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January 17,1956 Celtics beat Pistons in Charlotte

The Boston Celtics took their show on the road defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons 91-85 in Charlotte. The Celtics had a strong performance leading for pretty much the entire game and they led were led by Bob Cousy's 20 points. Celtics starter and dental student Jack Nichols didn't make the trip to Charlotte. The Celtics season record improved to 21-15.

Box Score

Boston (91) G F PF P
Loscutoff lf 2 2 4 6
Hemric rf 3 3 6 9
Morrison 0 0 6 0
Risen c 3 3 6 9
Macauley 4 8 2 16
Barrett lg 6 1 1 13
Palazzi 1 2 0 4
Cousy 5 10 5 20
Sharman 6 2 2 14

Total..30 31 32 91

Fort Wayne (85) G F PF P
Hutchins lf 6 2 6 14
Yardley rf 5 6 2 16
Arnelle 0 2 1 2
Spears 1 2 1 4
Foust c 2 14 5 18
Houbregs 4 7 2 15
Noble lg 0 6 5 6
Brian rg 2 2 3 6
Holstein 0 0 2 0
Phillip 2 0 1 4

Total...22 41 28 85

Boston...........21 30 24 16-91
Fort Wayne..13 28 24 20-85

Free Throws Missed-Hemric 4, Risen, Palazzi 2, Cousy, Sharman, Hutchins, Yardley 3, Spears, Foust 4, Houbregs, Noble 2, Phillip

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