Nationals 114-120 Celtics Box Score, March 4, 1959
Winner: Celtics|Loser: Nationals|Difference: 6|Dolph Schayes 24+14+9 vs Bill Russell 23+33+5
        
        Boston Celtics
        120
Regular SeasonDate:March 4, 1959Away Team:Syracuse NationalsHome Team:Boston Celtics
Head-to-Head: Syracuse Nationals vs Boston Celtics
Nationals vs Celtics starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nationals | 228 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 228 | 88 | -480 | -480 | 68 | 52 | |
| celtics | 240 | 166 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 248 | 92 | -480 | -480 | 68 | 56 | 
Nationals vs Celtics bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nationals | 114 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 114 | 44 | -240 | -240 | 34 | 26 | ||
| celtics | 97 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 105 | 35 | -192 | -192 | 32 | 27 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 114 | 
| BOS | 37 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 120 | 
Nationals Player stats
| Player | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 42:00 | 8 | 20 | .400 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 24 | |||
| Hal Greer | 38:00 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Red Kerr | 34:00 | 10 | 19 | .526 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 16 | 2 | 22 | ||||
| Bob Hopkins | 30:00 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 9 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Larry Costello | 27:00 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
| George Yardley | 26:00 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Al Bianchi | 20:00 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| George Dempsey | 9:00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Connie Dierking | 8:00 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Togo Palazzi | 6:00 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 44 | 114 | .386 | 26 | 34 | .765 | 58 | 23 | 25 | 114 | 
Syracuse Nationals starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 228 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 228 | 88 | -480 | -480 | 68 | 52 | 
| Reserves | 114 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 114 | 44 | -240 | -240 | 34 | 26 | 

