Celtics defeat Warriors 120-118, game features brawl in 4th quarter.
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10/24/08
February 19,1956 Celtics beat Warriors 120-118
Celtics defeat Warriors 120-118, game features brawl in 4th quarter.
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9/1/08
December 31, 1955 Celtics end year with win in Rochester
The Boston Celtics ended the year 1955 with a 112-100 victory over the Rochester Royals. Bill Sharman led Boston with 21 points.
Boston (112) G F PF P
Macauley lf 5 9 1 19
Hemric rf 1 4 1 6
Nichols 5 8 5 18
Palazzi 0 0 0 0
Risen c 1 1 0 3
Morrison 0 1 3 1
Loscutoff 4 4 0 12
Cousy lg 7 4 4 18
Barrett rg 6 2 6 14
Sharman 8 5 3 21
Total....37 38 23 112
Rochester (100) G F PF P
Stokes lf 6 5 5 17
Coleman rf 8 1 3 17
Meineke 1 4 2 6
Twyman 4 1 2 9
Spoelstra 5 0 4 10
Simmons 0 0 1 0
Wanzer lg 3 3 5 9
McMahon rg 0 0 1 0
Regan 2 0 2 4
Fleming 11 6 5 28
Total....40 20 29 100
Boston..........25 33 25 29-112
Rochester.....20 28 28 24-100
Free Throws Missed-Nichols 2, Loscutoff 2, Cousy, Barrett, Sharman 2, Stokes 2, Coleman 2, Twyman, Meineke, Spoelstra 3, Wanzer, McMahon 2, Regan, Fleming
Boston (112) G F PF P
Macauley lf 5 9 1 19
Hemric rf 1 4 1 6
Nichols 5 8 5 18
Palazzi 0 0 0 0
Risen c 1 1 0 3
Morrison 0 1 3 1
Loscutoff 4 4 0 12
Cousy lg 7 4 4 18
Barrett rg 6 2 6 14
Sharman 8 5 3 21
Total....37 38 23 112
Rochester (100) G F PF P
Stokes lf 6 5 5 17
Coleman rf 8 1 3 17
Meineke 1 4 2 6
Twyman 4 1 2 9
Spoelstra 5 0 4 10
Simmons 0 0 1 0
Wanzer lg 3 3 5 9
McMahon rg 0 0 1 0
Regan 2 0 2 4
Fleming 11 6 5 28
Total....40 20 29 100
Boston..........25 33 25 29-112
Rochester.....20 28 28 24-100
Free Throws Missed-Nichols 2, Loscutoff 2, Cousy, Barrett, Sharman 2, Stokes 2, Coleman 2, Twyman, Meineke, Spoelstra 3, Wanzer, McMahon 2, Regan, Fleming
8/31/08
December 30, 1955 Celtics beat Nationals in Bangor, ME
Playing in Bangor Maine, the Boston Celtics had another win this time as they beat the Nationals 110-103 as Jack Nichols led all scorers with 25 points. The usual starting center Arnie Risen did not play. The win was the 5th straight for the Celtics who improved to 14-9.
Box Score
Boston (110) G F PF P
Macauley lf 9 6 3 24
Hemric rf 1 3 2 5
Nichols 9 7 5 25
Palazzi 1 0 0 2
Morrison c 4 4 6 12
Loscutoff 2 4 4 8
Cousy lg 2 5 5 9
Barrett rg 1 3 2 5
Sharman 8 4 3 20
Total...37 36 30 110
Syracuse (103) G F PF P
Schayes lf 6 4 5 15
Tucker rf 0 0 0 0
Conlin 7 2 1 16
Rocha 8 4 6 20
Kerr c 7 7 3 21
Lloyd 0 3 2 3
King lg 3 1 3 7
Kenville rg 0 0 0 0
Seymour 8 4 5 20
Farley 0 0 4 0
Total..39 25 29 103
Boston.........26 35 25 24-110
Syracuse.....22 33 25 23-103
Free Throws Missed- Macauley 2, Loscutoff 2, Cousy, Sharman 2, Schayes 2, Conlin 2, Rocha, Kerr 3, Lloyd, Seymour 2.
Box Score
Boston (110) G F PF P
Macauley lf 9 6 3 24
Hemric rf 1 3 2 5
Nichols 9 7 5 25
Palazzi 1 0 0 2
Morrison c 4 4 6 12
Loscutoff 2 4 4 8
Cousy lg 2 5 5 9
Barrett rg 1 3 2 5
Sharman 8 4 3 20
Total...37 36 30 110
Syracuse (103) G F PF P
Schayes lf 6 4 5 15
Tucker rf 0 0 0 0
Conlin 7 2 1 16
Rocha 8 4 6 20
Kerr c 7 7 3 21
Lloyd 0 3 2 3
King lg 3 1 3 7
Kenville rg 0 0 0 0
Seymour 8 4 5 20
Farley 0 0 4 0
Total..39 25 29 103
Boston.........26 35 25 24-110
Syracuse.....22 33 25 23-103
Free Throws Missed- Macauley 2, Loscutoff 2, Cousy, Sharman 2, Schayes 2, Conlin 2, Rocha, Kerr 3, Lloyd, Seymour 2.
8/24/08
1954-55 Boston Celtics
The 1954-55 NBA season was a season of transition and change. George Mikan the league's 1st superstar retired after leading the Minneapolis Lakers to 3 straight titles, 5 in the NBA, and 6 overall. This would be a wide open season and the beginning of a new era in basketball.
The 1954-55 NBA season was the 1st NBA season to feature a 24 second shot clock, the 1st season to have the new rule of 6 personal fouls per quarter for a team before they reached the penalty, and the 1st season to feature the new rule of technical fouls. These rules were looked upon as much needed as the slow down pace and frequent fouling before this season were thought of as hurting the game and making it boring. Teams were still having problems making money and fighting to stay afloat, the Baltimore Bullets franchise for one folded during the season. Coverage of NBA basketball was minimal in most of the mainstream press, Sports Illustrated didn't feature a single article on the NBA until the January 24,1955 issue. For the '54-'55 season there was no season preview and scores were originally buried in the back of the Scoreboard column behind hockey and other sports.
The Boston Celtics were not yet the champions they would soon become, Red Auerbach was yet to be noted as a basketball genius at this time, Celtic Pride was an unknown term and Bill Russell was a relative unknown, as Tom Gola was considered the best college basketball player in the country. The Celtics were actually known as a team of underachievers despite having some of the best talent in the league. The 1955 Celtics had 3 All-Stars: Bob Cousy who was considered the best player in basketball, Bill Sharman the 1955 All-Star Game MVP, and Ed Macauley. Here is a mid-season report on the Celtics from Sports Illustrated from January 24, 1955:
The 1954-55 NBA season was the 1st NBA season to feature a 24 second shot clock, the 1st season to have the new rule of 6 personal fouls per quarter for a team before they reached the penalty, and the 1st season to feature the new rule of technical fouls. These rules were looked upon as much needed as the slow down pace and frequent fouling before this season were thought of as hurting the game and making it boring. Teams were still having problems making money and fighting to stay afloat, the Baltimore Bullets franchise for one folded during the season. Coverage of NBA basketball was minimal in most of the mainstream press, Sports Illustrated didn't feature a single article on the NBA until the January 24,1955 issue. For the '54-'55 season there was no season preview and scores were originally buried in the back of the Scoreboard column behind hockey and other sports.
The Boston Celtics were not yet the champions they would soon become, Red Auerbach was yet to be noted as a basketball genius at this time, Celtic Pride was an unknown term and Bill Russell was a relative unknown, as Tom Gola was considered the best college basketball player in the country. The Celtics were actually known as a team of underachievers despite having some of the best talent in the league. The 1955 Celtics had 3 All-Stars: Bob Cousy who was considered the best player in basketball, Bill Sharman the 1955 All-Star Game MVP, and Ed Macauley. Here is a mid-season report on the Celtics from Sports Illustrated from January 24, 1955:
"The chief attraction of the Celtics is Bob Cousy , showiest player in the league, possibly the best all-round star and certainly the highest paid (around $18,000). The Celtics play fast-breaking basketball and it is Cousy who gets them off winging. Cousy on offense presents a guileless, candid face, eyes resolutely fixed straight ahead, his path of movement clearly indicated. Suddenly the ball whips around from behind his back to a teammate in the clear. Before the defense can recover the ball is through the basket. Or maybe Cousy innocently sets himself for a shot from outside; he springs, but instead of the ball going up to the basket he drops it behind him to a colleague who drives in behind the screen. Prettiest sight to watch is Cousy the dribbler. Changing hands, moving the ball behind his back, incredibly keeping control of the ball while dodging defenders at high speed, Cousy often drives past two or even three opponents to put the ball up.
On defense Cousy has the furtive look of a hold-up man on his first job, stalking his prey on the balls of his feet, eyes scanning right and left like a radarscope seeking potential threats, blocking shots, intercepting passes.
The other big guns on the Celtics are Bill Sharman , a sharp-shooting guard and very able foil for Cousy in working the ball up, and Don Barksdale and "Easy Ed" Macauley, both can play the pivot, hit the boards."
8/23/08
NBA '09 Playoff predictions
These are my playoff predictions for '09.
Eastern Conference
1.Boston
2.Cleveland
3.Orlando
4.Detroit
5.Philadelphia
6.Toronto
7.Miami
8.Indiana
Western Conference
1.Lakers
2.Houston
3.New Orleans
4.San Antonio
5.Utah
6.Dallas
7.Portland
8.Phoenix
NBA Finals: Boston over Los Angeles in 7
Eastern Conference
1.Boston
2.Cleveland
3.Orlando
4.Detroit
5.Philadelphia
6.Toronto
7.Miami
8.Indiana
Western Conference
1.Lakers
2.Houston
3.New Orleans
4.San Antonio
5.Utah
6.Dallas
7.Portland
8.Phoenix
NBA Finals: Boston over Los Angeles in 7
8/19/08
Basketball Fanhood 101
This is my 1st post on this blog and to introduce myself I'm a Celtic fan and I always like to see the Knicks do well except when they face the Celtics. I'm a big fan of the NBA and its history and I plan mainly on writing about past historical events and of course the current stuff.
In the beginning I didn't really watch basketball much as a little kid but basketball always intrigued me as a youngster. As a kid growing up in New York City in the late 80's and early 90's, everyone knew of the greats like Magic, Michael, and Bird. Larry Bird was the guy I was drawn to the most, first because here you have a white guy dominating a sport filled with blacks, and he wasn't flashy, wasn't fast, and didn't look like a basketball player and would still be the best player most of the time. In fact the older fans said there was a time Larry Bird was the best.
In 1993 after Michael Jordan first retired from basketball I became a hardcore basketball fan. I knew Larry Bird was retired but I still followed the Celtics because of hearing of all their tradition and the hometown Knicks who would finally have a chance to win a championship because Jordan retired or so went the reasoning in New York. There was no real catalyst from my change of being a passive follower to being a hardcore fan, but it was just something that happened. At that time I made a real effort to learn as much about basketball and basketball history as I could.
In the beginning I didn't really watch basketball much as a little kid but basketball always intrigued me as a youngster. As a kid growing up in New York City in the late 80's and early 90's, everyone knew of the greats like Magic, Michael, and Bird. Larry Bird was the guy I was drawn to the most, first because here you have a white guy dominating a sport filled with blacks, and he wasn't flashy, wasn't fast, and didn't look like a basketball player and would still be the best player most of the time. In fact the older fans said there was a time Larry Bird was the best.
In 1993 after Michael Jordan first retired from basketball I became a hardcore basketball fan. I knew Larry Bird was retired but I still followed the Celtics because of hearing of all their tradition and the hometown Knicks who would finally have a chance to win a championship because Jordan retired or so went the reasoning in New York. There was no real catalyst from my change of being a passive follower to being a hardcore fan, but it was just something that happened. At that time I made a real effort to learn as much about basketball and basketball history as I could.
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