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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Celtics paced the league with 7,632 points. Boston yielded 7,585 points, most in the circuit. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,434 points for the team, 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 |
