NBA basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the Celtics' eighth season in the NBA .[1]
Offseason [ edit ] NBA draft [ edit ] Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
Regular season [ edit ] x = clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1953-54 NBA Records Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR Baltimore — 1–9 0–8 2–6 2–6 3–7 4–6 1–7 3–7 Boston 9–1 — 4–4 6–2 3–5 5–5 6–4 4–4 5–5 Fort Wayne 8–0 4–4 — 9–2 5–5 3–5 6–2 3–8 2–6 Milwaukee 6–2 2–6 2–9 — 3–8 3–5 3–5 1–9 1–7 Minneapolis 6–2 5–3 5–5 8–3 — 5–3 6–2 6–5 5–3 New York 7–3 5–5 5–3 5–3 3–5 — 7–3 7–1 5–5 Philadelphia 6–4 4–6 2–6 5–3 2–6 3–7 — 1–7 6–4 Rochester 7–1 4–4 8–3 9–1 5–6 1–7 7–1 — 3–5 Syracuse 7–3 5–5 6–2 7–1 3–5 5–5 4–6 5–3 —
Game log [ edit ] 1953–54 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 November 1 Minneapolis 84–79 Macauley , Sharman (18) 0–1 2 November 5 @ Fort Wayne 79–83 Bill Sharman (23) 0–2 3 November 7 @ Philadelphia 79–77 Ed Macauley (26) 1–2 4 November 11 Philadelphia 78–72 Ed Macauley (23) 1–3 5 November 14 Syracuse 66–77 Bill Sharman (22) 2–3 6 November 15 N Minneapolis 89–74 Ed Macauley (23) 2–4 7 November 17 N Rochester 92–73 Ed Macauley (16) 2–5 8 November 21 Fort Wayne 77–91 Bob Cousy (14) 3–5 9 November 24 N New York 103–92 Bob Cousy (24) 3–6 10 November 25 New York 84–96 Ed Macauley (28) 4–6 11 November 26 @ Syracuse 86–93 Bill Sharman (24) 4–7 12 November 28 N Syracuse 80–91 Ed Macauley (21) 5–7 13 November 29 @ Minneapolis 82–95 Barksdale , Sharman (16) 5–8 14 December 1 N Philadelphia 86–89 (OT) Ed Macauley (24) 6–8 15 December 3 @ Fort Wayne 70–76 Ed Macauley (22) 6–9 16 December 5 Milwaukee 79–97 Bob Cousy (22) 7–9 17 December 6 @ Baltimore 102–95 (OT) Ed Macauley (35) 8–9 18 December 8 @ Rochester 79–97 Bill Sharman (22) 8–10 19 December 9 @ Philadelphia 103–104 (OT) Bill Sharman (23) 8–11 20 December 10 @ New York 113–108 (2OT) Bob Cousy (35) 9–11 21 December 12 Baltimore 75–106 Bob Cousy (23) 10–11 22 December 13 @ Syracuse 74–108 Bill Sharman (19) 10–12 23 December 15 N Fort Wayne 75–82 Bill Sharman (27) 11–12 24 December 16 Fort Wayne 74–91 Ed Macauley (25) 12–12 25 December 19 Syracuse 90–83 Macauley, Sharman (18) 12–13 26 December 20 N Philadelphia 89–101 Ed Macauley (21) 13–13 27 December 21 N Milwaukee 74–90 Bob Cousy (26) 14–13 28 December 23 N Milwaukee 74–80 Bob Cousy (26) 15–13 29 December 25 @ Fort Wayne 79–108 Bob Cousy (16) 15–14 30 December 26 @ Milwaukee 67–74 Bob Cousy (23) 15–15 31 December 27 Rochester 72–98 Cousy, Macauley (17) 16–15 32 December 30 N Syracuse 96–89 Bob Cousy (20) 16–16 33 December 31 @ New York 95–74 Ed Macauley (25) 17–16 34 January 1 Syracuse 92–95 Bob Cousy (29) 18–16 35 January 2 @ Baltimore 92–77 Bob Cousy (22) 19–16 36 January 3 N Baltimore 72–90 Bob Cousy (19) 20–16 37 January 4 N Baltimore 77–73 Bob Cousy (25) 21–16 38 January 10 @ Minneapolis 85–99 Ed Macauley (21) 21–17 39 January 13 Minneapolis 84–88 Ed Macauley (27) 22–17 40 January 14 N Milwaukee 74–86 Ed Macauley (26) 23–17 41 January 17 New York 87–84 (2OT) Bob Cousy (24) 23–18 42 January 19 @ Philadelphia 73–89 Ed Macauley (22) 23–19 43 January 24 Rochester 93–85 Cousy, Macauley (20) 23–20 44 January 26 N Baltimore 94–69 Bill Sharman (19) 24–20 45 January 28 @ Fort Wayne 68–80 Macauley, Sharman (16) 24–21 46 January 29 @ Milwaukee 70–82 Ed Macauley (24) 24–22 47 January 31 @ Minneapolis 67–82 Cousy, Macauley (15) 24–23 48 February 3 Rochester 81–88 Ed Macauley (25) 25–23 49 February 4 @ Philadelphia 78–80 Macauley, Nichols (15) 25–24 50 February 6 @ Rochester 104–81 Bob Cousy (24) 26–24 51 February 7 New York 87–78 Ed Macauley (20) 26–25 52 February 8 N Baltimore 87–75 Bob Cousy (25) 27–25 53 February 10 Syracuse 79–94 Ed Macauley (27) 28–25 54 February 11 N New York 81–84 (OT) Bob Cousy (33) 29–25 55 February 13 @ Baltimore 93–96 Bob Cousy (26) 29–26 56 February 14 New York 89–103 Bob Cousy (32) 30–26 57 February 16 @ New York 85–87 Ed Macauley (16) 30–27 58 February 18 @ Minneapolis 105–92 Bill Sharman (24) 31–27 59 February 19 @ Milwaukee 78–73 Ed Macauley (20) 32–27 60 February 21 N Philadelphia 85–95 Ed Macauley (27) 33–27 61 February 22 N Baltimore 111–110 (3OT) Bob Cousy (42) 34–27 62 February 23 N Rochester 93–77 Bill Sharman (26) 34–28 63 February 25 @ Syracuse 101–96 Bill Sharman (26) 35–28 64 February 27 @ Rochester 75–74 Ed Macauley (20) 36–28 65 February 28 N Milwaukee 74–93 Ed Macauley (19) 37–28 66 March 2 @ New York 71–86 Bob Cousy (24) 37–29 67 March 5 Minneapolis 106–128 Ed Macauley (32) 38–29 68 March 7 Fort Wayne 80–86 Bob Cousy (24) 39–29 69 March 11 @ Syracuse 95–97 (OT) Bob Cousy (24) 39–30 70 March 12 N Philadelphia 95–97 (2OT) Bob Cousy (35) 40–30 71 March 13 Baltimore 85–97 Bill Sharman (30) 41–30 72 March 14 Philadelphia 92–97 Bob Cousy (30) 42–30
Playoffs [ edit ] 1954 playoff game log Division Round Robin Semifinals: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
Division finals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
1954 schedule
Awards and records [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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