1952–53 Boston Celtics season

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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
(Eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1951–52 1953–54 >

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

Offseason

NBA Draft

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Main article: 1952 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team

Roster

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Season standings

Eastern Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks 47 23 .671 - 22-4 15-14 10-5 30-10
x-Syracuse Nationals 47 24 .662 0.5 32-2 10-20 5-2 26-15
x-Boston Celtics 46 25 .648 1.5 21-3 11-18 14-4 28-13
x-Baltimore Bullets 16 54 .229 31 11-20 1–19 4-15 10-30
Philadelphia Warriors 12 57 .174 34.5 5-12 1–28 6-17 7-33
x = clinched playoff spot

Game log

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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

Season

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Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

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References

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See also

  1. ↑ 1952–53 Boston Celtics
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