1955-56 Boston Celtics Game Log (Advanced)

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Record: 39-33, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (39-33)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 106.0 (1st of 8) Opp PTS/G: 105.3 (8th of 8)

SRS: 0.72 (2nd of 8) Pace: 114.5 (1st of 8)

Off Rtg: 92.2 (3rd of 8) Def Rtg: 91.7 (6th of 8) Net Rtg: +0.6 (3rd of 8)

Expected W-L: 38-34 (3rd of 8)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 209,645 (1st of 1)

NBA 1956 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (1-2) versus Syracuse Nationals (Series Stats)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	1	1955-11-05		PHW	W	98	87				.461		.458	54.1	87.1			.348			.404	.337			.303
2	2	1955-11-11		MNL	W	119	75				.339		.475		84.8			.422			.248	.284			.358
3	3	1955-11-12	@	NYK	L	95	96
4	4	1955-11-17	@	PHW	L	92	106				.553		.435	46.7	55.2			.341			.400	.398			.409
5	5	1955-11-19		FTW	W	104	102				.500		.484	48.1	94.3			.398			.386	.357			.327
6	6	1955-11-23		NYK	L	111	115				.479		.488	47.1	74.4			.415			.351	.390			.370
7	7	1955-11-24	@	SYR	L	103	111				.300		.455	50.9	79.5			.390			.250	.412			.265
8	8	1955-11-26	@	ROC	W	104	103				.636		.528					.429			.494	.449			.423
9	9	1955-11-29	N	SYR	W	105	97				.250		.438	49.2	60.5			.398			.176	.393			.121
10	10	1955-12-02		STL	W	94	81				.295		.396	53.2	91.4			.333			.229	.305			.242
11	11	1955-12-04	@	FTW	L	90	111				.308		.436		75.8			.363			.264	.462			.269
12	12	1955-12-06	@	STL	W	122	99				.667		.605					.526			.513	.357			.296
13	13	1955-12-09	N	ROC	L	108	109				.484		.479	46.3	75.0			.387			.387	.383			.252
14	14	1955-12-10		MNL	W	118	102				.204		.479	53.4	78.4			.451			.142	.389			.295
15	15	1955-12-11	@	SYR	L	89	101
16	16	1955-12-13	N	PHW	L	108	109				.579		.453	51.9	42.4			.347			.442	.434			.232
17	17	1955-12-14		NYK	W	102	100				.489		.477		88.2			.386			.386	.412			.353
18	18	1955-12-17		SYR	L	104	110				.343		.430	50.0	94.9			.371			.248	.411			.337
19	19	1955-12-18	@	NYK	W	95	92
20	20	1955-12-20	N	MNL	W	111	104
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
21	21	1955-12-25	@	MNL	W	115	112				.588		.571					.513			.413	.417			.333
22	22	1955-12-27	@	STL	W	105	102				.422		.492					.411			.344	.408			.224
23	23	1955-12-30	N	SYR	W	110	103				.448		.479	56.3	75.7			.385			.375	.386			.248
24	24	1955-12-31	@	ROC	W	112	100				.500		.499					.402			.413	.465			.233
25	25	1956-01-01		PHW	W	121	113				.473		.538	58.6	79.5			.473			.355	.472			.326
26	26	1956-01-03	N	NYK	L	97	107				.364		.422	39.0	75.0			.364			.253	.432			.352
27	27	1956-01-04	N	NYK	L	86	103				.459		.421					.365			.282	.404			.232
28	28	1956-01-05	@	NYK	W	92	87
29	29	1956-01-07	@	SYR	W	105	99				.333		.462	55.9	48.8			.414			.232	.363			.245
30	30	1956-01-08		ROC	L	109	111				.448		.474		75.0			.375			.385	.387			.225
31	31	1956-01-10	@	FTW	L	89	105				.323		.406		78.8			.344			.240	.430			.269
32	32	1956-01-11	N	MNL	L	110	114				.480		.454					.350			.400	.436			.257
33	33	1956-01-13		SYR	W	119	104				.474		.508	59.3	79.1			.443			.340	.372			.362
34	34	1956-01-14	@	PHW	W	104	103				.616		.476	46.3	75.0			.372			.465	.344			.419
35	35	1956-01-15		NYK	L	104	109				.386		.440	52.4	75.7			.366			.297	.339			.295
36	36	1956-01-17	N	FTW	W	91	85
37	37	1956-01-18	N	FTW	W	95	90
38	38	1956-01-20		STL	W	133	112				.415		.530	57.0	72.5			.481			.292	.398			.409
39	39	1956-01-21	N	SYR	W	100	96				.359		.469	46.4	59.5			.402			.283	.321			.214
40	40	1956-01-22		PHW	L	115	129				.370		.458	52.3	64.3			.389			.287	.474			.381
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
41	41	1956-01-23	N	PHW	L	104	120				.292		.480	42.3	52.5			.417			.250	.505			.227
42	42	1956-01-25	N	FTW	L	100	101				.404		.452	46.7	75.7			.394			.277	.429			.345
43	43	1956-01-27		FTW	L	97	106
44	44	1956-01-28	@	ROC	W	126	119				.588		.589					.518			.447	.489			.287
45	45	1956-01-29		ROC	W	112	103				.355		.440	54.7	56.4			.355			.309	.365			.165
46	46	1956-01-31	@	STL	L	91	114				.682		.398					.295			.443	.429			.306
47	47	1956-02-01	@	MNL	L	106	107				.573		.476					.360			.472	.463			.413
48	48	1956-02-02	N	MNL	W	102	101				.374		.442					.364			.303	.456			.211
49	49	1956-02-04	@	ROC	L	69	83
50	50	1956-02-05		NYK	W	114	104				.447		.507	57.0	68.3			.436			.340	.398			.458
51	51	1956-02-07	@	NYK	L	102	113
52	52	1956-02-08	N	STL	L	110	111							37.8
53	53	1956-02-09	@	SYR	W	98	97				.352		.482	54.9	67.6			.420			.273	.350			.270
54	54	1956-02-10		STL	W	124	100				.311		.514	54.0	52.9			.481			.208	.365			.313
55	55	1956-02-12		NYK	W	116	108				.431		.478	52.1	70.7			.402			.333	.470			.361
56	56	1956-02-18	N	PHW	L	101	115
57	57	1956-02-19		PHW	W	120	118				.427		.526	58.1	62.8			.448			.354	.476			.452
58	58	1956-02-21	@	STL	L	97	101				.344		.453					.376			.290	.427			.198
59	59	1956-02-22	@	MNL	W	93	90				.393		.445					.393			.258	.375			.115
60	60	1956-02-24	@	PHW	L	129	135				.550		.468	48.2	61.9			.378			.405	.434			.406
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
61	61	1956-02-26		ROC	W	111	100				.321		.434	55.3	65.1			.384			.223	.393			.107
62	62	1956-02-28	N	ROC	L	97	113
63	63	1956-02-29		FTW	W	106	99				.239		.440	56.3	60.5			.394			.183	.465			.221
64	64	1956-03-01	@	SYR	L	100	111				.319		.482	51.9	62.5			.440			.220	.431			.225
65	65	1956-03-02		MNL	W	119	113				.529		.555	54.1	70.7			.471			.425	.472			.326
66	66	1956-03-04		PHW	W	128	114				.276		.464	61.5	50.0			.407			.228	.400			.400
67	67	1956-03-06	@	NYK	L	99	119
68	68	1956-03-07		SYR	W	111	98				.280		.494	55.6	59.1			.440			.230	.400			.180
69	69	1956-03-08	@	PHW	L	120	142				.612		.482	48.8	60.0			.357			.510	.491			.358
70	70	1956-03-10	N	FTW	L	103	106
71	71	1956-03-11		STL	L	121	127				.320		.515		71.4			.476			.223	.442			.453
72	72	1956-03-14		SYR	W	122	103				.412		.506	53.0	57.8			.441			.314	.353			.181

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