1953–54 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Boston Celtics 1954 42 30 Eastern 2 Red Auerbach Boston ArenaBoston Garden WCOP East Division finals(lost to Nationals 0–2) BOS The 1953–54 Boston Celtics season was the Celtics' eighth season in the NBA.1953-54 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1954.html 2023-10-11 Basketball-Reference.com en Offseason NBA draft 1953 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 105 Frank Ramsey Frank Ramsey (basketball)^ G/F United States 1912 Kentucky212 Chet Noe F/C United States 1912 Oregon321 Cliff Hagan G/F United States 1912 Kentucky758 Lou Tsioropoulos F United States 1912 Kentucky Regular season BOS x = clinched playoff spot Game log 1953–54 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 November 1 Minneapolis 84–79 Macauley, Sharman (18) 0–1 2 November 5 @ Fort Wayne 79–83 Bill Sharman (23) 0–2 3 November 7 @ Philadelphia 79–77 Ed Macauley (26) 1–2 4 November 11 Philadelphia 78–72 Ed Macauley (23) 1–3 5 November 14 Syracuse 66–77 Bill Sharman (22) 2–3 6 November 15 N Minneapolis 89–74 Ed Macauley (23) 2–4 7 November 17 N Rochester 92–73 Ed Macauley (16) 2–5 8 November 21 Fort Wayne 77–91 Bob Cousy (14) 3–5 9 November 24 N New York 103–92 Bob Cousy (24) 3–6 10 November 25 New York 84–96 Ed Macauley (28) 4–6 11 November 26 @ Syracuse 86–93 Bill Sharman (24) 4–7 12 November 28 N Syracuse 80–91 Ed Macauley (21) 5–7 13 November 29 @ Minneapolis 82–95 Barksdale, Sharman (16) 5–8 14 December 1 N Philadelphia 86–89 (OT) Ed Macauley (24) 6–8 15 December 3 @ Fort Wayne 70–76 Ed Macauley (22) 6–9 16 December 5 Milwaukee 79–97 Bob Cousy (22) 7–9 17 December 6 @ Baltimore 102–95 (OT) Ed Macauley (35) 8–9 18 December 8 @ Rochester 79–97 Bill Sharman (22) 8–10 19 December 9 @ Philadelphia 103–104 (OT) Bill Sharman (23) 8–11 20 December 10 @ New York 113–108 (2OT) Bob Cousy (35) 9–11 21 December 12 Baltimore 75–106 Bob Cousy (23) 10–11 22 December 13 @ Syracuse 74–108 Bill Sharman (19) 10–12 23 December 15 N Fort Wayne 75–82 Bill Sharman (27) 11–12 24 December 16 Fort Wayne 74–91 Ed Macauley (25) 12–12 25 December 19 Syracuse 90–83 Macauley, Sharman (18) 12–13 26 December 20 N Philadelphia 89–101 Ed Macauley (21) 13–13 27 December 21 N Milwaukee 74–90 Bob Cousy (26) 14–13 28 December 23 N Milwaukee 74–80 Bob Cousy (26) 15–13 29 December 25 @ Fort Wayne 79–108 Bob Cousy (16) 15–14 30 December 26 @ Milwaukee 67–74 Bob Cousy (23) 15–15 31 December 27 Rochester 72–98 Cousy, Macauley (17) 16–15 32 December 30 N Syracuse 96–89 Bob Cousy (20) 16–16 33 December 31 @ New York 95–74 Ed Macauley (25) 17–16 34 January 1 Syracuse 92–95 Bob Cousy (29) 18–16 35 January 2 @ Baltimore 92–77 Bob Cousy (22) 19–16 36 January 3 N Baltimore 72–90 Bob Cousy (19) 20–16 37 January 4 N Baltimore 77–73 Bob Cousy (25) 21–16 38 January 10 @ Minneapolis 85–99 Ed Macauley (21) 21–17 39 January 13 Minneapolis 84–88 Ed Macauley (27) 22–17 40 January 14 N Milwaukee 74–86 Ed Macauley (26) 23–17 41 January 17 New York 87–84 (2OT) Bob Cousy (24) 23–18 42 January 19 @ Philadelphia 73–89 Ed Macauley (22) 23–19 43 January 24 Rochester 93–85 Cousy, Macauley (20) 23–20 44 January 26 N Baltimore 94–69 Bill Sharman (19) 24–20 45 January 28 @ Fort Wayne 68–80 Macauley, Sharman (16) 24–21 46 January 29 @ Milwaukee 70–82 Ed Macauley (24) 24–22 47 January 31 @ Minneapolis 67–82 Cousy, Macauley (15) 24–23 48 February 3 Rochester 81–88 Ed Macauley (25) 25–23 49 February 4 @ Philadelphia 78–80 Macauley, Nichols (15) 25–24 50 February 6 @ Rochester 104–81 Bob Cousy (24) 26–24 51 February 7 New York 87–78 Ed Macauley (20) 26–25 52 February 8 N Baltimore 87–75 Bob Cousy (25) 27–25 53 February 10 Syracuse 79–94 Ed Macauley (27) 28–25 54 February 11 N New York 81–84 (OT) Bob Cousy (33) 29–25 55 February 13 @ Baltimore 93–96 Bob Cousy (26) 29–26 56 February 14 New York 89–103 Bob Cousy (32) 30–26 57 February 16 @ New York 85–87 Ed Macauley (16) 30–27 58 February 18 @ Minneapolis 105–92 Bill Sharman (24) 31–27 59 February 19 @ Milwaukee 78–73 Ed Macauley (20) 32–27 60 February 21 N Philadelphia 85–95 Ed Macauley (27) 33–27 61 February 22 N Baltimore 111–110 (3OT) Bob Cousy (42) 34–27 62 February 23 N Rochester 93–77 Bill Sharman (26) 34–28 63 February 25 @ Syracuse 101–96 Bill Sharman (26) 35–28 64 February 27 @ Rochester 75–74 Ed Macauley (20) 36–28 65 February 28 N Milwaukee 74–93 Ed Macauley (19) 37–28 66 March 2 @ New York 71–86 Bob Cousy (24) 37–29 67 March 5 Minneapolis 106–128 Ed Macauley (32) 38–29 68 March 7 Fort Wayne 80–86 Bob Cousy (24) 39–29 69 March 11 @ Syracuse 95–97 (OT) Bob Cousy (24) 39–30 70 March 12 N Philadelphia 95–97 (2OT) Bob Cousy (35) 40–30 71 March 13 Baltimore 85–97 Bill Sharman (30) 41–30 72 March 14 Philadelphia 92–97 Bob Cousy (30) 42–30 Playoffs Boston Celtics 1954 yes Boston Celtics #008040 white Division Round Robin Semifinals yes no 1 1 1 1 yes |- | 1 | March 16 | @ New York | W 93–71 | Cousy, Sharman (22) | — | Bob Cousy (10) | Madison Square Garden III | 1–0 |- | 2 | March 17 | Syracuse | L 95–96 (OT) | Bob Cousy (32) | three players tied (10) | Jack Nichols (10) | Boston Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | March 20 | New York | W 79–78 | Bill Sharman (26) | — | Cousy, Nichols (6) | Boston Garden | 2–1 |- | 4 | March 22 | @ Syracuse | L 85–98 | Bob Cousy (25) | Jack Nichols (12) | Bob Cousy (8) | Onondaga War Memorial | 2–2 |- Boston Celtics #008040 white Division finals yes no 0 1 0 1 yes |- | 1 | March 25 | @ Syracuse | L 94–109 | Jack Nichols (28) | Jack Nichols (9) | Bill Sharman (5) | Onondaga War Memorial | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 27 | Syracuse | L 76–83 | Bill Sharman (20) | — | Bob Cousy (6) | Boston Garden | 0–2 |- BOS yes 1954 Awards and records Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team Ed Macauley, All-NBA Second Team The 1953-54 Celtics team set the record for the fewest points to assists ratio (3.56) by a team in a season in NBA history, a record that still stands today.NBA Team With The Fewest Points Per Assist In A Season In NBA History https://www.statmuse.com/e/m/tpQoxXZ2O 2024-02-23 StatMuse en This means that the Celtics had a higher percentage of their points being scored off assists (28.08%) than any other team in NBA history.NBA Team With The Highest Assists Per Point * 100 In A Season In NBA History https://www.statmuse.com/e/m/X2O1te9pv 2024-02-23 StatMuse en Bob Cousy led the league with 7.2 assists per game.Most Assists Per Game By A Player In The 1953-54 NBA Season https://www.statmuse.com/e/m/QKzyM3zR2 2024-02-23 StatMuse en References Category:Boston Celtics seasons Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Category:1950s in Boston