NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals90–83Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday 19 December 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 37th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lavoy	22:00	3–7	0–0	5	1	4	6
Jim Neal	2:00	0–2	0–0	0	1	0	0
Dolph Schayes	—	5–15	9–10	9	2	3	19
Paul Seymour	—	3–5	12–14	6	1	1	18
Wally Osterkorn	—	5–9	5–7	6	3	4	15
Earl Lloyd	—	4–14	3–5	11	5	4	11
Bill Gabor	—	5–10	0–0	1	3	2	10
George King	—	2–7	2–2	1	2	2	6
Billy Kenville	—	2–8	1–1	4	5	3	5
Team totals	24:00	29–77	32–39	43	23	23	90

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	40:00	6–20	5–6	4	8	4	17
Bill Sharman	38:00	6–12	6–6	3	3	4	18
Bob Brannum	37:00	4–9	3–5	12	6	3	11
Ed Macauley	36:00	6–13	6–7	5	4	3	18
Bob Donham	24:00	5–6	2–4	6	1	6	12
Bob Harris	22:00	1–5	0–1	7	0	4	2
Chuck Cooper	17:00	1–4	1–1	6	1	2	3
Jack Nichols	17:00	1–6	0–0	9	4	2	2
Don Barksdale	9:00	0–3	0–0	4	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	30–78	23–30	56	27	28	83

This season

Boston Celtics 5, Philadelphia 76ers 9 in NBA 1953-54.

14 Nov 1953Syracuse Nationals 66–77 Boston Celtics
26 Nov 1953Boston Celtics 86–93 Syracuse Nationals
28 Nov 1953Syracuse Nationals 80–91 Boston Celtics
13 Dec 1953Boston Celtics 74–108 Syracuse Nationals
19 Dec 195390–83 this game
30 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 96–89 Boston Celtics
1 Jan 1954Syracuse Nationals 92–95 Boston Celtics
10 Feb 1954Syracuse Nationals 79–94 Boston Celtics
25 Feb 1954Boston Celtics 101–96 Syracuse Nationals
11 Mar 1954Boston Celtics 95–97 Syracuse Nationals
17 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 96–95 Boston Celtics
22 Mar 1954Boston Celtics 85–98 Syracuse Nationals
25 Mar 1954Boston Celtics 94–109 Syracuse Nationals
27 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 83–76 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 12–13
Boston Celtics: 12–12

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

13 Dec 1953Boston Celtics 74–108 Syracuse Nationals
30 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 96–89 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.