NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics132–127Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Sunday 20 December 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 120th meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	12–19	6–7	6	1	4	30
Bob Cousy	5–15	13–13	6	13	3	23
Tom Heinsohn	9–20	2–3	7	2	2	20
Frank Ramsey	9–13	1–1	10	3	3	19
Bill Russell	5–13	6–7	22	7	4	16
Sam Jones	4–6	0–0	0	2	1	8
Jim Loscutoff	3–7	0–1	3	0	3	6
K.C. Jones	2–5	1–2	1	0	2	5
Gene Conley	2–3	0–0	3	0	4	4
John Richter	0–1	1–2	0	0	0	1
Team totals	51–102	30–36	58	28	26	132

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	9–23	14–15	7	2	6	32
Hal Greer	11–16	0–1	6	3	6	22
Bob Hopkins	8–15	3–3	9	1	1	19
Red Kerr	8–15	1–2	15	5	3	17
George Yardley	5–12	3–4	2	2	4	13
Dick Barnett	4–13	2–2	1	4	1	10
Connie Dierking	3–7	0–1	3	0	0	6
Larry Costello	2–7	2–2	3	3	6	6
Al Bianchi	1–4	0–0	4	2	2	2
Team totals	51–112	25–30	50	22	29	127

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 5, Boston Celtics 8 in NBA 1959-60.

24 Oct 1959Boston Celtics 121–109 Syracuse Nationals
18 Nov 1959Boston Celtics 103–138 Syracuse Nationals
20 Nov 1959Syracuse Nationals 101–114 Boston Celtics
20 Dec 1959132–127 this game
3 Jan 1960Boston Celtics 113–114 Syracuse Nationals
4 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 120–127 Boston Celtics
5 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 145–143 Boston Celtics
12 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 127–120 Boston Celtics
23 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 121–130 Boston Celtics
24 Jan 1960Boston Celtics 131–110 Syracuse Nationals
5 Feb 1960Syracuse Nationals 100–124 Boston Celtics
3 Mar 1960Boston Celtics 108–149 Syracuse Nationals
6 Mar 1960Syracuse Nationals 117–126 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 24–4
Syracuse Nationals: 16–11

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

20 Nov 1959Syracuse Nationals 101–114 Boston Celtics
3 Jan 1960Boston Celtics 113–114 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.