NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics110–116Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Sunday 9 December 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 80th meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	9–16	7–9	7	2	2	25
Bob Cousy	6–20	9–9	6	9	0	21
Arnie Risen	5–9	5–9	6	1	4	15
Jack Nichols	4–15	2–2	4	1	3	10
Jim Loscutoff	4–11	2–2	8	0	4	10
Togo Palazzi	3–7	3–3	5	2	0	9
Andy Phillip	4–7	0–2	2	2	3	8
Dick Hemric	2–9	2–4	8	1	2	6
Lou Tsioropoulos	2–7	2–2	6	0	3	6
Team totals	39–101	32–42	52	18	21	110

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	15–28	12–12	14	2	3	42
Red Kerr	10–18	4–6	18	0	4	24
Bob Harrison	6–17	2–2	2	6	4	14
Earl Lloyd	3–11	7–11	4	1	4	13
Ed Conlin	5–15	2–2	7	1	3	12
Joe Holup	3–11	1–1	3	0	3	7
Larry Hennessy	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	2
Paul Seymour	1–6	0–0	1	5	5	2
Team totals	44–107	28–34	49	15	26	116

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 7, Boston Celtics 8 in NBA 1956-57.

11 Nov 1956Boston Celtics 94–83 Syracuse Nationals
24 Nov 1956Syracuse Nationals 99–114 Boston Celtics
9 Dec 1956110–116 this game
30 Dec 1956Syracuse Nationals 92–105 Boston Celtics
4 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 116–106 Boston Celtics
23 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 108–140 Boston Celtics
30 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 119–116 Boston Celtics
31 Jan 1957Boston Celtics 104–105 Syracuse Nationals
5 Feb 1957Syracuse Nationals 101–105 Boston Celtics
17 Feb 1957Boston Celtics 106–116 Syracuse Nationals
9 Mar 1957Boston Celtics 102–104 Syracuse Nationals
10 Mar 1957Syracuse Nationals 94–92 Boston Celtics
21 Mar 1957Syracuse Nationals 90–108 Boston Celtics
23 Mar 1957Boston Celtics 120–105 Syracuse Nationals
24 Mar 1957Syracuse Nationals 80–83 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 14–4
Syracuse Nationals: 6–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

24 Nov 1956Syracuse Nationals 99–114 Boston Celtics
30 Dec 1956Syracuse Nationals 92–105 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.