NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals108–140Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 23 January 1957
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 83rd meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Togo Palazzi	9–19	7–9	9	3	2	25
Al Bianchi	6–13	1–2	—	2	5	13
Bob Harrison	5–12	2–2	—	3	2	12
Bob Hopkins	3–8	6–7	9	1	2	12
Dolph Schayes	5–11	1–1	—	3	0	11
Red Kerr	5–11	0–0	—	0	0	10
Joe Holup	4–11	1–1	9	4	5	9
Paul Seymour	2–9	3–3	—	4	0	7
Ed Conlin	1–8	4–5	9	2	3	6
Earl Lloyd	1–4	1–2	—	2	2	3
Team totals	41–106	26–32	36	24	21	108

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	10–15	2–2	—	0	1	22
Frank Ramsey	7–18	6–6	9	4	2	20
Dick Hemric	6–13	5–7	10	3	0	17
Bill Russell	7–13	2–2	10	3	2	16
Bob Cousy	7–13	0–1	—	12	2	14
Jim Loscutoff	7–14	0–0	—	3	1	14
Lou Tsioropoulos	6–15	2–6	12	1	6	14
Andy Phillip	3–8	3–6	—	3	2	9
Tom Heinsohn	3–10	2–2	—	1	3	8
Jack Nichols	3–6	0–0	9	2	4	6
Team totals	59–125	22–32	50	32	23	140

This season

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

11 Nov 1956Boston Celtics 94–83 Syracuse Nationals
24 Nov 1956Syracuse Nationals 99–114 Boston Celtics
9 Dec 1956Boston Celtics 110–116 Syracuse Nationals
30 Dec 1956Syracuse Nationals 92–105 Boston Celtics
4 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 116–106 Boston Celtics
23 Jan 1957108–140 this game
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

Syracuse Nationals: 17–23
Boston Celtics: 26–14

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

4 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 116–106 Boston Celtics
30 Jan 1957Syracuse Nationals 119–116 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.