1952–53 Boston Celtics season

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

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

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1952 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team

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

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

Awards and records

References

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Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Seasons Accomplishments Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden

Administration	Boston Basketball Partners (owner) Wyc Grousbeck (CEO) Wyc Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca (Managing Partners) Danny Ainge (General Manager) Brad Stevens (Head Coach)

General managers	Brown Auerbach Volk Wallace Ainge

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Hall of Famers	Boston Celtics Hall of Famers

D-League affiliate	Maine Red Claws

Rivals	New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers

Culture	Celtics parquet floor Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station The Heat Game Memorial Day Massacre Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth The Big Three The Sports Museum of New England

NBA Championships (17)	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008

Eastern Conference Championships (21)	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 2008 2010

Media	TV CSN New England Radio WEEI Announcers Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Brian Scalabrine Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell

Boston Celtics seasons

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