NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Rochester Royals111–109Boston Celtics

Rochester Royals at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 8 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 50th meetingof 332 played

Rochester Royals

Rochester Royals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bobby Wanzer	—	9–17	4–4	—	2	2	22
Jack Twyman	—	7–10	6–6	—	3	3	20
Jack Coleman	—	8–18	2–3	13	6	5	18
Maurice Stokes	—	5–22	5–8	20	6	6	15
Monk Meineke	—	3–8	5–5	—	7	3	11
Richie Regan	—	4–11	2–2	—	6	2	10
Art Spoelstra	—	3–9	0–2	—	0	2	6
Ed Fleming	—	3–11	0–0	—	3	1	6
Jack McMahon	—	1–2	0–1	—	3	3	2
Connie Simmons	—	0–3	1–1	—	0	1	1
Team totals	—	43–111	25–32	33	36	28	111

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	42:00	9–18	3–5	—	12	2	21
Bill Sharman	38:00	8–18	5–5	—	3	4	21
Ed Macauley	33:00	7–16	4–5	—	6	2	18
Jack Nichols	31:00	4–13	3–3	18	2	6	11
Dick Hemric	22:00	1–8	4–5	—	1	0	6
Jim Loscutoff	18:00	1–5	7–7	—	0	4	9
Ernie Barrett	16:00	2–5	2–3	—	3	4	6
Togo Palazzi	10:00	4–10	2–2	—	0	1	10
Red Morrison	3:00	0–1	2–3	—	0	0	2
Arnie Risen	—	0–2	5–5	—	0	4	5
Team totals	213:00	36–96	37–43	18	27	27	109

This season

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

26 Nov 1955Boston Celtics 104–103 Rochester Royals
9 Dec 1955Rochester Royals 109–108 Boston Celtics
31 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 112–100 Rochester Royals
8 Jan 1956111–109 this game
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

Rochester Royals: 14–19
Boston Celtics: 18–11

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

31 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 112–100 Rochester Royals
28 Jan 1956Boston Celtics 126–119 Rochester Royals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.