NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics113–114Syracuse Nationals

Boston Celtics at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Sunday 3 January 1960
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 121st meetingof 579 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	19–26	2–4	12	3	4	40
Frank Ramsey	8–20	8–11	7	3	3	24
Bob Cousy	8–31	7–11	7	8	3	23
Sam Jones	4–15	3–4	8	4	3	11
Gene Conley	3–9	1–1	12	1	5	7
Bill Russell	2–11	1–3	24	4	4	5
K.C. Jones	1–4	1–4	4	1	4	3
John Richter	0–0	0–2	1	0	1	0
Team totals	45–116	23–40	75	24	27	113

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
George Yardley	10–22	6–9	8	4	3	26
Red Kerr	11–20	2–2	18	2	2	24
Dolph Schayes	5–16	9–9	15	5	6	19
Dick Barnett	5–11	4–9	5	3	2	14
Larry Costello	5–14	3–3	3	8	6	13
Bob Hopkins	2–5	1–1	2	1	2	5
Connie Dierking	2–5	1–2	9	0	0	5
Al Bianchi	2–6	0–0	0	2	3	4
Hal Greer	2–9	0–0	0	2	4	4
Barney Cable	0–1	0–0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	44–109	26–35	60	27	29	114

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 1959Boston Celtics 132–127 Syracuse Nationals
3 Jan 1960113–114 this game
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: 30–6
Syracuse Nationals: 19–14

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

20 Dec 1959Boston Celtics 132–127 Syracuse Nationals
4 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 120–127 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.