1953–54 Boston Celtics season

1953–54 Boston Celtics season
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record42–30 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division finals
(lost to Nationals 0–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
RadioWCOP

The 1953–54 NBA season was the Celtics' eighth season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1953 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team

Regular season

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks 44 28 .611 – 18–8 15–13 11–7 24–16
x- 42 30 .583 2 17–6 10–19 15–5 25–15
x-Syracuse Nationals 42 30 .583 2 26–6 11–17 5–7 21–19
Philadelphia Warriors 29 43 .403 15 10–9 6–16 13–18 19–21
Baltimore Bullets 16 56 .222 28 12–18 0–22 4–16 11–29
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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

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

1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 March 16 @ New York W 93–71 Cousy, Sharman (22) — Bob Cousy (10) Madison Square Garden III 1–0
2 March 17 Syracuse L 95–96 (OT) Bob Cousy (32) three players tied (10) Jack Nichols (10) Boston Garden 1–1
3 March 20 New York W 79–78 Bill Sharman (26) — Cousy, Nichols (6) Boston Garden 2–1
4 March 22 @ Syracuse L 85–98 Bob Cousy (25) Jack Nichols (12) Bob Cousy (8) Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
Division finals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 25 @ Syracuse L 94–109 Jack Nichols (28) Jack Nichols (9) Bill Sharman (5) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
2 March 27 Syracuse L 76–83 Bill Sharman (20) — Bob Cousy (6) Boston Garden 0–2
1954 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ "1953-54 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "NBA Team With The Fewest Points Per Assist In A Season In NBA History". StatMuse. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "NBA Team With The Highest Assists Per Point * 100 In A Season In NBA History". StatMuse. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Most Assists Per Game By A Player In The 1953-54 NBA Season". StatMuse. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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