1955–56 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 39–33 (.542) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Semi-finals (lost to Nationals 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV |
Radio | WHDH (Johnny Most) |
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
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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
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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
[edit]1955–56 game log | ||||||||||
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# | 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
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Division Semi-finals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
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1956 schedule |