NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals104–108Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 16 December 1958
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 109th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	8–?	7–9	13	—	2	23
Ed Conlin	5–?	6–6	—	—	0	16
Larry Costello	6–?	3–3	—	—	5	15
Bob Hopkins	4–?	3–3	—	—	3	11
Al Bianchi	5–?	0–0	—	—	6	10
Togo Palazzi	4–?	1–1	—	—	1	9
Red Kerr	3–?	2–2	—	—	1	8
Hal Greer	3–?	0–1	—	—	0	6
Connie Dierking	2–?	0–0	—	—	2	4
Paul Seymour	1–?	0–0	—	—	1	2
Team totals	41–?	22–25	13	—	21	104

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Frank Ramsey	10–14	5–8	—	—	3	25
Tom Heinsohn	6–?	4–4	10	—	4	16
Bob Cousy	6–?	2–2	—	8	1	14
Bill Sharman	4–?	3–3	—	—	0	11
Bill Russell	4–?	2–5	9	5	1	10
Sam Jones	4–?	2–5	—	—	0	10
Jim Loscutoff	4–?	0–1	10	—	6	8
Lou Tsioropoulos	4–?	0–0	—	—	0	8
Bennie Swain	3–?	0–0	—	—	1	6
Gene Conley	0–?	0–0	—	—	1	0
K.C. Jones	0–?	0–0	—	—	2	0
Team totals	45–14	18–28	29	13	19	108

This season

Boston Celtics 7, Philadelphia 76ers 5 in NBA 1958-59.

5 Nov 1958Boston Celtics 117–115 Syracuse Nationals
4 Dec 1958Syracuse Nationals 114–116 Boston Celtics
6 Dec 1958Syracuse Nationals 101–92 Boston Celtics
7 Dec 1958Boston Celtics 104–108 Syracuse Nationals
16 Dec 1958104–108 this game
29 Dec 1958Syracuse Nationals 105–107 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 112–134 Syracuse Nationals
1 Feb 1959Syracuse Nationals 137–139 Boston Celtics
14 Feb 1959Syracuse Nationals 121–124 Boston Celtics
19 Feb 1959Boston Celtics 105–113 Syracuse Nationals
4 Mar 1959Syracuse Nationals 114–120 Boston Celtics
5 Mar 1959Boston Celtics 118–142 Syracuse Nationals

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 14–11
Boston Celtics: 15–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

7 Dec 1958Boston Celtics 104–108 Syracuse Nationals
29 Dec 1958Syracuse Nationals 105–107 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.