NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals120–127Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Monday 4 January 1960
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 122nd meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	9–14	8–9	11	3	4	26
George Yardley	7–17	7–8	10	4	5	21
Dick Barnett	9–20	1–2	5	1	2	19
Hal Greer	7–14	3–4	5	1	0	17
Bob Hopkins	3–6	5–6	5	0	3	11
Al Bianchi	3–13	1–2	6	1	1	7
Red Kerr	3–12	0–1	12	0	2	6
Barney Cable	2–5	1–2	2	1	2	5
Connie Dierking	2–5	1–2	6	1	2	5
Larry Costello	1–8	1–1	3	6	5	3
Team totals	46–114	28–37	65	18	26	120

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Russell	14–30	4–7	37	4	4	32
Bob Cousy	9–21	5–5	4	8	4	23
Sam Jones	8–18	5–7	12	0	1	21
Tom Heinsohn	8–28	4–5	15	4	6	20
Frank Ramsey	5–22	4–5	13	3	4	14
K.C. Jones	5–8	1–1	5	3	2	11
Gene Conley	1–14	3–4	10	0	3	5
Gene Guarilia	0–1	1–2	2	0	0	1
Team totals	50–142	27–36	98	22	24	127

This season

Boston Celtics 8, Philadelphia 76ers 5 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 1960Boston Celtics 113–114 Syracuse Nationals
4 Jan 1960120–127 this game
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

Syracuse Nationals: 20–14
Boston Celtics: 30–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

3 Jan 1960Boston Celtics 113–114 Syracuse Nationals
5 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 145–143 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.