NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals137–139Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 1 February 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 112th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	18–34	14–17	23	—	6	50
Bob Hopkins	12–22	10–13	8	—	6	34
Red Kerr	6–15	2–2	13	—	2	14
Larry Costello	4–10	2–2	4	8	6	10
Hal Greer	4–14	1–1	3	—	6	9
Al Bianchi	4–11	0–0	3	—	4	8
Ed Conlin	3–8	1–2	1	—	2	7
Connie Dierking	1–3	3–4	2	—	2	5
George Dempsey	0–0	0–0	2	—	3	0
Team totals	52–117	33–41	59	8	37	137

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	10–26	12–16	5	7	1	32
Bill Russell	11–18	6–10	34	3	5	28
Bill Sharman	9–23	10–10	5	6	2	28
Tom Heinsohn	7–18	2–2	10	—	6	16
Sam Jones	3–10	6–7	4	—	2	12
Jim Loscutoff	4–6	1–1	1	—	3	9
Gene Conley	3–14	2–4	17	—	4	8
Frank Ramsey	3–13	0–0	6	—	6	6
Team totals	50–128	39–50	82	16	29	139

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 1958Syracuse Nationals 105–107 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 112–134 Syracuse Nationals
1 Feb 1959137–139 this game
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: 25–24
Boston Celtics: 36–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 112–134 Syracuse Nationals
14 Feb 1959Syracuse Nationals 121–124 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.