NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics118–142Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Thursday 5 March 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 116th meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	4–?	15–16	—	—	3	23
Sam Jones	8–?	5–6	—	—	0	21
Tom Heinsohn	8–?	1–1	—	—	4	17
Jim Loscutoff	6–?	4–4	—	—	3	16
Bob Cousy	4–?	4–4	—	4	1	12
Bennie Swain	3–?	4–4	—	—	3	10
K.C. Jones	4–?	0–1	—	—	2	8
Frank Ramsey	2–?	2–3	—	—	2	6
Bill Russell	1–?	2–4	8	—	1	4
Gene Conley	0–?	1–3	—	—	5	1
Team totals	40–?	38–46	8	4	24	118

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	8–?	9–9	14	—	3	25
Red Kerr	10–?	2–4	18	—	2	22
Bob Hopkins	8–?	4–5	—	—	4	20
George Yardley	7–?	0–0	—	—	0	14
Larry Costello	5–?	4–7	—	—	3	14
Hal Greer	6–?	1–1	—	—	3	13
Al Bianchi	5–?	2–4	—	—	4	12
Togo Palazzi	5–?	0–0	—	—	1	10
George Dempsey	2–?	4–4	—	—	3	8
Connie Dierking	1–?	2–3	—	—	6	4
Team totals	57–?	28–37	32	—	29	142

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 5, Boston Celtics 7 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 1959Syracuse Nationals 114–120 Boston Celtics
5 Mar 1959118–142 this game

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 51–18
Syracuse Nationals: 33–35

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

4 Mar 1959Syracuse Nationals 114–120 Boston Celtics
24 Oct 1959Boston Celtics 121–109 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.