1955–56 Boston Celtics season

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The 1955–56 NBA season was the Celtics' tenth season in the NBA.[1] This was the last time the Celtics failed to advance to the NBA Finals until 1966–67.

Regular season

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 - 21-7 11-17 13-3 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6 20-7 12-15 7-11 18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10 23-8 9–19 3-10 15-21
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 10 13-15 16-13 6-9 17-19
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1955-56 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston – 4–5 7–2 5–7 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–4
Fort Wayne 5–4 – 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–5 7–5 4–5
Minneapolis 2–7 7–5 – 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–7 4–5
New York 7–5 4–5 4–5 – 6–6 6–3 4–5 4–8
Philadelphia 7–5 5–4 6–3 6–6 – 6–3 6–3 9–3
Rochester 4–5 5–7 5–7 3–6 3–6 – 6–6 5–4
St. Louis 4–5 5–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 6–6 – 3–6
Syracuse 4–8 5–4 5–4 8–4 3–9 4–5 6–3 —

Game log

1955–56 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5
Philadelphia
 87–98 Bob Cousy (31) 1–0
2 November 11
Minneapolis
 75–119 Ed Macauley (23) 2–0
3 November 12 @ New York 95–96 Ed Macauley (24) 2–1
4 November 17 @ Philadelphia 92–106 Bill Sharman (23) 2–2
5 November 19
Fort Wayne
 102–104 Bill Sharman (20) 3–2
6 November 23 New York 115–111 (OT) Ed Macauley (26) 3–3
7 November 24 @
Syracuse
 103–111 Bob Cousy (23) 3–4
8 November 26 @
Rochester
 104–103 Bill Sharman (32) 4–4
9 November 29 N Syracuse 97–105 Ed Macauley (27) 5–4
10 December 2
St. Louis
 81–94 Ed Macauley (26) 6–4
11 December 4 @ Fort Wayne 90–111 Ed Macauley (19) 6–5
12 December 6 @ St. Louis 122–99 Macauley, Sharman (25) 7–5
13 December 9 N Rochester 109–108 Ed Macauley (28) 7–6
14 December 10 Minneapolis 102–118 Loscutoff, Macauley (18) 8–6
15 December 11 @ Syracuse 89–101 Jack Nichols (18) 8–7
16 December 13 N Philadelphia 109–108 Bob Cousy (29) 8–8
17 December 14 New York 100–102 Ed Macauley (23) 9–8
18 December 17 Syracuse 110–104 Bill Sharman (33) 9–9
19 December 18 @ New York 95–92 Cousy, Loscutoff (20) 10–9
20 December 20 N Minneapolis 99–100 Cousy, Nichols (22) 11–9
21 December 25 @ Minneapolis 115–112 Cousy, Sharman (25) 12–9
22 December 27 @ St. Louis 105–102 Ed Macauley (24) 13–9
23 December 30 N Syracuse 103–110 Jack Nichols (25) 14–9
24 December 31 @ Rochester 112–100 Bill Sharman (21) 15–9
25 January 1 Philadelphia 113–121 Jack Nichols (31) 16–9
26 January 3 N New York 107–97 Cousy, Macauley (19) 16–10
27 January 4 N New York 103–86 Bill Sharman (25) 16–11
28 January 5 @ New York 92–87 Jack Nichols (24) 17–11
29 January 7 @ Syracuse 105–99 (OT) Bob Cousy (32) 18–11
30 January 8 Rochester 111–109 Cousy, Sharman (21) 18–12
31 January 10 @ Fort Wayne 89–105 Bill Sharman (25) 18–13
32 January 11 N Minneapolis 114–110 Bob Cousy (24) 18–14
33 January 13 Syracuse 104–119 Cousy, Sharman (23) 19–14
34 January 14 @ Philadelphia 104–103 Bill Sharman (22) 20–14
35 January 15 New York 109–104 (OT) Ed Macauley (21) 20–15
36 January 17 N Fort Wayne 85–91 Bob Cousy (20) 21–15
37 January 18 N Fort Wayne 90–95 Bob Cousy (23) 22–15
38 January 20 St. Louis 112–133 Bill Sharman (25) 23–15
39 January 21 N Syracuse 96–100 Bill Sharman (21) 24–15
40 January 22 Philadelphia 129–115 Cousy, Macauley (27) 24–16
41 January 23 N Philadelphia 120–104 Ed Macauley (31) 24–17
42 January 25 N Fort Wayne 101–100 Ed Macauley (23) 24–18
43 January 27 Fort Wayne 106–97 Cousy, Nichols (16) 24–19
44 January 28 @ Rochester 126–119 Bob Cousy (29) 25–19
45 January 29 Rochester 103–112 Bob Cousy (29) 26–19
46 January 31 @ St. Louis 91–114 Dickie Hemric (16) 26–20
47 February 1 @ Minneapolis 106–107 Ed Macauley (26) 26–21
48 February 2 N Minneapolis 101–102 Bill Sharman (35) 27–21
49 February 4 @ Rochester 69–83 Ed Macauley (15) 27–22
50 February 5 New York 104–114 Bill Sharman (24) 28–22
51 February 7 @ New York 102–113 Bill Sharman (29) 28–23
52 February 8 N St. Louis 111–110 Ed Macauley (27) 28–24
53 February 9 @ Syracuse 98–97 Jack Nichols (23) 29–24
54 February 10 St. Louis 100–124 Bill Sharman (30) 30–24
55 February 12 New York 108–116 Bill Sharman (29) 31–24
56 February 18 N Philadelphia 115–101 Bob Cousy (27) 31–25
57 February 19 Philadelphia 118–120 Bob Cousy (24) 32–25
58 February 21 @ St. Louis 97–101 Bill Sharman (26) 32–26
59 February 22 @ Minneapolis 93–90 Ed Macauley (22) 33–26
60 February 24 @ Philadelphia 129–135 Bill Sharman (33) 33–27
61 February 26 Rochester 100–111 Bob Cousy (27) 34–27
62 February 28 N Rochester 113–97 Bill Sharman (18) 34–28
63 February 29 Fort Wayne 99–106 Bob Cousy (22) 35–28
64 March 1 @ Syracuse 100–111 Bob Cousy (21) 35–29
65 March 2 Minneapolis 113–119 Cousy, Sharman (23) 36–29
66 March 4 Philadelphia 114–128 Bob Cousy (29) 37–29
67 March 6 @ New York 99–119 Bob Cousy (24) 37–30
68 March 7 Syracuse 98–111 Bill Sharman (24) 38–30
69 March 8 @ Philadelphia 120–142 Bill Sharman (33) 38–31
70 March 10 N Fort Wayne 106–103 Togo Palazzi (21) 38–32
71 March 11 St. Louis 127–121 Bill Sharman (27) 38–33
72 March 14 Syracuse 103–122 Bill Sharman (25) 39–33

Playoffs

1956 playoff game log
Division Semi-finals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 17 Syracuse W 110–93 Bob Cousy (29) — Bob Cousy (9) Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 19 @ Syracuse L 98–101 Bob Cousy (28) Arnie Risen (17) Bob Cousy (10)
Onondaga War Memorial
 1–1
3 March 21 Syracuse L 97–102 Bill Sharman (24) Arnie Risen (15) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden 1–2
1956 schedule

Awards and records

  • All-NBA First Team
  • All-NBA First Team

References

  1. ^ 1955–56 Boston Celtics
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