The Knicks beat the Celtics in Philly on Tuesday night, Syracuse on Wednesday night, but they could not get their 3rd straight win against the Celtics on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. 9,281 fans were on hand for a doubleheader of basketball and they received quite a treat. The game was tied 13 different times but the Celtics pulled away late to take a 92-87 win over the Knicks. Jack Nichols led the Celtics with 24 points and 13 rebounds. The victory brought the Celtics season record to 17-11.
In the 1st game of the doubleheader the Fort Wayne Pistons went on to defeat the Philadelphia Warriors 92-81. Philadelphia was never really in the game and trailed by 15 at the half with Neil Johnston, Tom Gola, and Paul Arizin held to 0 field goals at the half and the team could not recover. Joe Graboski was the only Warrior who played with a level of consistency and he led all scorers with 31 points.
Box Score
Boston (92) G F PF P
Macauley lf 3 3 2 9
Loscutoff 1 2 3 4
Nichols rf 10 4 1 24
Hemric 2 1 5 5
Risen c 4 2 4 10
Morrison 2 0 1 4
Cousy lg 6 6 5 18
Sharman rg 4 4 1 12
Barrett 3 0 0 6
Total...35 22 22 92
New York (97) G F PF P
Gallatin lf 4 2 1 10
Baechtold rf 5 2 1 12
Vandeweghe 3 0 4 6
Felix c 6 3 2 15
Dukes 1 1 0 3
Shue lg 4 3 0 11
Braun 5 4 3 14
Sears rg 4 4 3 12
Clifton 0 4 4 4
Total...32 23 18 87
Boston...23 19 18 22-92
Knicks...24 17 24 22-87
Free Throws Missed-Loscutoff, Nichols, Cousy 3, Gallatin 3, Felix 4, Clifton
Officials-Sid Borgia and Stan Stutz
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9/3/08
January 4, 1956 Knicks beat Celtics 2nd day in a row
For the 2nd straight day the Knicks were victors over the Boston Celtics. In a doubleheader this time in Syracuse the Knicks beat the Celtics 103-86. The Knicks went into the 4th quarter with a 73-65, in the 4th Celtic Ernie Barrett hit 4 straight shots to tie the game at 77. The Celtics soon took a 81-80 lead before the Knicks scored 15 straight points to go up 95-81 and put the game out of reach. The loss brought the Celtics record to 16-11.
In the feature game of the doubleheader the Warriors beat the Nationals 88-87 after Neil Johnston hit a game winning free throw. Johnston led all scorers with 26 points.
Box Score
Knicks (103) G F PF P
Gallatin lf 6 4 3 16
Clifton rf 8 2 4 18
Vandeweghe 3 2 3 8
Sears 8 4 5 20
Felix c 5 4 5 14
Dukes 0 0 0 0
Braun lg 3 2 4 8
Baechtold rg 5 3 3 13
Shue 2 2 0 6
Total..40 23 27 103
Boston (86) G F PF P
Nichols lf 7 1 4 15
Loscutoff rf 3 0 4 6
Palazzi 0 1 0 1
Hemric 0 2 1 2
Macauley c 6 1 3 13
Risen 2 4 4 8
Cousy lg 1 5 5 7
Sharman rg 8 9 2 25
Barrett 4 1 2 9
Morrison 0 0 2 0
Total...31 24 27 86
Knicks...25 20 28 30-103
Boston...22 26 17 21-86
Free Throws Missed-Gallatin, Sears 2, Felix, Dukes, Braun 3, Baechtold, Risen, Loscutoff 3, Palazzi 3, Hemric 2, Cousy 2, Sharman 2, Barrett 2
In the feature game of the doubleheader the Warriors beat the Nationals 88-87 after Neil Johnston hit a game winning free throw. Johnston led all scorers with 26 points.
Box Score
Knicks (103) G F PF P
Gallatin lf 6 4 3 16
Clifton rf 8 2 4 18
Vandeweghe 3 2 3 8
Sears 8 4 5 20
Felix c 5 4 5 14
Dukes 0 0 0 0
Braun lg 3 2 4 8
Baechtold rg 5 3 3 13
Shue 2 2 0 6
Total..40 23 27 103
Boston (86) G F PF P
Nichols lf 7 1 4 15
Loscutoff rf 3 0 4 6
Palazzi 0 1 0 1
Hemric 0 2 1 2
Macauley c 6 1 3 13
Risen 2 4 4 8
Cousy lg 1 5 5 7
Sharman rg 8 9 2 25
Barrett 4 1 2 9
Morrison 0 0 2 0
Total...31 24 27 86
Knicks...25 20 28 30-103
Boston...22 26 17 21-86
Free Throws Missed-Gallatin, Sears 2, Felix, Dukes, Braun 3, Baechtold, Risen, Loscutoff 3, Palazzi 3, Hemric 2, Cousy 2, Sharman 2, Barrett 2
January 3, 1956- Knicks beat Celtics to end Celts 7 game winning streak
In a basketball doubleheader in Philadelphia's Convention Hall the Knicks beat the Celtics 107-97 in the first game to end the Celtics 7 game winning streak. New York trailed by 10 in the 2nd quarter 44-34, before making a rally to go up by 1 at halftime. From there the Knicks had a strong 3rd quarter where they led by as many as 13 and the Celtics never recovered. This game featured the return of Dr. Ernie Vandeweghe who was in the process of completing his residency at New York Babies' Hospital. This was Vandeweghe's 1st game in 2 years.
In the 2nd game of the doubleheader the Philadelphia Warriors blew out the Fort Wayne Pistons 102-82. George Yardley led all scorers with 22 points.
Knicks (107) G F PF P
Gallatin lf 6 11 5 23
Sears 3 1 3 7
Clifton rf 7 1 5 15
Felix c 5 10 3 20
Dukes 2 0 3 4
Shue lg 3 3 2 9
Baechtold rg 4 2 1 10
Vandeweghe 2 0 2 4
Braun 6 3 1 15
Total..38 31 25 107
Boston (97) G F PF P
Hemric lf 0 3 4 3
Macauley rf 9 1 2 19
Loscutoff 3 1 4 7
Palazzi 2 6 2 10
Risen c 2 3 4 7
Morrison 3 1 5 7
Cousy lg 7 5 3 19
Sharman rg 6 4 1 16
Barrett 4 1 1 9
Total...36 25 26 97
Knicks......27 24 28 28-107
Boston......23 27 25 22-97
Free Throws Missed-Gallatin, Sears, Clifton 3, Felix, Dukes, Shue 2, Hemric 4, Loscutoff 2, Palazzi, Risen, Morrison, Cousy, Barrett
In the 2nd game of the doubleheader the Philadelphia Warriors blew out the Fort Wayne Pistons 102-82. George Yardley led all scorers with 22 points.
Knicks (107) G F PF P
Gallatin lf 6 11 5 23
Sears 3 1 3 7
Clifton rf 7 1 5 15
Felix c 5 10 3 20
Dukes 2 0 3 4
Shue lg 3 3 2 9
Baechtold rg 4 2 1 10
Vandeweghe 2 0 2 4
Braun 6 3 1 15
Total..38 31 25 107
Boston (97) G F PF P
Hemric lf 0 3 4 3
Macauley rf 9 1 2 19
Loscutoff 3 1 4 7
Palazzi 2 6 2 10
Risen c 2 3 4 7
Morrison 3 1 5 7
Cousy lg 7 5 3 19
Sharman rg 6 4 1 16
Barrett 4 1 1 9
Total...36 25 26 97
Knicks......27 24 28 28-107
Boston......23 27 25 22-97
Free Throws Missed-Gallatin, Sears, Clifton 3, Felix, Dukes, Shue 2, Hemric 4, Loscutoff 2, Palazzi, Risen, Morrison, Cousy, Barrett
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