1951–52 Boston Celtics season

1951–52 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 39–27 (.591)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Semifinals
(Lost to Knicks 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WHDH

The 1951–52 Boston Celtics season was the sixth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Ernie BarrettG/F United StatesKansas State
216Bill GarrettF United StatesIndiana
656James LuisiG United StatesSt. Francis (NY)

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 18 United States Brannum, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
F 11 United States Cooper, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duquesne
G 14 United States Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F/C 23 United States Dickey, Dick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina State
G/F 12 United States Donham, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F/C 13 United States Harris, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 22 United States Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
C 16 United States Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgetown
F/C 17 United States McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina
G 21 United States Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2011-03-14

Pre-season

1951 Pre-season Game Log: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordRecap
1October 18 (in Houlton, Maine)Baltimore Bullets71–90Boston Celtics1–0[1]
2October 16 (in Bangor, Maine)Baltimore Bullets85–99Boston Celtics2–0[2]
3October 17 (in Waterville, Maine)Baltimore Bullets87–100Boston Celtics1,2003–0[3]
4October 19 (in Albany, New York)Boston Celtics82–98New York Knicks3–1
5October 22 (in Barre, Vermont)Baltimore Bullets91–75Boston Celtics3–2[4]
6October 22 (in Berlin, New Hampshire)Boston Celtics55–90College All-Stars6004–2[5]
7October 27 (in Washington D.C.)Boston Celtics90–89Baltimore Bullets5–2
8October 28New York Knicks78–79Boston Celtics6–2

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals4026.606–26–712–182–121–15
x-Boston Celtics3927.591122–710–197–122–14
x-New York Knicks3729.561321–412–224–323–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors3333.500724–76–253–114–22
Baltimore Bullets2046.3032017–152–221–910–26

Record vs. opponents

1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–82–42–44–20–62–74–52–43–6
Boston 8–1—3–33–35–13–34–56–33–34–5
Fort Wayne 4–23–3—5–44–55–43–32–43–60–6
Indianapolis 4–23–34–5—7–24–53–32–43–64–2
Milwaukee 2–41–55–42–7—1–82–41–51–82–4
Minneapolis 6–03–34–55–48–1—4–22–47–21–5
New York 7–25–43–33–34–22–4—6–32–45–4
Philadelphia 5–43–64–24–25–14–23–6—2–43–6
Rochester 4–23–36–36–38–12–74–24–2—4–2
Syracuse 6–35–46–02–44–25–14–56–32–4—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 105, New York 94
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 97
  • Game 3 @ Boston: New York 88, Boston 87 (2OT)

Player statistics

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "Bullets Drop Exhibition to Boston Quint". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1950.
  2. ↑ "Celtic Win Again". Associated Press. October 17, 1951.
  3. ↑ "Celtics End Maine Tour With Triumph". Associated Press. October 17, 1951. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Don Barksdale Scores 19 in First Try With Bullets". Associated Press. October 23, 1951. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "600 See Celtics Win Exhibition At Berlin". Associated Press. October 24, 1951. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

See also

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