NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals145–143Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 5 January 1960
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 123rd meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Hal Greer	12–19	0–0	7	2	5	24
Dolph Schayes	8–23	7–7	14	4	6	23
Connie Dierking	7–17	6–7	19	2	4	20
George Yardley	8–15	4–6	11	0	2	20
Larry Costello	5–10	6–6	7	8	6	16
Al Bianchi	5–12	5–5	5	1	5	15
Red Kerr	5–12	1–1	11	4	1	11
Dick Barnett	4–8	1–2	3	2	2	9
Bob Hopkins	2–10	3–5	6	0	3	7
Team totals	56–126	33–39	83	23	34	145

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	12–23	11–15	5	12	6	35
Frank Ramsey	12–30	7–8	9	2	4	31
Bill Russell	8–20	6–10	31	5	3	22
Sam Jones	8–15	2–4	6	1	2	18
Tom Heinsohn	8–25	2–3	9	0	6	18
K.C. Jones	5–14	3–3	3	4	1	13
Gene Conley	1–7	1–2	12	0	4	3
Gene Guarilia	1–4	1–1	2	1	3	3
Team totals	55–138	33–46	77	25	29	143

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 1960Syracuse Nationals 120–127 Boston Celtics
5 Jan 1960145–143 this game
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: 20–15
Boston Celtics: 31–7

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

4 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 120–127 Boston Celtics
12 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 127–120 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.