NBA 1959-60Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals121–130Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday 23 January 1960
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1959-60Regular season
Meeting: 125th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dick Barnett	8–22	4–4	3	4	0	20
George Yardley	9–14	2–4	12	0	2	20
Hal Greer	8–13	0–0	10	3	0	16
Connie Dierking	5–14	5–8	10	3	2	15
Dolph Schayes	4–15	5–6	11	2	4	13
Al Bianchi	4–14	2–4	3	3	4	10
Red Kerr	4–19	2–4	15	4	2	10
Larry Costello	4–11	0–0	3	2	2	8
Bob Hopkins	2–7	3–3	8	1	0	7
Barney Cable	1–4	0–1	7	1	2	2
Team totals	49–133	23–34	82	23	18	121

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	13–28	6–9	11	1	4	32
Bob Cousy	9–19	6–9	11	10	4	24
Frank Ramsey	7–15	1–2	7	2	3	15
Bill Russell	7–15	0–1	26	1	3	14
K.C. Jones	6–10	0–0	0	4	2	12
Sam Jones	6–16	0–1	7	2	1	12
John Richter	3–10	1–1	9	0	4	7
Gene Conley	3–8	0–0	12	1	5	6
Gene Guarilia	3–8	0–0	1	1	4	6
Bill Sharman	1–8	0–0	0	1	0	2
Team totals	58–137	14–23	84	23	30	130

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 1960Syracuse Nationals 127–120 Boston Celtics
23 Jan 1960121–130 this game
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: 27–19
Boston Celtics: 36–10

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

12 Jan 1960Syracuse Nationals 127–120 Boston Celtics
24 Jan 1960Boston Celtics 131–110 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.