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 1952Syracuse Nationals 83–88 Boston Celtics
20 Dec 195277–91 this game
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: 14–8
Boston Celtics: 16–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

18 Dec 1952Syracuse Nationals 83–88 Boston Celtics
21 Dec 1952Boston Celtics 86–90 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.