1951–52 Boston Celtics season

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
Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Ernie BarrettG/F United StatesKansas State
216Bill GarrettF United StatesIndiana
656James LuisiG United StatesSt. Francis (NY)

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 18 United States Brannum, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
F 11 United States Cooper, Chuck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duquesne
G 14 United States Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F/C 23 United States Dickey, Dick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) NC State
G/F 12 United States Donham, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F/C 13 United States Harris, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 22 United States Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
C 16 United States Mahnken, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgetown
F/C 17 United States McKinney, Bones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina
G 21 United States 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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2011-03-14

Pre-season
1951 Pre-season Game Log: 6–2 (home: 4–1; road: 2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordRecap
1October 18 (in Houlton, Maine)Baltimore Bullets71–90Boston Celtics1–0[1]
2October 16 (in Bangor, Maine)Baltimore Bullets85–99Boston Celtics2–0[2]
3October 17 (in Waterville, Maine)Baltimore Bullets87–100Boston Celtics1,2003–0[3]
4October 19 (in Albany, New York)Boston Celtics82–98New York Knicks3–1
5October 22 (in Barre, Vermont)Baltimore Bullets91–75Boston Celtics3–2[4]
6October 22 (in Berlin, New Hampshire)Boston Celtics55–90College All-Stars6004–2[5]
7October 27 (in Washington D.C.)Boston Celtics90–89Baltimore Bullets5–2
8October 28New York Knicks78–79Boston Celtics6–2

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals4026.606–26–712–182–121–15
x-Boston Celtics3927.591122–710–197–122–14
x-New York Knicks3729.561321–412–224–323–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors3333.500724–76–253–114–22
Baltimore Bullets2046.3032017–152–221–910–26

Record vs. opponents
1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–82–42–44–20–62–74–52–43–6
Boston 8–1—3–33–35–13–34–56–33–34–5
Fort Wayne 4–23–3—5–44–55–43–32–43–60–6
Indianapolis 4–23–34–5—7–24–53–32–43–64–2
Milwaukee 2–41–55–42–7—1–82–41–51–82–4
Minneapolis 6–03–34–55–48–1—4–22–47–21–5
New York 7–25–43–33–34–22–4—6–32–45–4
Philadelphia 5–43–64–24–25–14–23–6—2–43–6
Rochester 4–23–36–36–38–12–74–24–2—4–2
Syracuse 6–35–46–02–44–25–14–56–32–4—

Game log
1951–52 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 4Indianapolis65–97Bob Cousy (25)1–0
2November 10N Philadelphia69–83Bob Cousy (24)2–0
3November 11Minneapolis72–77Ed Macauley (21)3–0
4November 14Fort Wayne91–98 (OT)Bob Cousy (28)4–0
5November 15@ Syracuse95–97Ed Macauley (26)4–1
6November 17@ Baltimore88–75Bob Cousy (26)5–1
7November 18New York78–75Ed Macauley (35)5–2
8November 22Milwaukee72–103Bob Cousy (19)6–2
9November 23@ Philadelphia102–100 (OT)Ed Macauley (26)7–2
10November 24@ New York70–68Bob Cousy (14)8–2
11November 25Philadelphia85–103Bob Cousy (20)9–2
12November 28@ Minneapolis76–90Cousy, Macauley (14)9–3
13November 30@ Indianapolis87–92Ed Macauley (22)9–4
14December 2Baltimore82–103Bob Cousy (21)10–4
15December 5Fort Wayne91–88Bob Cousy (32)10–5
16December 9New York94–103Bob Cousy (31)11–5
17December 11@ Philadelphia78–79Bones McKinney (16)11–6
18December 12Milwaukee84–89Bill Sharman (21)12–6
19December 16Philadelphia90–92 (OT)Ed Macauley (32)13–6
20December 17@ Baltimore80–92Ed Macauley (20)13–7
21December 19Syracuse97–103Bob Cousy (29)14–7
22December 21N Baltimore106–89Bob Cousy (25)15–7
23December 23Indianapolis88–91Bob Cousy (18)16–7
24December 25@ Minneapolis93–100Bob Cousy (22)16–8
25December 26@ Fort Wayne86–94Ed Macauley (25)16–9
26December 30New York90–100Ed Macauley (32)17–9
27December 31@ New York86–87 (OT)Ed Macauley (27)17–10
28January 1@ Rochester91–106Bob Cousy (22)17–11
29January 3@ Syracuse81–107Bob Cousy (27)17–12
30January 5@ Baltimore94–73Bob Cousy (27)18–12
31January 6Rochester80–91Ed Macauley (22)19–12
32January 8@ Milwaukee83–76Ed Macauley (24)20–12
33January 10@ Fort Wayne94–85Bob Cousy (27)21–12
34January 11@ Indianapolis79–100Ed Macauley (19)21–13
35January 16Minneapolis108–94Cousy, Macauley (25)21–14
36January 20Indianapolis98–117Bob Cousy (30)22–14
37January 23Baltimore75–117Bob Cousy (26)23–14
38January 26Philadelphia89–85Ed Macauley (29)23–15
39January 27@ Syracuse86–91Bob Cousy (25)23–16
40January 29@ Philadelphia96–97Bob Cousy (27)23–17
41February 1N Milwaukee77–100Bob Cousy (29)24–17
42February 2@ New York83–91Ed Macauley (26)24–18
43February 3New York95–100Bob Cousy (30)25–18
44February 6Syracuse88–99Bob Cousy (33)26–18
45February 9@ Rochester100–104Bob Cousy (26)26–19
46February 10@ Rochester111–97Bill Sharman (24)26–20
47February 14@ Fort Wayne90–94Bob Cousy (31)26–21
48February 16N Minneapolis75–77Bob Cousy (24)27–21
49February 17N Milwaukee97–95Bob Cousy (22)27–22
50February 18N Milwaukee84–106Bob Cousy (31)28–22
51February 19@ Indianapolis81–82Ed Macauley (27)28–23
52February 21Fort Wayne67–88Bob Cousy (24)29–23
53February 24@ Syracuse77–75Bob Cousy (18)30–23
54February 27Syracuse81–88Bob Cousy (22)31–23
55February 28N Rochester72–91Ed Macauley (20)32–23
56March 1@ New York86–105Cousy, Macauley (19)32–24
57March 2New York89–87Bob Cousy (23)32–25
58March 4N Baltimore91–80Bob Cousy (31)33–25
59March 5Minneapolis74–82Ed Macauley (26)34–25
60March 8@ Baltimore100–77Ed Macauley (21)35–25
61March 9Baltimore72–89Bob Brannum (21)36–25
62March 11@ Philadlephia88–84Bob Cousy (26)37–25
63March 12Syracuse89–71Bill Sharman (15)37–26
64March 13@ Syracuse70–89McKinney, Sharman (11)37–27
65March 15@ Rochester118–106Bob Cousy (32)38–27
66March 16Philadelphia89–96Ed Macauley (18)39–27

Playoffs
1952 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocationSeries
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

Awards and records

Transactions
Main article: List of 1951–52 NBA season transactions

References
  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
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