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39-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 85.2 points per game, Allowed 85.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-35)
Coached by Red Auerbach (39-30)
Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 197,888 (1st of 4 available)
SRS: -0.41 (6th of 11)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus New York Knickerbockers
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1950-51 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 69 | 2065 | 5607 | .368 | 1751 | 2415 | .725 | 3499 | 1579 | 1881 | 5881 | 85.2 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 69 | 5899 | 85.5 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 22 | 68 | 459 | 985 | .466 | 466 | 614 | .759 | 616 | 252 | 205 | 1384 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 69 | 401 | 1138 | .352 | 276 | 365 | .756 | 474 | 341 | 185 | 1078 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | 65 | 206 | 651 | .316 | 223 | 270 | .826 | 260 | 244 | 156 | 635 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 66 | 207 | 601 | .344 | 201 | 267 | .753 | 562 | 174 | 219 | 615 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | 68 | 151 | 298 | .507 | 114 | 229 | .498 | 235 | 139 | 179 | 416 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ed Leede | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 57 | 119 | 370 | .322 | 140 | 189 | .741 | 118 | 95 | 144 | 378 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Ed Stanczak | F | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 48 | .229 | 35 | 43 | .814 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Duncan | F-C | 6-6 | 195 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 40 | .175 | 15 | 22 | .682 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 29 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 22 | 68 | 6.8 | 14.5 | .466 | 6.9 | 9.0 | .759 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 20.4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 69 | 5.8 | 16.5 | .352 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .756 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 15.6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | 65 | 3.2 | 10.0 | .316 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .826 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 9.8 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 66 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .344 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .753 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 9.3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ed Leede | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 57 | 2.1 | 6.5 | .322 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .741 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | 68 | 2.2 | 4.4 | .507 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .498 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Ed Stanczak | F | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | 17 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .229 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .814 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Duncan | F-C | 6-6 | 195 | 28 | 14 | 0.5 | 2.9 | .175 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .682 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 66 | .344 | .753 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 69 | .352 | .756 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | 68 | .507 | .498 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andy Duncan | F-C | 6-6 | 195 | 28 | 14 | .175 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | 65 | .316 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ed Leede | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 57 | .322 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 22 | 68 | .466 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ed Stanczak | F | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | 17 | .229 | .814 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 66 | .428 | .344 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 69 | .415 | .352 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | 68 | .522 | .507 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andy Duncan | F-C | 6-6 | 195 | 28 | 14 | .292 | .175 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | 65 | .412 | .316 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ed Leede | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 57 | .417 | .322 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 22 | 68 | .551 | .466 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ed Stanczak | F | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | 17 | .426 | .229 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 44 | .472 | .625 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 28 | .214 | .833 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 | .440 | .800 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .444 | .417 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | .231 | .800 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 10 | .333 | .400 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 7 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .100 | .714 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 8 | Frank Kudelka | G-F | 6-2 | 193 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Ed Leede | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Kleggie Hermsen | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .167 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||