NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals127–120Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 12 January 1960
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 124th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
George Yardley	21–31	5–7	17	2	4	47
Dolph Schayes	8–19	18–20	12	5	4	34
Larry Costello	7–18	5–5	8	8	4	19
Hal Greer	3–10	3–5	3	0	1	9
Connie Dierking	3–5	1–3	12	0	2	7
Dick Barnett	2–11	3–5	3	4	5	7
Bob Hopkins	0–1	2–2	2	0	0	2
Red Kerr	1–7	0–0	11	4	2	2
Al Bianchi	0–3	0–0	0	0	2	0
Team totals	45–105	37–47	68	23	24	127

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Frank Ramsey	9–21	4–6	5	2	6	22
Tom Heinsohn	10–25	2–3	12	1	6	22
Sam Jones	8–15	4–5	4	2	0	20
Bill Russell	8–20	0–2	21	2	3	16
Bob Cousy	3–11	4–5	4	4	3	10
Bill Sharman	4–6	1–2	0	0	3	9
K.C. Jones	2–6	3–4	5	6	2	7
Gene Conley	3–11	0–0	11	0	6	6
Gene Guarilia	3–6	0–1	5	0	2	6
John Richter	1–3	0–0	2	0	0	2
Team totals	51–124	18–28	69	17	31	120

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 1960Syracuse Nationals 145–143 Boston Celtics
12 Jan 1960127–120 this game
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: 24–16
Boston Celtics: 32–9

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

5 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 145–143 Boston Celtics
23 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 121–130 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.