Nationals 114-120 Celtics (Mar 3, 1959)

SYR

BOS

1

28

37

2

31

28

3

27

30

4

28

25

114

120

Top Performers

Points

26

Sharman

BOS

Rebounds

33

Russell

BOS

Assists

15

Cousy

BOS

SYR

Team Stats

BOS

44-114 (38.6%)

FG%

46-124 (37.1%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

26-34 (76.5%)

FTM

28-34 (82.4%)

58

Rebounds

83

23

Assists

31

Turnovers

1958-59 Eastern Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics - y	52	20	.722
2	Knicks - x	40	32	.556	12.0
3	Nationals - x	35	37	.486	17.0
4	Warriors - e	32	40	.444	20.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics emerged victorious over the Syracuse Nationals, 120 to 114, on March 4, 1959.

Game Info

March 3, 1959

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Dolph Schayes D. Schayes #4	42	24	14 (0)	9	4	8-20	8-9	50.1
Hal Greer H. Greer #15	38	14	5 (0)		4	7-19	0-0	36.8
Johnny Kerr J. Kerr #10	34	22	16 (0)		2	10-19	2-3	54.1
Bob Hopkins B. Hopkins #9	30	13	9 (0)		0	5-13	3-4	44.0
Larry Costello L. Costello #6	27	15	2 (0)	5	5	5-12	5-6	51.2
George Yardley G. Yardley #12	26	8	2 (0)		6	2-12	4-7	26.5
Al Bianchi A. Bianchi #24	20	4	3 (0)		0	2-6	0-0	33.3
George Dempsey G. Dempsey #5	9	1	5 (0)		1	0-3	1-2	12.9
Connie Dierking C. Dierking #24	8	2	2 (0)		1	1-4	0-0	25.0
Togo Palazzi T. Palazzi #17	6	11	0 (0)		2	4-6	3-3	75.1

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

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	48	23	33 (0)	5	3	11-19	1-2	57.8
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	38	18	2 (0)	15	3	7-19	4-5	42.5
Bill Sharman B. Sharman #21	34	26	6 (0)		2	7-19	12-12	53.5
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	29	24	8 (0)		5	9-18	6-6	58.1
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	25	13	8 (0)		6	5-15	3-4	38.8
Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff #18	22	12	7 (0)		5	6-14	0-0	42.9
Gene Conley G. Conley #17	18	1	9 (0)		1	0-10	1-4	4.3
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	15	3	7 (0)		0	1-6	1-1	23.3
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	9	0	3 (0)		0	0-4	0-0	0.0
Bennie Swain B. Swain #16	2	0	0 (0)		0	0-0	0-0