The

1955–56 NBA season The 1955–56 NBA season was the tenth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrence ...

was the Celtics' tenth season in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

.1955–56 Boston Celtics
/ref> This was the last time the Celtics failed to advance to the

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until 1966–67.

Regular season

:x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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W 110–93
, Bob Cousy (29) , — , Bob Cousy (9) ,

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L 98–101
, Bob Cousy (28) , Arnie Risen (17) , Bob Cousy (10) ,

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L 97–102
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Bill Sharman William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered ...

(24) , Arnie Risen (15) , Bob Cousy (7) ,

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Awards and records

* Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team *

, All-NBA First Team

References

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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

1950s in Boston