NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final/OT

Boston Celtics95–97Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Thursday 11 March 1954
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 42nd meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	48:00	6–12	6–8	3	2	6	18
Bob Cousy	44:00	7–17	10–15	3	8	6	24
Ed Macauley	42:00	5–16	10–13	8	1	4	20
Bob Brannum	25:00	0–7	4–5	12	2	5	4
Bob Donham	24:00	3–7	8–8	4	2	6	14
Jack Nichols	20:00	1–4	1–3	2	0	2	3
Ernie Barrett	17:00	2–5	0–1	2	0	5	4
Chuck Cooper	17:00	0–2	2–3	6	0	6	2
Bob Harris	16:00	2–4	0–0	3	0	6	4
Don Barksdale	10:00	1–3	0–1	1	1	2	2
Team totals	263:00	27–77	41–57	44	16	48	95

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lavoy	16:00	2–2	0–0	4	2	6	4
Jim Neal	7:00	1–1	1–1	0	0	1	3
Dolph Schayes	—	8–18	19–24	22	2	6	35
George King	—	6–14	5–9	4	1	5	17
Wally Osterkorn	—	3–10	4–7	10	0	6	10
Billy Kenville	—	2–5	5–7	5	3	2	9
Al Masino	—	0–0	6–7	1	1	3	6
Paul Seymour	—	0–7	6–8	4	4	5	6
Bill Gabor	—	2–5	0–0	0	1	6	4
Earl Lloyd	—	1–6	1–1	1	0	5	3
Team totals	23:00	25–68	47–64	51	14	45	97

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 9, Boston Celtics 5 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 1954Syracuse Nationals 79–94 Boston Celtics
25 Feb 1954Boston Celtics 101–96 Syracuse Nationals
11 Mar 195495–97 this game
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

Boston Celtics: 39–29
Syracuse Nationals: 40–29

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

25 Feb 1954Boston Celtics 101–96 Syracuse Nationals
17 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 96–95 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.