NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals121–124Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday 14 February 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 113th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Hal Greer	20–28	5–7	11	—	4	45
Dolph Schayes	8–25	5–5	15	5	4	21
Red Kerr	7–20	2–5	17	—	0	16
Larry Costello	6–17	3–3	8	7	5	15
Bob Hopkins	3–7	2–2	7	—	1	8
Togo Palazzi	1–2	3–3	0	—	2	5
Connie Dierking	2–3	0–0	3	—	1	4
George Yardley	2–11	0–5	6	—	2	4
Al Bianchi	1–5	1–1	2	—	3	3
George Dempsey	0–2	0–0	2	—	0	0
Team totals	50–120	21–31	71	12	22	121

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	9–26	6–6	12	5	3	24
Bill Russell	10–24	3–5	36	6	2	23
Sam Jones	10–22	2–2	11	1	3	22
Bill Sharman	7–21	4–4	9	4	2	18
Bob Cousy	7–16	4–4	3	9	3	18
Frank Ramsey	4–14	6–8	8	0	6	14
Jim Loscutoff	2–17	1–3	8	2	4	5
Bennie Swain	0–1	0–0	3	0	0	0
Gene Conley	0–1	0–0	3	0	0	0
Team totals	49–142	26–32	93	27	23	124

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 1959Syracuse Nationals 137–139 Boston Celtics
14 Feb 1959121–124 this game
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: 27–30
Boston Celtics: 42–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

1 Feb 1959Syracuse Nationals 137–139 Boston Celtics
19 Feb 1959Boston Celtics 105–113 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.