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1951–52 Boston Celtics season

November 12, 2023

The 1951–52 Boston Celtics season was the sixth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1951–52 Boston Celtics season
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record39–27 (.591)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division semifinals
(lost to Knicks 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHDH

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Ernie Barrett G/F   United States Kansas State
2 16 Bill Garrett F   United States Indiana
6 56 James Luisi G   United States St. Francis (NY)

Roster edit

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 18   Brannum, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
F 11   Cooper, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duquesne
G 14   Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F/C 23   Dickey, Dick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) NC State
G/F 12   Donham, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F/C 13   Harris, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 22   Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
C 16   Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgetown
F/C 17   McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina
G 21   Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) USC
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2011-03-14

Pre-season edit

1951 Pre-season Game Log: 6–2 (home: 4–1; road: 2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Recap
1 October 18 (in Houlton, Maine) Baltimore Bullets 71–90 Boston Celtics 1–0 [1]
2 October 16 (in Bangor, Maine) Baltimore Bullets 85–99 Boston Celtics 2–0 [2]
3 October 17 (in Waterville, Maine) Baltimore Bullets 87–100 Boston Celtics 1,200 3–0 [3]
4 October 19 (in Albany, New York) Boston Celtics 82–98 New York Knicks 3–1
5 October 22 (in Barre, Vermont) Baltimore Bullets 91–75 Boston Celtics 3–2 [4]
6 October 22 (in Berlin, New Hampshire) Boston Celtics 55–90 College All-Stars 600 4–2 [5]
7 October 27 (in Washington D.C.) Boston Celtics 90–89 Baltimore Bullets 5–2
8 October 28 New York Knicks 78–79 Boston Celtics 6–2

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 40 26 .606 – 26–7 12–18 2–1 21–15
x-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 1 22–7 10–19 7–1 22–14
x-New York Knicks 37 29 .561 3 21–4 12–22 4–3 23–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors 33 33 .500 7 24–7 6–25 3–1 14–22
Baltimore Bullets 20 46 .303 20 17–15 2–22 1–9 10–26

Record vs. opponents edit

1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore — 1–8 2–4 2–4 4–2 0–6 2–7 4–5 2–4 3–6
Boston 8–1 — 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–5 6–3 3–3 4–5
Fort Wayne 4–2 3–3 — 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–3 2–4 3–6 0–6
Indianapolis 4–2 3–3 4–5 — 7–2 4–5 3–3 2–4 3–6 4–2
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 5–4 2–7 — 1–8 2–4 1–5 1–8 2–4
Minneapolis 6–0 3–3 4–5 5–4 8–1 — 4–2 2–4 7–2 1–5
New York 7–2 5–4 3–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 — 6–3 2–4 5–4
Philadelphia 5–4 3–6 4–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 3–6 — 2–4 3–6
Rochester 4–2 3–3 6–3 6–3 8–1 2–7 4–2 4–2 — 4–2
Syracuse 6–3 5–4 6–0 2–4 4–2 5–1 4–5 6–3 2–4 —

Game log edit

1951–52 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 4 Indianapolis 65–97 Bob Cousy (25) 1–0
2 November 10 N Philadelphia 69–83 Bob Cousy (24) 2–0
3 November 11 Minneapolis 72–77 Ed Macauley (21) 3–0
4 November 14 Fort Wayne 91–98 (OT) Bob Cousy (28) 4–0
5 November 15 @ Syracuse 95–97 Ed Macauley (26) 4–1
6 November 17 @ Baltimore 88–75 Bob Cousy (26) 5–1
7 November 18 New York 78–75 Ed Macauley (35) 5–2
8 November 22 Milwaukee 72–103 Bob Cousy (19) 6–2
9 November 23 @ Philadelphia 102–100 (OT) Ed Macauley (26) 7–2
10 November 24 @ New York 70–68 Bob Cousy (14) 8–2
11 November 25 Philadelphia 85–103 Bob Cousy (20) 9–2
12 November 28 @ Minneapolis 76–90 Cousy, Macauley (14) 9–3
13 November 30 @ Indianapolis 87–92 Ed Macauley (22) 9–4
14 December 2 Baltimore 82–103 Bob Cousy (21) 10–4
15 December 5 Fort Wayne 91–88 Bob Cousy (32) 10–5
16 December 9 New York 94–103 Bob Cousy (31) 11–5
17 December 11 @ Philadelphia 78–79 Bones McKinney (16) 11–6
18 December 12 Milwaukee 84–89 Bill Sharman (21) 12–6
19 December 16 Philadelphia 90–92 (OT) Ed Macauley (32) 13–6
20 December 17 @ Baltimore 80–92 Ed Macauley (20) 13–7
21 December 19 Syracuse 97–103 Bob Cousy (29) 14–7
22 December 21 N Baltimore 106–89 Bob Cousy (25) 15–7
23 December 23 Indianapolis 88–91 Bob Cousy (18) 16–7
24 December 25 @ Minneapolis 93–100 Bob Cousy (22) 16–8
25 December 26 @ Fort Wayne 86–94 Ed Macauley (25) 16–9
26 December 30 New York 90–100 Ed Macauley (32) 17–9
27 December 31 @ New York 86–87 (OT) Ed Macauley (27) 17–10
28 January 1 @ Rochester 91–106 Bob Cousy (22) 17–11
29 January 3 @ Syracuse 81–107 Bob Cousy (27) 17–12
30 January 5 @ Baltimore 94–73 Bob Cousy (27) 18–12
31 January 6 Rochester 80–91 Ed Macauley (22) 19–12
32 January 8 @ Milwaukee 83–76 Ed Macauley (24) 20–12
33 January 10 @ Fort Wayne 94–85 Bob Cousy (27) 21–12
34 January 11 @ Indianapolis 79–100 Ed Macauley (19) 21–13
35 January 16 Minneapolis 108–94 Cousy, Macauley (25) 21–14
36 January 20 Indianapolis 98–117 Bob Cousy (30) 22–14
37 January 23 Baltimore 75–117 Bob Cousy (26) 23–14
38 January 26 Philadelphia 89–85 Ed Macauley (29) 23–15
39 January 27 @ Syracuse 86–91 Bob Cousy (25) 23–16
40 January 29 @ Philadelphia 96–97 Bob Cousy (27) 23–17
41 February 1 N Milwaukee 77–100 Bob Cousy (29) 24–17
42 February 2 @ New York 83–91 Ed Macauley (26) 24–18
43 February 3 New York 95–100 Bob Cousy (30) 25–18
44 February 6 Syracuse 88–99 Bob Cousy (33) 26–18
45 February 9 @ Rochester 100–104 Bob Cousy (26) 26–19
46 February 10 @ Rochester 111–97 Bill Sharman (24) 26–20
47 February 14 @ Fort Wayne 90–94 Bob Cousy (31) 26–21
48 February 16 N Minneapolis 75–77 Bob Cousy (24) 27–21
49 February 17 N Milwaukee 97–95 Bob Cousy (22) 27–22
50 February 18 N Milwaukee 84–106 Bob Cousy (31) 28–22
51 February 19 @ Indianapolis 81–82 Ed Macauley (27) 28–23
52 February 21 Fort Wayne 67–88 Bob Cousy (24) 29–23
53 February 24 @ Syracuse 77–75 Bob Cousy (18) 30–23
54 February 27 Syracuse 81–88 Bob Cousy (22) 31–23
55 February 28 N Rochester 72–91 Ed Macauley (20) 32–23
56 March 1 @ New York 86–105 Cousy, Macauley (19) 32–24
57 March 2 New York 89–87 Bob Cousy (23) 32–25
58 March 4 N Baltimore 91–80 Bob Cousy (31) 33–25
59 March 5 Minneapolis 74–82 Ed Macauley (26) 34–25
60 March 8 @ Baltimore 100–77 Ed Macauley (21) 35–25
61 March 9 Baltimore 72–89 Bob Brannum (21) 36–25
62 March 11 @ Philadlephia 88–84 Bob Cousy (26) 37–25
63 March 12 Syracuse 89–71 Bill Sharman (15) 37–26
64 March 13 @ Syracuse 70–89 McKinney, Sharman (11) 37–27
65 March 15 @ Rochester 118–106 Bob Cousy (32) 38–27
66 March 16 Philadelphia 89–96 Ed Macauley (18) 39–27

Playoffs edit

1952 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series
1 March 19 New York W 105–94 Bob Cousy (31) Bill Sharman (7) Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 23 @ New York L 97–101 Ed Macauley (36) Bob Donham (9) Madison Square Garden III 1–1
3 March 26 New York L 87–88 (2OT) Bob Cousy (34) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden 1–2
1952 schedule

Player statistics edit

Season edit

Playoffs edit

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

Main article: List of 1951–52 NBA season transactions

References edit

  1. ^ "Bullets Drop Exhibition to Boston Quint". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1950.
  2. ^ "Celtic Win Again". Associated Press. October 17, 1951.
  3. ^ "Celtics End Maine Tour With Triumph". Associated Press. October 17, 1951. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Don Barksdale Scores 19 in First Try With Bullets". Associated Press. October 23, 1951. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "600 See Celtics Win Exhibition At Berlin". Associated Press. October 24, 1951. Retrieved March 14, 2011.

See also edit

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The 1951 52 Boston Celtics season was the sixth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association NBA 1951 52 Boston Celtics seasonHead coachRed AuerbachArenaBoston GardenResultsRecord39 27 591 PlaceDivision 2nd Eastern Playoff finishEast Division semifinals lost to Knicks 1 2 Stats at Basketball Reference comRadioWHDH lt 1950 51 1952 53 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Pre season 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Record vs opponents 4 3 Game log 5 Playoffs 6 Player statistics 6 1 Season 6 2 Playoffs 7 Awards and records 8 Transactions 9 References 10 See alsoDraft picks editMain article 1951 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 7 Ernie Barrett G F nbsp United States Kansas State2 16 Bill Garrett F nbsp United States Indiana6 56 James Luisi G nbsp United States St Francis NY Roster editBoston Celtics rostervtePlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromF C 18 nbsp Brannum Bob 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg Michigan StateF 11 nbsp Cooper Chuck 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg DuquesneG 14 nbsp Cousy Bob 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg Holy CrossF C 23 nbsp Dickey Dick 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg NC StateG F 12 nbsp Donham Bob 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg Ohio StateF C 13 nbsp Harris Bob 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg Oklahoma StateF C 22 nbsp Macauley Ed 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 185 lb 84 kg Saint LouisC 16 nbsp Mahnken John 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg GeorgetownF C 17 nbsp McKinney Bones 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 185 lb 84 kg North CarolinaG 21 nbsp Sharman Bill 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg USC Head coachRed AuerbachLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction 2011 03 14Pre season edit1951 Pre season Game Log 6 2 home 4 1 road 2 1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Recap1 October 18 in Houlton Maine Baltimore Bullets 71 90 Boston Celtics 1 0 1 2 October 16 in Bangor Maine Baltimore Bullets 85 99 Boston Celtics 2 0 2 3 October 17 in Waterville Maine Baltimore Bullets 87 100 Boston Celtics 1 200 3 0 3 4 October 19 in Albany New York Boston Celtics 82 98 New York Knicks 3 15 October 22 in Barre Vermont Baltimore Bullets 91 75 Boston Celtics 3 2 4 6 October 22 in Berlin New Hampshire Boston Celtics 55 90 College All Stars 600 4 2 5 7 October 27 in Washington D C Boston Celtics 90 89 Baltimore Bullets 5 28 October 28 New York Knicks 78 79 Boston Celtics 6 2Regular season editSeason standings edit Eastern Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Divx Syracuse Nationals 40 26 606 26 7 12 18 2 1 21 15x Boston Celtics 39 27 591 1 22 7 10 19 7 1 22 14x New York Knicks 37 29 561 3 21 4 12 22 4 3 23 13x Philadelphia Warriors 33 33 500 7 24 7 6 25 3 1 14 22Baltimore Bullets 20 46 303 20 17 15 2 22 1 9 10 26Record vs opponents edit 1951 52 NBA RecordsTeam BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYRBaltimore 1 8 2 4 2 4 4 2 0 6 2 7 4 5 2 4 3 6Boston 8 1 3 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 4 5Fort Wayne 4 2 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 6 0 6Indianapolis 4 2 3 3 4 5 7 2 4 5 3 3 2 4 3 6 4 2Milwaukee 2 4 1 5 5 4 2 7 1 8 2 4 1 5 1 8 2 4Minneapolis 6 0 3 3 4 5 5 4 8 1 4 2 2 4 7 2 1 5New York 7 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 4 6 3 2 4 5 4Philadelphia 5 4 3 6 4 2 4 2 5 1 4 2 3 6 2 4 3 6Rochester 4 2 3 3 6 3 6 3 8 1 2 7 4 2 4 2 4 2Syracuse 6 3 5 4 6 0 2 4 4 2 5 1 4 5 6 3 2 4 Game log edit 1951 52 game log Date Opponent Score High points Record1 November 4 Indianapolis 65 97 Bob Cousy 25 1 02 November 10 N Philadelphia 69 83 Bob Cousy 24 2 03 November 11 Minneapolis 72 77 Ed Macauley 21 3 04 November 14 Fort Wayne 91 98 OT Bob Cousy 28 4 05 November 15 Syracuse 95 97 Ed Macauley 26 4 16 November 17 Baltimore 88 75 Bob Cousy 26 5 17 November 18 New York 78 75 Ed Macauley 35 5 28 November 22 Milwaukee 72 103 Bob Cousy 19 6 29 November 23 Philadelphia 102 100 OT Ed Macauley 26 7 210 November 24 New York 70 68 Bob Cousy 14 8 211 November 25 Philadelphia 85 103 Bob Cousy 20 9 212 November 28 Minneapolis 76 90 Cousy Macauley 14 9 313 November 30 Indianapolis 87 92 Ed Macauley 22 9 414 December 2 Baltimore 82 103 Bob Cousy 21 10 415 December 5 Fort Wayne 91 88 Bob Cousy 32 10 516 December 9 New York 94 103 Bob Cousy 31 11 517 December 11 Philadelphia 78 79 Bones McKinney 16 11 618 December 12 Milwaukee 84 89 Bill Sharman 21 12 619 December 16 Philadelphia 90 92 OT Ed Macauley 32 13 620 December 17 Baltimore 80 92 Ed Macauley 20 13 721 December 19 Syracuse 97 103 Bob Cousy 29 14 722 December 21 N Baltimore 106 89 Bob Cousy 25 15 723 December 23 Indianapolis 88 91 Bob Cousy 18 16 724 December 25 Minneapolis 93 100 Bob Cousy 22 16 825 December 26 Fort Wayne 86 94 Ed Macauley 25 16 926 December 30 New York 90 100 Ed Macauley 32 17 927 December 31 New York 86 87 OT Ed Macauley 27 17 1028 January 1 Rochester 91 106 Bob Cousy 22 17 1129 January 3 Syracuse 81 107 Bob Cousy 27 17 1230 January 5 Baltimore 94 73 Bob Cousy 27 18 1231 January 6 Rochester 80 91 Ed Macauley 22 19 1232 January 8 Milwaukee 83 76 Ed Macauley 24 20 1233 January 10 Fort Wayne 94 85 Bob Cousy 27 21 1234 January 11 Indianapolis 79 100 Ed Macauley 19 21 1335 January 16 Minneapolis 108 94 Cousy Macauley 25 21 1436 January 20 Indianapolis 98 117 Bob Cousy 30 22 1437 January 23 Baltimore 75 117 Bob Cousy 26 23 1438 January 26 Philadelphia 89 85 Ed Macauley 29 23 1539 January 27 Syracuse 86 91 Bob Cousy 25 23 1640 January 29 Philadelphia 96 97 Bob Cousy 27 23 1741 February 1 N Milwaukee 77 100 Bob Cousy 29 24 1742 February 2 New York 83 91 Ed Macauley 26 24 1843 February 3 New York 95 100 Bob Cousy 30 25 1844 February 6 Syracuse 88 99 Bob Cousy 33 26 1845 February 9 Rochester 100 104 Bob Cousy 26 26 1946 February 10 Rochester 111 97 Bill Sharman 24 26 2047 February 14 Fort Wayne 90 94 Bob Cousy 31 26 2148 February 16 N Minneapolis 75 77 Bob Cousy 24 27 2149 February 17 N Milwaukee 97 95 Bob Cousy 22 27 2250 February 18 N Milwaukee 84 106 Bob Cousy 31 28 2251 February 19 Indianapolis 81 82 Ed Macauley 27 28 2352 February 21 Fort Wayne 67 88 Bob Cousy 24 29 2353 February 24 Syracuse 77 75 Bob Cousy 18 30 2354 February 27 Syracuse 81 88 Bob Cousy 22 31 2355 February 28 N Rochester 72 91 Ed Macauley 20 32 2356 March 1 New York 86 105 Cousy Macauley 19 32 2457 March 2 New York 89 87 Bob Cousy 23 32 2558 March 4 N Baltimore 91 80 Bob Cousy 31 33 2559 March 5 Minneapolis 74 82 Ed Macauley 26 34 2560 March 8 Baltimore 100 77 Ed Macauley 21 35 2561 March 9 Baltimore 72 89 Bob Brannum 21 36 2562 March 11 Philadlephia 88 84 Bob Cousy 26 37 2563 March 12 Syracuse 89 71 Bill Sharman 15 37 2664 March 13 Syracuse 70 89 McKinney Sharman 11 37 2765 March 15 Rochester 118 106 Bob Cousy 32 38 2766 March 16 Philadelphia 89 96 Ed Macauley 18 39 27Playoffs edit1952 playoff game logDivision semifinals 1 2 home 1 1 road 0 1 Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series1 March 19 New York W 105 94 Bob Cousy 31 Bill Sharman 7 Boston Garden 1 02 March 23 New York L 97 101 Ed Macauley 36 Bob Donham 9 Madison Square Garden III 1 13 March 26 New York L 87 88 2OT Bob Cousy 34 Bob Cousy 8 Boston Garden 1 21952 schedulePlayer statistics editSeason edit Playoffs editAwards and records editEd Macauley All NBA First Team Bob Cousy All NBA First TeamTransactions editMain article List of 1951 52 NBA season transactionsReferences edit Bullets Drop Exhibition to Boston Quint The Baltimore Sun October 16 1950 Celtic Win Again Associated Press October 17 1951 Celtics End Maine Tour With Triumph Associated Press October 17 1951 Retrieved March 14 2011 Don Barksdale Scores 19 in First Try With Bullets Associated Press October 23 1951 Retrieved March 14 2011 600 See Celtics Win Exhibition At Berlin Associated Press October 24 1951 Retrieved March 14 2011 See also edit1951 52 NBA season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1951 52 Boston Celtics season amp oldid 1172531707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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