1952–53 Boston Celtics season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' 7th season in the NBA.[1]
1952–53 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 46–25 (.648) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Finals (Lost to Knicks 1–3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Offseason
NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 6 | Bill Stauffer | F | United States | Missouri |
4 | 7 | Herm Hedderick | SG | United States | Canisius |
10 | 4 | Gene Conley | F/C | United States | Washington |
Roster
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Regular season
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 |
x-Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 | 11-20 | 1–19 | 4-15 | 10-30 |
Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 | 5-12 | 1–28 | 6-17 | 7-33 |
- x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1952-53 NBA Records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 2–8 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–10 | 6–4 | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Boston | 8–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 5–6 |
Fort Wayne | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–7 | — | 5–6 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | — | 3–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–3 |
Minneapolis | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6–4 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 |
New York | 10–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 10–0 | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Philadelphia | 4–6 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | — | 2–4 | 2–8 |
Rochester | 6–0 | 2–4 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Syracuse | 8–2 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 4–2 | — |
Game log
1952–53 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 31 | @ Indianapolis | 83–68 | Bob Cousy (22) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 1 | @ Minneapolis | 91–94 | Ed Macauley (37) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 8 | Syracuse | 83–106 | Bob Cousy (27) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | November 11 | Minneapolis | 101–92 | Ed Macauley (25) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 13 | @ Syracuse | 81–96 | Bob Cousy (25) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 15 | @ New York | 68–79 | Bob Cousy (23) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 16 | Rochester | 87–96 | Ed Macauley (27) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 19 | N Milwaukee | 77–91 | Bob Cousy (24) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 22 | Indianapolis | 91–96 | Ed Macauley (23) | 5–4 | |||||
10 | November 23 | @ Rochester | 102–100 | Bob Cousy (26) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 26 | Philadelphia | 92–93 | Bob Cousy (30) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 27 | @ Philadelphia | 83–70 | Ed Macauley (21) | 8–4 | |||||
13 | November 29 | N Fort Wayne | 71–78 | Bob Cousy (27) | 9–4 | |||||
14 | November 30 | @ Syracuse | 66–78 | Bob Cousy (28) | 9–5 | |||||
15 | December 3 | Minneapolis | 106–102 (OT) | Bob Cousy (28) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | December 4 | N Milwaukee | 90–73 | Bob Cousy (23) | 9–7 | |||||
17 | December 6 | Milwaukee | 83–88 | Ed Macauley (16) | 10–7 | |||||
18 | December 9 | N Philadelphia | 72–86 | Ed Macauley (29) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | December 10 | N Philadelphia | 97–103 | Bob Cousy (30) | 12–7 | |||||
20 | December 11 | N Baltimore | 94–88 | Bill Sharman (42) | 13–7 | |||||
21 | December 13 | Philadelphia | 78–82 | Bill Sharman (22) | 14–7 | |||||
22 | December 14 | @ Baltimore | 83–73 | Bob Cousy (23) | 15–7 | |||||
23 | December 18 | N Syracuse | 83–88 | Bob Cousy (26) | 16–7 | |||||
24 | December 20 | Syracuse | 77–91 | Ed Macauley (31) | 17–7 | |||||
25 | December 21 | @ Syracuse | 86–90 | Ed Macauley (21) | 17–8 | |||||
26 | December 25 | @ New York | 84–97 | Bill Sharman (25) | 17–9 | |||||
27 | December 26 | @ Indianapolis | 74–85 | Bill Sharman (20) | 17–10 | |||||
28 | December 27 | @ Minneapolis | 71–94 | Bill Sharman (20) | 17–11 | |||||
29 | December 28 | @ Fort Wayne | 89–66 | Bob Cousy (22) | 18–11 | |||||
30 | December 31 | Syracuse | 87–97 | Bill Sharman (29) | 19–11 | |||||
31 | January 1 | @ Rochester | 83–81 (OT) | Bob Cousy (24) | 20–11 | |||||
32 | January 3 | N Indianapolis | 63–78 | Bob Cousy (20) | 21–11 | |||||
33 | January 4 | New York | 100–103 | Ed Macauley (28) | 22–11 | |||||
34 | January 7 | @ Philadelphia | 84–82 | Bill Sharman (34) | 23–11 | |||||
35 | January 8 | N Rochester | 85–88 (OT) | Ed Macauley (28) | 24–11 | |||||
36 | January 9 | N Baltimore | 90–94 | Bob Cousy (22) | 24–12 | |||||
37 | January 10 | @ Baltimore | 105–126 | Bill Sharman (33) | 24–13 | |||||
38 | January 11 | Baltimore | 87–131 | Ed Macauley (25) | 25–13 | |||||
39 | January 15 | @ Fort Wayne | 85–91 | Bill Sharman (26) | 25–14 | |||||
40 | January 16 | @ Milwaukee | 100–90 | Bill Sharman (29) | 26–14 | |||||
41 | January 18 | New York | 83–99 | Ed Macauley (33) | 27–14 | |||||
42 | January 21 | Fort Wayne | 84–94 | Bob Cousy (29) | 28–14 | |||||
43 | January 22 | N New York | 112–89 | Bill Sharman (20) | 28–15 | |||||
44 | January 23 | @ Indianapolis | 85–90 | Ed Macauley (24) | 28–16 | |||||
45 | January 25 | @ Minneapolis | 82–87 | Bob Cousy (18) | 28–17 | |||||
46 | January 27 | N Milwaukee | 58–80 | Cousy, Macauley (22) | 29–17 | |||||
47 | January 29 | @ Fort Wayne | 98–111 | Bob Cousy (27) | 29–18 | |||||
48 | January 31 | @ New York | 69–76 | Bill Sharman (23) | 29–19 | |||||
49 | February 1 | Rochester | 109–86 | Ed Macauley (25) | 29–20 | |||||
50 | February 4 | Syracuse | 92–105 | Bill Sharman (32) | 30–20 | |||||
51 | February 7 | @ Baltimore | 101–98 (OT) | Ed Macauley (33) | 31–20 | |||||
52 | February 8 | New York | 79–87 | Bill Sharman (20) | 32–20 | |||||
53 | February 12 | @ Philadelphia | 91–92 | Ed Macauley (25) | 32–21 | |||||
54 | February 13 | Milwaukee | 74–77 | Ed Macauley (25) | 33–21 | |||||
55 | February 15 | Indianapolis | 76–89 | Ed Macauley (20) | 34–21 | |||||
56 | February 17 | N Syracuse | 84–65 | Cousy, Sharman (14) | 34–22 | |||||
57 | February 18 | N New York | 66–69 | Ed Macauley (16) | 35–22 | |||||
58 | February 21 | @ Baltimore | 90–86 | Cousy, Macauley (23) | 36–22 | |||||
59 | February 22 | New York | 83–87 (OT) | Bob Cousy (27) | 37–22 | |||||
60 | February 25 | Philadelphia | 80–87 | Cousy, Macauley (22) | 38–22 | |||||
61 | February 26 | N Baltimore | 82–81 | Ed Macauley (23) | 39–22 | |||||
62 | February 28 | @ Rochester | 81–77 | Bill Sharman (22) | 39–23 | |||||
63 | March 3 | N Baltimore | 95–94 (OT) | Bob Cousy (32) | 40–23 | |||||
64 | March 4 | N Philadelphia | 75–82 | Ed Macauley (17) | 41–23 | |||||
65 | March 6 | Minneapolis | 85–100 | Ed Macauley (46) | 42–23 | |||||
66 | March 8 | @ New York | 89–78 | Ed Macauley (25) | 43–23 | |||||
67 | March 11 | Fort Wayne | 92–98 | Ed Macauley (28) | 44–23 | |||||
68 | March 12 | @ Syracuse | 70–84 | Bob Cousy (15) | 44–24 | |||||
69 | March 15 | Philadelphia | 87–103 | Ed Macauley (26) | 45–24 | |||||
70 | March 16 | N Baltimore | 92–78 | Ed Macauley (19) | 46–24 | |||||
71 | March 17 | @ Syracuse | 68–72 | Bob Cousy (16) | 46–25 |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Boston 87, Syracuse 81
- Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 111, Syracuse 105 (4OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Nationals and Celtics.
East Division Finals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Knicks win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ New York: New York 95, Boston 91
- Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 86, New York 70
- Game 3 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 82
- Game 4 @ Boston: New York 82, Boston 75
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2–1)
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Awards and records
References
See also
- 1952-53 NBA season
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