NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics112–100Rochester Royals

Boston Celtics at Rochester Royals

Date: Saturday 31 December 1955
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 49th meetingof 332 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	42:00	7–?	4–5	—	4	18
Bill Sharman	—	8–?	5–7	—	3	21
Ed Macauley	—	5–?	9–9	—	1	19
Jack Nichols	—	5–?	8–10	—	5	18
Ernie Barrett	—	6–?	2–3	—	6	14
Jim Loscutoff	—	4–?	4–6	—	0	12
Dick Hemric	—	1–?	4–4	—	1	6
Arnie Risen	—	1–?	1–1	—	0	3
Red Morrison	—	0–?	1–1	—	3	1
Team totals	42:00	37–?	38–46	—	23	112

Rochester Royals

Rochester Royals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Ed Fleming	—	11–18	6–7	—	5	28
Jack Coleman	—	8–?	1–4	—	3	17
Maurice Stokes	—	6–?	5–7	22	5	17
Art Spoelstra	—	5–?	0–3	—	4	10
Bobby Wanzer	—	3–?	3–4	—	5	9
Jack Twyman	—	4–?	1–2	—	2	9
Monk Meineke	—	1–?	4–5	—	2	6
Richie Regan	—	2–?	0–1	—	2	4
Connie Simmons	—	0–?	0–0	—	1	0
Jack McMahon	—	0–?	0–2	—	1	0
Team totals	—	40–18	20–35	22	30	100

This season

Sacramento Kings 4, Boston Celtics 5 in NBA 1955-56.

26 Nov 1955Boston Celtics 104–103 Rochester Royals
9 Dec 1955Rochester Royals 109–108 Boston Celtics
31 Dec 1955112–100 this game
8 Jan 1956Rochester Royals 111–109 Boston Celtics
28 Jan 1956Boston Celtics 126–119 Rochester Royals
29 Jan 1956Rochester Royals 103–112 Boston Celtics
4 Feb 1956Boston Celtics 69–83 Rochester Royals
26 Feb 1956Rochester Royals 100–111 Boston Celtics
28 Feb 1956Rochester Royals 113–97 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 14–9
Rochester Royals: 12–16

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Sacramento Kings 126, Boston Celtics 206.

9 Dec 1955Rochester Royals 109–108 Boston Celtics
8 Jan 1956Rochester Royals 111–109 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.