NBA basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' seventh season in the NBA.[1]
Offseason[edit]
NBA draft[edit]
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
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season[edit]
- x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
1953 playoff game log |
Division Semi-finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) |
Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) |
1953 schedule |
Player statistics[edit]
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Playoffs[edit]
Awards and records[edit]
Transactions[edit]
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