NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final/OT

Boston Celtics105–99Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Saturday 7 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 68th meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	48:00	11–23	10–12	5	11	5	32
Jack Nichols	44:00	7–18	1–2	16	3	1	15
Jim Loscutoff	30:00	0–5	2–4	11	0	3	2
Ernie Barrett	29:00	4–9	2–4	8	0	2	10
Ed Macauley	27:00	5–11	3–3	4	0	1	13
Bill Sharman	27:00	3–10	1–2	3	4	5	7
Dick Hemric	17:00	4–5	1–1	6	0	2	9
Red Morrison	11:00	0–0	0–0	1	1	3	0
Togo Palazzi	7:00	1–6	3–4	2	0	0	5
Arnie Risen	—	6–12	0–1	10	1	2	12
Team totals	240:00	41–99	23–33	66	20	24	105

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Ed Conlin	38:00	7–18	1–2	10	1	2	15
George King	33:00	8–15	3–4	2	5	3	19
Dolph Schayes	33:00	4–12	5–5	8	0	0	13
Paul Seymour	28:00	5–12	0–1	2	4	2	10
Red Rocha	26:00	2–7	5–6	4	0	4	9
Red Kerr	25:00	2–12	2–2	11	0	1	6
Earl Lloyd	22:00	3–7	1–2	4	0	4	7
Dick Farley	22:00	1–5	3–3	1	1	2	5
Jim Tucker	22:00	2–5	1–1	6	3	2	5
Billy Kenville	16:00	3–9	4–5	4	2	6	10
Team totals	265:00	37–102	25–31	52	16	26	99

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 6, Boston Celtics 9 in NBA 1955-56.

24 Nov 1955Boston Celtics 103–111 Syracuse Nationals
29 Nov 1955Syracuse Nationals 97–105 Boston Celtics
11 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 89–101 Syracuse Nationals
17 Dec 1955Syracuse Nationals 110–104 Boston Celtics
30 Dec 1955Syracuse Nationals 103–110 Boston Celtics
7 Jan 1956105–99 this game
13 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 104–119 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 96–100 Boston Celtics
9 Feb 1956Boston Celtics 98–97 Syracuse Nationals
1 Mar 1956Boston Celtics 100–111 Syracuse Nationals
7 Mar 1956Syracuse Nationals 98–111 Boston Celtics
14 Mar 1956Syracuse Nationals 103–122 Boston Celtics
17 Mar 1956Syracuse Nationals 93–110 Boston Celtics
19 Mar 1956Boston Celtics 98–101 Syracuse Nationals
21 Mar 1956Syracuse Nationals 102–97 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 17–11
Syracuse Nationals: 16–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

30 Dec 1955Syracuse Nationals 103–110 Boston Celtics
13 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 104–119 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.