NBA 1961-62Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals107–121Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals at Boston Celtics

Date: Friday 23 February 1962
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1961-62Regular season
Meeting: 157th meetingof 579 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave Gambee	12–25	4–4	11	4	6	28
Al Bianchi	10–23	1–1	—	1	4	21
Dolph Schayes	5–11	9–10	—	4	2	19
Joe Roberts	6–11	2–2	—	1	5	14
Hal Greer	6–11	1–1	—	0	1	13
Red Kerr	2–16	4–10	17	5	2	8
Paul Neumann	2–5	0–0	—	2	5	4
Larry Costello	0–0	0–0	—	0	1	0
Team totals	43–102	21–28	28	17	26	107

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	13–26	5–6	12	3	3	31
Sam Jones	8–13	3–5	—	2	2	19
Bob Cousy	6–17	6–7	—	8	1	18
Frank Ramsey	5–12	8–10	—	1	3	18
Jim Loscutoff	6–7	1–2	—	0	3	13
Bill Russell	3–7	4–5	15	7	3	10
K.C. Jones	3–4	2–2	—	6	2	8
Tom Sanders	2–6	0–1	—	0	4	4
Gary Phillips	0–4	0–0	—	1	2	0
Team totals	46–96	29–38	27	28	23	121

This season

Boston Celtics 10, Philadelphia 76ers 2 in NBA 1961-62.

4 Nov 1961Syracuse Nationals 107–127 Boston Celtics
8 Dec 1961Syracuse Nationals 111–123 Boston Celtics
9 Dec 1961Boston Celtics 106–102 Syracuse Nationals
25 Dec 1961Boston Celtics 127–122 Syracuse Nationals
13 Jan 1962Syracuse Nationals 127–117 Boston Celtics
19 Jan 1962Syracuse Nationals 103–128 Boston Celtics
20 Jan 1962Boston Celtics 107–101 Syracuse Nationals
8 Feb 1962Boston Celtics 110–122 Syracuse Nationals
22 Feb 1962Syracuse Nationals 106–134 Boston Celtics
23 Feb 1962107–121 this game
25 Feb 1962Boston Celtics 110–106 Syracuse Nationals
13 Mar 1962Syracuse Nationals 110–142 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 34–34
Boston Celtics: 49–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

22 Feb 1962Syracuse Nationals 106–134 Boston Celtics
25 Feb 1962Boston Celtics 110–106 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.