NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals79–94Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 10 February 1954
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 40th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lavoy	34:00	7–15	5–6	1	3	19
Jim Neal	7:00	0–0	0–2	1	0	0
Dolph Schayes	—	3–15	15–19	1	3	21
George King	—	8–18	1–1	5	4	17
Paul Seymour	—	4–10	4–6	6	3	12
Earl Lloyd	—	1–2	1–1	2	5	3
Wally Osterkorn	—	1–6	1–5	2	5	3
Bill Gabor	—	1–5	0–1	2	6	2
Billy Kenville	—	1–9	0–0	2	2	2
Team totals	41:00	26–80	27–41	22	31	79

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Ed Macauley	39:00	10–23	7–10	4	1	27
Bob Cousy	36:00	7–15	4–4	6	1	18
Bill Sharman	28:00	1–8	8–9	1	4	10
Don Barksdale	27:00	6–10	7–10	2	5	19
Bob Donham	27:00	0–1	2–4	2	3	2
Bob Brannum	21:00	2–4	2–3	2	3	6
Bob Harris	18:00	3–5	1–1	2	4	7
Jack Nichols	18:00	0–3	1–1	2	4	1
Ernie Barrett	16:00	0–2	0–1	5	2	0
Chuck Cooper	10:00	1–3	2–2	0	2	4
Team totals	240:00	30–74	34–45	26	29	94

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 1953Syracuse Nationals 90–83 Boston Celtics
30 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 96–89 Boston Celtics
1 Jan 1954Syracuse Nationals 92–95 Boston Celtics
10 Feb 195479–94 this game
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: 32–20
Boston Celtics: 27–25

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

1 Jan 1954Syracuse Nationals 92–95 Boston Celtics
25 Feb 1954Boston Celtics 101–96 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.