NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals96–100Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday 21 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 70th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Lloyd	40:00	5–18	7–9	14	1	5	17
Red Rocha	38:00	3–15	1–2	4	4	4	7
Ed Conlin	35:00	8–23	3–3	9	3	2	19
Billy Kenville	31:00	5–13	1–1	6	6	2	11
Dolph Schayes	28:00	5–14	5–7	12	1	6	15
Red Kerr	27:00	7–14	5–6	13	0	0	19
George King	27:00	2–7	2–6	6	5	1	6
Dick Farley	11:00	1–6	0–0	0	2	4	2
Jim Tucker	3:00	0–2	0–0	3	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	36–112	24–34	67	22	24	96

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	41:00	8–19	5–5	6	4	3	21
Ed Macauley	38:00	5–18	6–12	5	4	2	16
Dick Hemric	36:00	7–11	2–2	19	1	2	16
Bob Cousy	34:00	5–12	8–8	9	6	5	18
Jim Loscutoff	27:00	1–10	2–2	6	0	3	4
Ernie Barrett	21:00	4–6	3–4	2	3	3	11
Togo Palazzi	12:00	5–8	0–0	6	2	1	10
Red Morrison	6:00	1–4	0–0	2	1	1	2
Arnie Risen	—	1–4	0–0	3	1	3	2
Team totals	215:00	37–92	26–33	58	22	23	100

This season

Boston Celtics 9, Philadelphia 76ers 6 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 1956Boston Celtics 105–99 Syracuse Nationals
13 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 104–119 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 195696–100 this game
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

Syracuse Nationals: 19–20
Boston Celtics: 23–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

13 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 104–119 Boston Celtics
9 Feb 1956Boston Celtics 98–97 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.