NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

St. Louis Hawks112–133Boston Celtics

St. Louis Hawks at Boston Celtics

Date: Friday 20 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 41st meetingof 471 played

St. Louis Hawks

St. Louis Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Pettit	33:00	6–19	9–12	1	2	21
Jack Stephens	33:00	4–13	4–6	2	3	12
Alex Hannum	27:00	3–9	4–5	4	5	10
Chuck Share	25:00	1–5	11–17	1	5	13
Bob Harrison	14:00	1–2	1–1	2	2	3
Al Ferrari	9:00	2–4	0–0	0	1	4
Jack McMahon	—	9–15	4–6	5	1	22
Jack Coleman	—	7–11	1–2	6	3	15
Bob Schafer	—	1–10	4–4	1	3	6
Med Park	—	3–5	0–0	1	3	6
Team totals	141:00	37–93	38–53	23	28	112

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Jim Loscutoff	36:00	6–14	4–5	3	4	16
Bill Sharman	33:00	8–16	9–9	7	3	25
Dick Hemric	30:00	9–15	5–9	3	4	23
Togo Palazzi	29:00	5–13	2–6	4	4	12
Ed Macauley	25:00	6–11	3–4	2	0	15
Ernie Barrett	25:00	4–11	4–6	7	5	12
Bob Cousy	24:00	9–14	2–3	10	3	20
Red Morrison	16:00	1–6	0–0	1	6	2
Arnie Risen	—	3–6	2–2	0	4	8
Team totals	218:00	51–106	31–44	37	33	133

This season

Boston Celtics 5, Atlanta Hawks 4 in NBA 1955-56.

2 Dec 1955St. Louis Hawks 81–94 Boston Celtics
6 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 122–99 St. Louis Hawks
27 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 105–102 St. Louis Hawks
20 Jan 1956112–133 this game
31 Jan 1956Boston Celtics 91–114 St. Louis Hawks
8 Feb 1956St. Louis Hawks 111–110 Boston Celtics
10 Feb 1956St. Louis Hawks 100–124 Boston Celtics
21 Feb 1956Boston Celtics 97–101 St. Louis Hawks
11 Mar 1956St. Louis Hawks 127–121 Boston Celtics

Records going in

St. Louis Hawks: 13–24
Boston Celtics: 22–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 291, Atlanta Hawks 180.

27 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 105–102 St. Louis Hawks
31 Jan 1956Boston Celtics 91–114 St. Louis Hawks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.