BOXTOP Report - 1959-60 Boston Celtics

Known issues with box scores
Celtics regular season statistics and known issues
Celtics playoff statistics and known issues
Regular Season Game Inventory
Playoffs Game Inventory

Known issues with box scores


11/18/1959: Syracuse Nationals Team FGA mismatch (Team=110, Players=113)
11/20/1959: Syracuse Nationals Team PF mismatch (Team=21, Players=20)
12/17/1959: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=30, Players=27)
12/20/1959: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=59, Players=58)
12/28/1959: Minneapolis Lakers Team FGA mismatch (Team=103, Players=99)
01/04/1960: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=21, Players=22)
01/23/1960: Syracuse Nationals Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=250)
01/27/1960: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=30, Players=33)
01/30/1960: Cincinnati Royals Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=239)
02/03/1960: Minneapolis Lakers Team AST mismatch (Team=14, Players=19)
02/07/1960: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=21, Players=24)
03/09/1960: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=18, Players=30)
03/27/1960: St. Louis Hawks Team REB mismatch (Team=64, Players=62)
03/27/1960: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=71, Players=73)
04/05/1960: St. Louis Hawks Team REB mismatch (Team=51, Players=47)

Regular Season Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
10/17/1959Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
10/24/1959Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
10/31/1959Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY Y Y0CY
11/01/1959Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
11/03/1959Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
11/07/1959Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY
11/08/1959Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers Y YYYY Y Y0CY
11/10/1959Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YYYY Y Y0CY
11/11/1959Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY Y Y0CY NBA.com
11/14/1959St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY2CY BG
11/15/1959Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
11/17/1959Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
11/18/1959Boston CelticsSyracuse NationalsYY YYYYYYYYY2CY BG SHJ
11/20/1959Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
11/21/1959Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY Y Y2CY BG BR.com
11/25/1959Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
11/26/1959Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
11/28/1959Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
11/29/1959Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
12/03/1959Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY Y0CY BG
12/04/1959New York KnickerbockersBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
12/06/1959Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
12/08/1959Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY Y Y1CY BG BR.com
12/09/1959Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
12/11/1959St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
12/12/1959Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
12/17/1959New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
12/19/1959New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
12/20/1959Boston CelticsSyracuse NationalsYYYYYYYYYY Y2CY BG SHJ
12/22/1959Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
12/25/1959Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
12/27/1959Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
12/28/1959Minneapolis LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
12/30/1959Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks YYYYYYY YYY2CY BG
01/01/1960Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG BH NBA.com
01/02/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
01/03/1960Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
01/04/1960Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY BH
01/05/1960Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/09/1960Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
01/10/1960Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks YYYYYYY YYY2CY BG BR.com NBA.com
01/12/1960Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
01/13/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/15/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YY0CY BG
01/17/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY NBA.com
01/20/1960New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY BH
01/23/1960Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY BH
01/24/1960Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG BR.com
01/27/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY BH
01/29/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
01/30/1960Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYY Y Y2BH CY BG
01/31/1960Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/02/1960St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics YYYYYYY YYY1CY BG BR.com NBA.com
02/03/1960Minneapolis LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/05/1960Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/06/1960Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y Y Y0CY BG
02/07/1960New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/09/1960Minneapolis LakersBoston Celtics YYYYYYY Y Y2CY BG BR.com NBA.com
02/10/1960Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YY Y2BG CY
02/13/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY0BG CY
02/14/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
02/16/1960Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers Y YYYY Y Y0BG CY
02/18/1960Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
02/19/1960Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY Y Y0BG CY
02/20/1960Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks YYYYYY YYY2CY BG BR.com
02/21/1960Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG BR.com
02/23/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG NBA.com
02/24/1960Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
02/25/1960Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0CY BG
02/26/1960Minneapolis LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2CY BG
02/28/1960Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG BR.com
03/02/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
03/03/1960Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
03/06/1960Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
03/09/1960New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YY Y2BG CY

Boston Celtics regular season statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Gene Conley714972012177611419414264478
Bob Cousy75782568536319403552351461455
Gene Guarilia44 (48)17258712942 (41)19654145
Tom Heinsohn75734673643283386240592701629
K.C. Jones73 (74)4381691711281703163108466
Sam Jones74488355297168221 (220)7437101878
Maury King119580142310
Jim Loscutoff288466422236111108154
Frank Ramsey73594422398273347119442491117
John Richter65 (66)24111311059117514154285
Bill Russell741373555453240394 (392)891862031350
Bill Sharman7154555943425229149361471370
TEAM7555453744348518492522 (2518)21665841807933790
Games Available7523752775751222737511

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().

Note: BOXTOP data matches NBA.com game logs for inconsistencies. Regular season TEAM FTA shown on NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com as 2519 but sum of players on Basketball-Reference.com equals 2518; note that the 1990 edition of The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Basketball shows the same inconsistency.


Playoffs Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
03/16/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 1BG CY
03/18/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YY2Eastern Division Finals Game 2BG CY
03/19/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYY YYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 3BG CY
03/20/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YY1Eastern Division Finals Game 4BG CY
03/22/1960Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 5BG CY
03/24/1960Boston CelticsPhiladelphia WarriorsYYYYYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 6BG CY NBA.com
03/27/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 1BG CY BR.com
03/29/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2NBA Finals Game 2CY BG
04/02/1960Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 3BG CY BR.com
04/03/1960Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 4BG CY BR.com
04/05/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 5BG CY BR.com
04/07/1960Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 6BG CY BR.com
04/09/1960St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 7BG G7 CY

Boston Celtics playoff statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Gene Conley132283461162210335984
Bob Cousy133858018939512610227199
Gene Guarilia74141466133414
Tom Heinsohn133551122136080682553284
K.C. Jones131982762172214122871
Sam Jones1317745961721221415107
Frank Ramsey13382811455563511851217
John Richter877152251412217 (18)35
Bill Russell135729414453753363438241
Bill Sharman13309881774353251522219
TEAM1326405801123311407795228314 (315)147145
Games Available13111310131371113136

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().

Note: issue,regular,BOXTOP data matches NBA.com game logs.


Abbreviations for Sources:
BG - Boston Globe
BH - Boston Herald
BRA - Boston Record-American
BR.com - Basketball-Reference.com
CY - Boston Celtics Yearbook
G7 - Woten, Bill. Game 7: Inside the NBA’s Ultimate Showdown. Self-published, 2007.
NYT - New York Times
PI - Philadelphia Inquirer
SB - Sullivan, George. The Picture History of the Boston Celtics. Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1981.
SHJ - Syracuse Herald-Journal
TSN - The Sporting News
W - NBA Finals Boxscore collection, http://webuns.chez-alice.fr/home.htm (referenced by APBR.org)


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