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.
Boston paced the league with 7,632 points. The team yielded 7,585 points, most in the circuit.
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 |
