NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals114–120Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 4 March 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 115th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	8–20	8–9	14	9	4	24
Red Kerr	10–19	2–3	16	—	2	22
Larry Costello	5–12	5–6	2	5	5	15
Hal Greer	7–19	0–0	5	—	4	14
Bob Hopkins	5–13	3–4	9	—	0	13
Togo Palazzi	4–6	3–3	0	—	2	11
George Yardley	2–12	4–7	2	—	6	8
Al Bianchi	2–6	0–0	3	—	0	4
Connie Dierking	1–4	0–0	2	—	1	2
George Dempsey	0–3	1–2	5	—	1	1
Team totals	44–114	26–34	58	14	25	114

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	7–19	12–12	6	3	2	26
Tom Heinsohn	9–18	6–6	8	3	5	24
Bill Russell	11–19	1–2	33	5	3	23
Bob Cousy	7–19	4–5	2	15	3	18
Frank Ramsey	5–15	3–4	8	3	6	13
Jim Loscutoff	6–14	0–0	7	0	5	12
Sam Jones	1–6	1–1	7	2	0	3
Gene Conley	0–10	1–4	9	0	1	1
K.C. Jones	0–4	0–0	3	0	0	0
Team totals	46–124	28–34	83	31	25	120

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 1959Syracuse Nationals 121–124 Boston Celtics
19 Feb 1959Boston Celtics 105–113 Syracuse Nationals
4 Mar 1959114–120 this game
5 Mar 1959Boston Celtics 118–142 Syracuse Nationals

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 33–34
Boston Celtics: 50–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

19 Feb 1959Boston Celtics 105–113 Syracuse Nationals
5 Mar 1959Boston Celtics 118–142 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.