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Boston Celtics 1955-1956 Schedule and Results

All the scores of the games played by the Celtics in the NBA 1955-56 Regular Season and the 1956 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.

Regular Season Record:
39-33 (.542), 2nd in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
1-2 (.333), Lost East Div Semis

Boston Celtics 1955-1956 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season

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Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
1 Nov. 5, 1955 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 98 - 87 won 1 1 - 0
2 Nov. 11, 1955 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 119 - 75 won 2 2 - 0
3 Nov. 12, 1955 Celtics @ New York Knicks L 95 - 96 lost 1 2 - 1
4 Nov. 17, 1955 Celtics @ Philadelphia Warriors L 92 - 106 lost 2 2 - 2
5 Nov. 19, 1955 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 104 - 102 won 1 3 - 2
6 Nov. 23, 1955 Celtics vs. New York Knicks L 111 - 115 OTlost 1 3 - 3
7 Nov. 24, 1955 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals L 103 - 111 lost 2 3 - 4
8 Nov. 26, 1955 Celtics @ Rochester Royals W 104 - 103 won 1 4 - 4
9 Nov. 29, 1955 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 105 - 97 won 2 5 - 4
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
10 Dec. 2, 1955 Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks W 94 - 81 won 3 6 - 4
11 Dec. 4, 1955 Celtics @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 90 - 111 lost 1 6 - 5
12 Dec. 6, 1955 Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks W 122 - 99 won 1 7 - 5
13 Dec. 9, 1955 Celtics vs. Rochester Royals L 108 - 109 lost 1 7 - 6
14 Dec. 10, 1955 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 118 - 102 won 1 8 - 6
15 Dec. 11, 1955 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals L 89 - 101 lost 1 8 - 7
16 Dec. 13, 1955 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 108 - 109 lost 2 8 - 8
17 Dec. 14, 1955 Celtics vs. New York Knicks W 102 - 100 won 1 9 - 8
18 Dec. 17, 1955 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals L 104 - 110 lost 1 9 - 9
19 Dec. 18, 1955 Celtics @ New York Knicks W 95 - 92 won 1 10 - 9
20 Dec. 20, 1955 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 111 - 104 won 2 11 - 9
21 Dec. 25, 1955 Celtics @ Minneapolis Lakers W 115 - 112 won 3 12 - 9
22 Dec. 27, 1955 Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks W 105 - 102 won 4 13 - 9
23 Dec. 30, 1955 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 110 - 103 won 5 14 - 9
24 Dec. 31, 1955 Celtics @ Rochester Royals W 112 - 100 won 6 15 - 9
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
25 Jan. 1, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 121 - 113 won 7 16 - 9
26 Jan. 3, 1956 Celtics vs. New York Knicks L 97 - 107 lost 1 16 - 10
27 Jan. 4, 1956 Celtics vs. New York Knicks L 86 - 103 lost 2 16 - 11
28 Jan. 5, 1956 Celtics @ New York Knicks W 92 - 87 won 1 17 - 11
29 Jan. 7, 1956 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals W 105 - 99 OTwon 2 18 - 11
30 Jan. 8, 1956 Celtics vs. Rochester Royals L 109 - 111 lost 1 18 - 12
31 Jan. 10, 1956 Celtics @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 89 - 105 lost 2 18 - 13
32 Jan. 11, 1956 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 110 - 114 lost 3 18 - 14
33 Jan. 13, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 119 - 104 won 1 19 - 14
34 Jan. 14, 1956 Celtics @ Philadelphia Warriors W 104 - 103 won 2 20 - 14
35 Jan. 15, 1956 Celtics vs. New York Knicks L 104 - 109 OTlost 1 20 - 15
36 Jan. 17, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 91 - 85 won 1 21 - 15
37 Jan. 18, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 95 - 90 won 2 22 - 15
38 Jan. 20, 1956 Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks W 133 - 112 won 3 23 - 15
39 Jan. 21, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 100 - 96 won 4 24 - 15
40 Jan. 22, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 115 - 129 lost 1 24 - 16
41 Jan. 23, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 104 - 120 lost 2 24 - 17
42 Jan. 25, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 100 - 101 lost 3 24 - 18
43 Jan. 27, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 97 - 106 lost 4 24 - 19
44 Jan. 28, 1956 Celtics @ Rochester Royals W 126 - 119 won 1 25 - 19
45 Jan. 29, 1956 Celtics vs. Rochester Royals W 112 - 103 won 2 26 - 19
46 Jan. 31, 1956 Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks L 91 - 114 lost 1 26 - 20
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
47 Feb. 1, 1956 Celtics @ Minneapolis Lakers L 106 - 107 lost 2 26 - 21
48 Feb. 2, 1956 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 102 - 101 won 1 27 - 21
49 Feb. 4, 1956 Celtics @ Rochester Royals L 69 - 83 lost 1 27 - 22
50 Feb. 5, 1956 Celtics vs. New York Knicks W 114 - 104 won 1 28 - 22
51 Feb. 7, 1956 Celtics @ New York Knicks L 102 - 113 lost 1 28 - 23
52 Feb. 8, 1956 Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks L 110 - 111 lost 2 28 - 24
53 Feb. 9, 1956 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals W 98 - 97 won 1 29 - 24
54 Feb. 10, 1956 Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks W 124 - 100 won 2 30 - 24
55 Feb. 12, 1956 Celtics vs. New York Knicks W 116 - 108 won 3 31 - 24
56 Feb. 18, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 101 - 115 lost 1 31 - 25
57 Feb. 19, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 120 - 118 won 1 32 - 25
58 Feb. 21, 1956 Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks L 97 - 101 lost 1 32 - 26
59 Feb. 22, 1956 Celtics @ Minneapolis Lakers W 93 - 90 won 1 33 - 26
60 Feb. 24, 1956 Celtics @ Philadelphia Warriors L 129 - 135 lost 1 33 - 27
61 Feb. 26, 1956 Celtics vs. Rochester Royals W 111 - 100 won 1 34 - 27
62 Feb. 28, 1956 Celtics vs. Rochester Royals L 97 - 113 lost 1 34 - 28
63 Feb. 29, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 106 - 99 won 1 35 - 28
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
64 Mar. 1, 1956 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals L 100 - 111 lost 1 35 - 29
65 Mar. 2, 1956 Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 119 - 113 won 1 36 - 29
66 Mar. 4, 1956 Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 128 - 114 won 2 37 - 29
67 Mar. 6, 1956 Celtics @ New York Knicks L 99 - 119 lost 1 37 - 30
68 Mar. 7, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 111 - 98 won 1 38 - 30
69 Mar. 8, 1956 Celtics @ Philadelphia Warriors L 120 - 142 lost 1 38 - 31
70 Mar. 10, 1956 Celtics vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 103 - 106 lost 2 38 - 32
71 Mar. 11, 1956 Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks L 121 - 127 lost 3 38 - 33
72 Mar. 14, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 122 - 103 won 1 39 - 33

NBA Playoffs

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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Semifinals

Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 17, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals W 110 - 93 Celtics lead
1-0
won 1
2 Mar. 19, 1956 Celtics @ Syracuse Nationals L 98 - 101 series tied
1-1
lost 1
3 Mar. 21, 1956 Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals L 97 - 102 Nationals win
1-2
lost 2