Celtics 132-127 Nationals (Dec 19, 1959)

BOS

SYR

1

28

27

2

31

3

35

27

4

38

42

132

127

Top Performers

Points

32

Schayes

SYR

Rebounds

22

Russell

BOS

Assists

13

Cousy

BOS

Team Stats

SYR

51-102 (50.0%)

FG%

51-112 (45.5%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

30-36 (83.3%)

FTM

25-30 (83.3%)

59

Rebounds

50

28

Assists

22

Turnovers

1959-60 Eastern Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics - y	59	16	.787
2	Warriors - x	49	26	.653	10.0
3	Nationals - x	45	30	.600	14.0
4	Knicks - e	27	48	.360	32.0

Game Summary

The Syracuse Nationals couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 132 to 127, on December 20, 1959.

Game Info

December 19, 1959

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	48	16	22 (0)	7	4	5-13	6-7	49.8
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	40	23	6 (0)	13	3	5-15	13-13	55.5
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	34	20	7 (0)	2	2	9-20	2-3	46.9
Bill Sharman B. Sharman #21	33	30	6 (0)	1	4	12-19	6-7	67.9
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	30	19	10 (0)	3	3	9-13	1-1	70.7
Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff #18	18	6	3 (0)	0	3	3-7	0-1	40.3
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	13	8	0 (0)	2	1	4-6	0-0	66.7
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	11	5	1 (0)	0	2	2-5	1-2	42.5
Gene Conley G. Conley #17	9	4	3 (0)	0	4	2-3	0-0	66.7
John Richter J. Richter #16	4	1	0 (0)	0	0	0-1	1-2	26.6

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	BOS		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bob Hopkins B. Hopkins #9	40	19	9 (0)	1	1	8-15	3-3	58.2
Dolph Schayes D. Schayes #4	36	32	7 (0)	2	6	9-23	14-15	54.1
Hal Greer H. Greer #15	35	22	6 (0)	3	6	11-16	0-1	66.9
Johnny Kerr J. Kerr #10	34	17	15 (0)	5	3	8-15	1-2	53.5
Larry Costello L. Costello #6	29	6	3 (0)	3	6	2-7	2-2	38.1
George Yardley G. Yardley #12	24	13	2 (0)	2	4	5-12	3-4	47.2
Dick Barnett D. Barnett #12	20	10	1 (0)	4	1	4-13	2-2	36.0
Al Bianchi A. Bianchi #24	12	2	4 (0)	2	2	1-4	0-0	25.0
Connie Dierking C. Dierking #24	10	6	3 (0)	0	0	3-7	0-1	40.3