NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics92–87New York Knicks

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

Date: Thursday 5 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 96th meetingof 569 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Jack Nichols	10–?	4–5	13	1	24
Bob Cousy	6–?	6–9	—	5	18
Bill Sharman	4–?	4–4	—	1	12
Arnie Risen	4–?	2–2	—	4	10
Ed Macauley	3–?	3–3	—	2	9
Ernie Barrett	3–?	0–0	—	0	6
Dick Hemric	2–?	1–1	—	5	5
Jim Loscutoff	1–?	2–3	—	3	4
Red Morrison	2–?	0–0	—	1	4
Team totals	35–?	22–27	13	22	92

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Ray Felix	6–?	3–6	—	2	15
Carl Braun	5–?	4–4	—	3	14
Jim Baechtold	5–?	2–2	—	1	12
Kenny Sears	4–?	4–4	—	3	12
Gene Shue	4–?	3–3	—	0	11
Harry Gallatin	4–?	2–5	—	1	10
Ernie Vandeweghe	3–?	0–0	—	4	6
Nat Clifton	0–?	4–5	—	4	4
Walter Dukes	1–?	1–1	—	0	3
Team totals	32–?	23–30	—	18	87

This season

New York Knicks 7, Boston Celtics 5 in NBA 1955-56.

12 Nov 1955Boston Celtics 95–96 New York Knicks
23 Nov 1955New York Knicks 115–111 Boston Celtics
14 Dec 1955New York Knicks 100–102 Boston Celtics
18 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 95–92 New York Knicks
3 Jan 1956New York Knicks 107–97 Boston Celtics
4 Jan 1956New York Knicks 103–86 Boston Celtics
5 Jan 195692–87 this game
15 Jan 1956New York Knicks 109–104 Boston Celtics
5 Feb 1956New York Knicks 104–114 Boston Celtics
7 Feb 1956Boston Celtics 102–113 New York Knicks
12 Feb 1956New York Knicks 108–116 Boston Celtics
6 Mar 1956Boston Celtics 99–119 New York Knicks

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 16–11
New York Knicks: 17–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: New York Knicks 226, Boston Celtics 343.

4 Jan 1956New York Knicks 103–86 Boston Celtics
15 Jan 1956New York Knicks 109–104 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.