NBA 1954-55Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics107–120Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Thursday 9 December 1954
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1954-55Regular season
Meeting: 49th meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Ed Macauley	41:00	10–23	4–6	7	2	2	24
Frank Ramsey	38:00	4–9	3–8	14	3	4	11
Bill Sharman	36:00	4–10	8–9	3	7	2	16
Red Morrison	29:00	5–9	1–3	7	2	5	11
Jack Nichols	26:00	1–9	1–1	9	3	1	3
Don Barksdale	25:00	6–18	8–9	8	1	4	20
Bob Cousy	25:00	5–11	1–2	3	8	4	11
Togo Palazzi	16:00	3–10	1–1	4	2	3	7
Fred Scolari	—	1–2	2–2	0	1	2	4
Team totals	236:00	39–101	29–41	55	29	27	107

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Connie Simmons	13:00	1–4	2–2	3	1	2	4
Red Rocha	—	9–16	3–4	10	6	4	21
Billy Kenville	—	6–16	8–8	5	5	5	20
Earl Lloyd	—	8–15	4–5	10	4	5	20
Dolph Schayes	—	5–16	9–9	8	3	4	19
Paul Seymour	—	7–15	4–4	7	11	2	18
Red Kerr	—	3–10	2–2	8	1	2	8
George King	—	2–5	3–4	0	2	1	7
Dick Farley	—	1–8	1–2	1	2	4	3
Team totals	13:00	42–105	36–40	52	35	29	120

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 9, Boston Celtics 7 in NBA 1954-55.

6 Nov 1954Syracuse Nationals 84–107 Boston Celtics
21 Nov 1954Boston Celtics 104–110 Syracuse Nationals
9 Dec 1954107–120 this game
11 Dec 1954Syracuse Nationals 90–94 Boston Celtics
1 Jan 1955Boston Celtics 102–108 Syracuse Nationals
20 Jan 1955Boston Celtics 87–92 Syracuse Nationals
28 Jan 1955Syracuse Nationals 90–101 Boston Celtics
4 Feb 1955Syracuse Nationals 88–114 Boston Celtics
8 Feb 1955Syracuse Nationals 115–88 Boston Celtics
9 Feb 1955Syracuse Nationals 94–104 Boston Celtics
17 Feb 1955Boston Celtics 93–107 Syracuse Nationals
22 Feb 1955Syracuse Nationals 95–97 Boston Celtics
22 Mar 1955Boston Celtics 100–110 Syracuse Nationals
24 Mar 1955Boston Celtics 110–116 Syracuse Nationals
26 Mar 1955Syracuse Nationals 97–100 Boston Celtics
27 Mar 1955Syracuse Nationals 110–94 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 8–9
Syracuse Nationals: 12–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Nov 1954Boston Celtics 104–110 Syracuse Nationals
11 Dec 1954Syracuse Nationals 90–94 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.