1952–53 Boston Celtics season

1952–53 Boston Celtics season
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record46–25 (.648)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division finals
(lost to Knicks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1951–52 1953–54 >

The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' seventh season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1952 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
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

1952–53 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 18 Brannum, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1925–05–28 Michigan
PF 17 Conley, Gene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1930–11–10 Washington
SF 11 Cooper, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1926–09–29 Duquesne
PG 14 Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1928–08–09 Holy Cross
SG 12 Donham, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1926–10–11 Ohio State
SF 13 Harris, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1927–03–16 Oklahoma State
F/C 10 Hermsen, Kleggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1923–03–12 Minnesota
C 22 Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–03–22 Saint Louis
C 16 Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1922–06–16 Georgetown
F 19 Mahoney, Mo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1927–11–20 Brown
PG 4 Rollins, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1923–09–14 Kentucky
SG 21 Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1926–05–25 USC
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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
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
# 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

1953 playoff game log
Division Semi-finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series
1 March 19 @ Syracuse W 87–81 Bob Cousy (20) — Onondaga War Memorial 1–0
2 March 21 Syracuse W 111–105 (4OT) Bob Cousy (50) Macauley, Sharman (5) Boston Garden 2–0
Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series
1 March 25 @ New York L 91–95 Bob Cousy (28) Chuck Cooper (6) Madison Square Garden III 0–1
2 March 26 New York W 86–70 Macauley, Cousy (21) Bob Cousy (13) Boston Garden 1–1
3 March 28 @ New York L 82–101 Bob Cousy (18) Ed Macauley (5) Madison Square Garden III 1–2
4 March 29 New York L 75–82 Ed Macauley (25) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden 1–3
1953 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1952–53 Boston Celtics

See also