Lakers 113-119 Celtics Box Score, March 2, 1956
Winner: Celtics|Loser: Lakers|Difference: 6|Whitey Skoog 23++1 vs Bob Cousy 23+11+15
        
        Boston Celtics
        119
Regular SeasonDate:March 2, 1956Away Team:Minneapolis LakersHome Team:Boston Celtics
Head-to-Head: Minneapolis Lakers vs Boston Celtics
Lakers vs Celtics starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lakers | 226 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 178 | 84 | -480 | -480 | 72 | 58 | |
| celtics | 238 | 78 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 174 | 82 | -480 | -480 | 92 | 74 | 
Lakers vs Celtics bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lakers | 113 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 89 | 42 | -240 | -240 | 36 | 29 | ||
| celtics | 96 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 35 | -196 | -196 | 35 | 26 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNL | 34 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 113 | 
| BOS | 29 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 119 | 
Lakers Player stats
| Player | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Skoog | 41:00 | 10 | 22 | .455 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||||
| Slater Martin | 41:00 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| Clyde Lovellette | 31:00 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 3 | 2 | 23 | ||||
| Dick Schnittker | 26:00 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Ed Kalafat | 25:00 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Vern Mikkelsen | 19:00 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Lew Hitch | 18:00 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| George Mikan | 17:00 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Dick Garmaker | 11:00 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Chuck Mencel | 11:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 42 | 89 | .472 | 29 | 36 | .806 | 50 | 25 | 30 | 113 | 
Minneapolis Lakers starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 226 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 178 | 84 | -480 | -480 | 72 | 58 | 
| Reserves | 113 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 89 | 42 | -240 | -240 | 36 | 29 | 

