NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals105–107Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Monday 29 December 1958
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 110th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Hopkins	9–16	7–7	8	—	3	25
Dolph Schayes	6–15	10–10	15	—	5	22
Red Kerr	6–18	3–3	19	—	2	15
Larry Costello	3–12	5–5	2	4	4	11
Al Bianchi	3–15	4–4	1	—	3	10
Ed Conlin	3–10	2–3	6	—	2	8
George Dempsey	2–3	0–0	7	4	2	4
Hal Greer	2–6	0–1	1	—	3	4
Togo Palazzi	2–5	0–1	0	—	3	4
Connie Dierking	1–2	0–0	2	—	2	2
Team totals	37–102	31–34	61	8	29	105

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Russell	13–18	2–6	33	5	2	28
Bob Cousy	9–23	6–6	10	13	3	24
Bill Sharman	8–27	4–4	4	0	2	20
Frank Ramsey	5–14	5–6	7	2	5	15
Sam Jones	2–6	3–4	3	0	1	7
Tom Heinsohn	3–11	1–3	8	2	6	7
Jim Loscutoff	3–13	0–0	5	1	5	6
Team totals	43–112	21–29	70	23	24	107

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 1958Syracuse Nationals 104–108 Boston Celtics
29 Dec 1958105–107 this game
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: 14–15
Boston Celtics: 22–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

16 Dec 1958Syracuse Nationals 104–108 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 112–134 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.