1955-56 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-33
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (39-33)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 209,645, Avg. 8,063 in 26 home dates
1955-56 Boston Celtics Statistics
1955-56 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 39 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Boston paced the league with 7,632 points. The team yielded 7,585 points, most in the circuit. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,434 points for the Celtics, while Bob Cousy and Ed Macauley scored 17 or more per game also. Jack Nichols contributed 625 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 642 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1955-56 Boston Celtics lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 7632
Regular Season Points Against: 7585

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 5, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 87 at Boston Celtics 98 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 11, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Boston Celtics 119 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 12, 1955 Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 96 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
November 17, 1955 Boston Celtics 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
November 19, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 104 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
November 23, 1955 New York Knicks 115 at Boston Celtics 111 L 3-1 0-2 3-3 OT
November 24, 1955 Boston Celtics 103 at Syracuse Nationals 111 L 3-1 0-3 3-4
November 26, 1955 Boston Celtics 104 at Rochester Royals 103 W 3-1 1-3 4-4
November 29, 1955 Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 3-1 2-3 5-4 at New York, NY
December 2, 1955 St. Louis Hawks 81 at Boston Celtics 94 W 4-1 2-3 6-4
December 4, 1955 Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 L 4-1 2-4 6-5
December 6, 1955 Boston Celtics 122 at St. Louis Hawks 99 W 4-1 3-4 7-5
December 9, 1955 Rochester Royals 109 at Boston Celtics 108 L 4-2 3-4 7-6 at Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Boston Celtics 118 W 5-2 3-4 8-6
December 11, 1955 Boston Celtics 89 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 5-2 3-5 8-7
December 13, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 109 at Boston Celtics 108 L 5-3 3-5 8-8 at New York, NY
December 14, 1955 New York Knicks 100 at Boston Celtics 102 W 6-3 3-5 9-8
December 17, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 104 L 6-4 3-5 9-9
December 18, 1955 Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 92 W 6-4 4-5 10-9
December 20, 1955 Boston Celtics 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 W 6-4 5-5 11-9 at New York, NY
December 25, 1955 Boston Celtics 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 W 6-4 6-5 12-9
December 27, 1955 Boston Celtics 105 at St. Louis Hawks 102 W 6-4 7-5 13-9
December 30, 1955 Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 103 W 6-4 8-5 14-9 at Bangor, ME
December 31, 1955 Boston Celtics 112 at Rochester Royals 100 W 6-4 9-5 15-9
January 1, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 121 W 7-4 9-5 16-9
January 3, 1956 New York Knicks 107 at Boston Celtics 97 L 7-5 9-5 16-10 at Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 1956 New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 86 L 7-6 9-5 16-11 at Syracuse, NY
January 5, 1956 Boston Celtics 92 at New York Knicks 87 W 7-6 10-5 17-11
January 7, 1956 Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 7-6 11-5 18-11 OT
January 8, 1956 Rochester Royals 111 at Boston Celtics 109 L 7-7 11-5 18-12
January 10, 1956 Boston Celtics 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 L 7-7 11-6 18-13
January 11, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 114 at Boston Celtics 110 L 7-8 11-6 18-14 at St Paul, MN
January 13, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 104 at Boston Celtics 119 W 8-8 11-6 19-14
January 14, 1956 Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 W 8-8 12-6 20-14
January 15, 1956 New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 104 L 8-9 12-6 20-15 OT
January 17, 1956 Boston Celtics 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 W 8-9 13-6 21-15 at Charlotte, NC
January 18, 1956 Boston Celtics 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 8-9 14-6 22-15 at Miami, FL
January 20, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 133 W 9-9 14-6 23-15
January 21, 1956 Boston Celtics 100 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 9-9 15-6 24-15 at Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Boston Celtics 115 L 9-10 15-6 24-16
January 23, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 120 at Boston Celtics 104 L 9-11 15-6 24-17 at New Haven, CT
January 25, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Boston Celtics 100 L 9-12 15-6 24-18 at Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 97 L 9-13 15-6 24-19
January 28, 1956 Boston Celtics 126 at Rochester Royals 119 W 9-13 16-6 25-19
January 29, 1956 Rochester Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 112 W 10-13 16-6 26-19
January 31, 1956 Boston Celtics 91 at St. Louis Hawks 114 L 10-13 16-7 26-20
February 1, 1956 Boston Celtics 106 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 L 10-13 16-8 26-21
February 2, 1956 Boston Celtics 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 101 W 10-13 17-8 27-21 at St Louis, MO
February 4, 1956 Boston Celtics 69 at Rochester Royals 83 L 10-13 17-9 27-22
February 5, 1956 New York Knicks 104 at Boston Celtics 114 W 11-13 17-9 28-22
February 7, 1956 Boston Celtics 102 at New York Knicks 113 L 11-13 17-10 28-23
February 8, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 111 at Boston Celtics 110 L 11-14 17-10 28-24 at Rochester, NY
February 9, 1956 Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 11-14 18-10 29-24
February 10, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 124 W 12-14 18-10 30-24
February 12, 1956 New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 116 W 13-14 18-10 31-24
February 18, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 115 at Boston Celtics 101 L 13-15 18-10 31-25 at New Haven, CT
February 19, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Boston Celtics 120 W 14-15 18-10 32-25
February 21, 1956 Boston Celtics 97 at St. Louis Hawks 101 L 14-15 18-11 32-26
February 22, 1956 Boston Celtics 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 W 14-15 19-11 33-26
February 24, 1956 Boston Celtics 129 at Philadelphia Warriors 135 L 14-15 19-12 33-27
February 26, 1956 Rochester Royals 100 at Boston Celtics 111 W 15-15 19-12 34-27
February 28, 1956 Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 113 L 15-15 19-13 34-28 at New York, NY
February 29, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 106 W 16-15 19-13 35-28
March 1, 1956 Boston Celtics 100 at Syracuse Nationals 111 L 16-15 19-14 35-29
March 2, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Boston Celtics 119 W 17-15 19-14 36-29
March 4, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Boston Celtics 128 W 18-15 19-14 37-29
March 6, 1956 Boston Celtics 99 at New York Knicks 119 L 18-15 19-15 37-30
March 7, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 98 at Boston Celtics 111 W 19-15 19-15 38-30
March 8, 1956 Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 142 L 19-15 19-16 38-31
March 10, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 103 L 19-16 19-16 38-32 at New York, NY
March 11, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 127 at Boston Celtics 121 L 19-17 19-16 38-33
March 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 103 at Boston Celtics 122 W 20-17 19-16 39-33
March 17, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Boston Celtics 110 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 19, 1956 Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 21, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Boston Celtics 97 L 1-1 0-1 1-2


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