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The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' seventh season in the NBA.[1]
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
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
Roster
|
- 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 |
—
|
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
|
1953 playoff game log
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Division Semi-finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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1953 schedule
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