NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics98–97Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Thursday 9 February 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 71st meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	44:00	6–18	5–8	8	9	3	17
Jack Nichols	40:00	9–15	5–5	7	2	5	23
Bill Sharman	36:00	4–17	4–5	7	7	3	12
Ed Macauley	30:00	2–9	5–7	6	1	0	9
Ernie Barrett	19:00	1–4	0–0	5	3	4	2
Dick Hemric	16:00	6–7	0–0	5	1	4	12
Jim Loscutoff	7:00	1–3	0–0	2	0	1	2
Togo Palazzi	6:00	0–1	0–0	0	2	2	0
Red Morrison	5:00	0–1	0–0	2	0	1	0
Arnie Risen	—	8–13	5–6	14	0	4	21
Team totals	203:00	37–88	24–31	56	25	27	98

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Paul Seymour	44:00	4–15	8–12	1	7	1	16
George King	43:00	8–23	3–5	6	7	4	19
Red Kerr	40:00	11–21	5–9	14	4	3	27
Dolph Schayes	36:00	6–16	5–6	7	4	6	17
Jim Tucker	31:00	1–3	2–2	7	1	2	4
Earl Lloyd	17:00	1–6	0–0	2	2	5	2
Red Rocha	14:00	0–5	0–0	2	1	2	0
Billy Kenville	7:00	1–5	4–4	5	1	0	6
Ed Conlin	4:00	2–3	0–0	0	0	1	4
Dick Farley	4:00	1–3	0–0	2	0	1	2
Team totals	240:00	35–100	27–38	46	27	25	97

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 1956Boston Celtics 105–99 Syracuse Nationals
13 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 104–119 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 96–100 Boston Celtics
9 Feb 195698–97 this game
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: 28–24
Syracuse Nationals: 23–28

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 96–100 Boston Celtics
1 Mar 1956Boston Celtics 100–111 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.