1956 Boston Celtics: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1955-56 Celtics regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1956 Boston Celtics Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost Eastern Division Semis
Playoff Record: 1-2 (.333)
Playoffs Series
Celtics 1-2 Nationals
Players Used
10 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
39-33 (.542)
Standings
2º in Eastern Division
Players Used
10 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 7 games
Losing Streak: 4 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
72

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
19.9 ppg
Rebounds:
10.4 rpg
Assists:
8.9 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

NBA Playoffs

Points:
26.3 ppg
Rebounds:
14.7 rpg
Assists:
8.7 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2 -
All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman
NBA Leaders
1 -
Assists Leader: Bob Cousy

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 72 - - 63.7 25.5 - - - 26.0 106.0 105.3
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 38.1 96.0 .397 - - - 29.8 38.7 .769

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 3 - - 68.3 21.3 - - - 24.3 101.7 98.7
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 36.3 96.3 .377 - - - 29.0 37.7 .770

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