1952–53 Boston Celtics season

1952–53 Boston Celtics season
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

The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' 7th season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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 Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks4723.671-22-415-1410-530-10
x-Syracuse Nationals4724.6620.532-210-205-226-15
x-Boston Celtics4625.6481.521-311-1814-428-13
x-Baltimore Bullets1654.2293111-201–194-1510-30
Philadelphia Warriors1257.17434.55-121–286-177-33
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1952-53 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —2–80–62–43–31–50–106–40–62–8
Boston 8–2—4–24–25–11–56–49–14–25–6
Fort Wayne 6–02–4—7–37–31–94–25–03–71–5
Indianapolis 4–22–43–7—5–64–61–55–13–71–5
Milwaukee 3–31–53–76–5—3–71–54–23–73–3
Minneapolis 5–15–19–16–47–3—4–26–04–62–4
New York 10–04–62–45–15–12–4—10–03–36–4
Philadelphia 4–61–90–51–52–40–60–10—2–42–8
Rochester 6–02–47–37–37–36–43–34–2—2–4
Syracuse 8–26–55–15–13–34–24–68–24–2—

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

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1952–53 Boston Celtics

See also

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