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39-27, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 91.3 points per game, Allowed 87.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-23)
Coached by Red Auerbach (39-27)
Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 160,167 (2nd of 5 available)
SRS: 3.61 (3rd of 10)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
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1951-52 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 66 | 2131 | 5510 | .387 | 1765 | 2406 | .734 | 3750 | 1606 | 1734 | 6027 | 91.3 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 66 | 5758 | 87.2 |
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 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | 66 | 2681 | 512 | 1388 | .369 | 409 | 506 | .808 | 421 | 441 | 190 | 1433 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 23 | 66 | 2631 | 384 | 888 | .432 | 496 | 621 | .799 | 529 | 232 | 174 | 1264 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bill Sharman | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 1389 | 244 | 628 | .389 | 183 | 213 | .859 | 221 | 151 | 181 | 671 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 66 | 1980 | 201 | 413 | .487 | 149 | 293 | .509 | 330 | 228 | 223 | 551 | |||||||||
| 5 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | 66 | 1976 | 197 | 545 | .361 | 149 | 201 | .741 | 502 | 134 | 219 | 543 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | 66 | 1899 | 190 | 463 | .410 | 134 | 209 | .641 | 531 | 120 | 194 | 514 | |||||||||
| 7 | Bob Brannum | F-C | 6-5 | 215 | 26 | 66 | 1324 | 149 | 404 | .369 | 107 | 171 | .626 | 406 | 76 | 235 | 405 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 33 | 63 | 1083 | 136 | 418 | .325 | 65 | 80 | .813 | 175 | 111 | 148 | 337 | |||||||||
| 9 | John Mahnken | C | 6-8 | 220 | 29 | 60 | 581 | 78 | 227 | .344 | 26 | 43 | .605 | 132 | 63 | 91 | 182 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dick Dickey | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 45 | 440 | 40 | 136 | .294 | 47 | 69 | .681 | 81 | 50 | 79 | 127 |
| 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 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | 66 | 40.6 | 7.8 | 21.0 | .369 | 6.2 | 7.7 | .808 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 23 | 66 | 39.9 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .432 | 7.5 | 9.4 | .799 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bill Sharman | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 22.0 | 3.9 | 10.0 | .389 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .859 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 66 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .487 | 2.3 | 4.4 | .509 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 8.3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | 66 | 29.9 | 3.0 | 8.3 | .361 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .741 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | 66 | 28.8 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .410 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .641 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| 7 | Bob Brannum | F-C | 6-5 | 215 | 26 | 66 | 20.1 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .369 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .626 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 6.1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 33 | 63 | 17.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | .325 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .813 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |||||||||
| 9 | John Mahnken | C | 6-8 | 220 | 29 | 60 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .344 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .605 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dick Dickey | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 45 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .294 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .681 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 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 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | 66 | 2681 | 6.9 | 18.6 | .369 | 5.5 | 6.8 | .808 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bill Sharman | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 1389 | 6.3 | 16.3 | .389 | 4.7 | 5.5 | .859 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 23 | 66 | 2631 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .432 | 6.8 | 8.5 | .799 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | John Mahnken | C | 6-8 | 220 | 29 | 60 | 581 | 4.8 | 14.1 | .344 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .605 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 33 | 63 | 1083 | 4.5 | 13.9 | .325 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .813 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 11.2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Brannum | F-C | 6-5 | 215 | 26 | 66 | 1324 | 4.1 | 11.0 | .369 | 2.9 | 4.6 | .626 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | Dick Dickey | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 45 | 440 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .294 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .681 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 10.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 66 | 1980 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .487 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .509 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | 66 | 1976 | 3.6 | 9.9 | .361 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .741 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 9.9 | |||||||||
| 10 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | 66 | 1899 | 3.6 | 8.8 | .410 | 2.5 | 4.0 | .641 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 9.7 |
| 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 | Bob Brannum | F-C | 6-5 | 215 | 26 | 66 | 1324 | 12.3 | .423 | .369 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 33 | 63 | 1083 | 9.4 | .372 | .325 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | John Mahnken | C | 6-8 | 220 | 29 | 60 | 581 | 10.7 | .370 | .344 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 23 | 66 | 2631 | 22.4 | .544 | .432 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | 66 | 1899 | 14.0 | .463 | .410 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 66 | 1980 | 14.2 | .508 | .487 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dick Dickey | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 45 | 440 | 9.5 | .382 | .294 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | 66 | 2681 | 21.2 | .445 | .369 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | 66 | 1976 | 12.5 | .429 | .361 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bill Sharman | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 1389 | 17.6 | .465 | .389 |
| 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 | Bob Cousy | G | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | 3 | 138 | 26 | 65 | 41 | 44 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 93 | .400 | .932 | 46.0 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | |||||||
| 2 | Ed Macauley | C-F | 6-8 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 129 | 27 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 70 | .551 | .842 | 43.0 | 23.3 | 11.0 | 3.7 | |||||||
| 3 | Chuck Cooper | F | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | 3 | 128 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 33 | .320 | .895 | 42.7 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 4 | Bob Donham | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | 3 | 112 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 27 | .474 | .500 | 37.3 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | |||||||
| 5 | Bob Harris | F-C | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | 3 | 87 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 23 | .429 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 6 | Bill Sharman | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .583 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |||||||
| 7 | Bob Brannum | F-C | 6-5 | 215 | 26 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 9 | .333 | .167 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 8 | Dick Dickey | G | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .125 | .857 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |||||||
| 9 | John Mahnken | C | 6-8 | 220 | 29 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 7 | .286 | .500 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 10 | Bones McKinney | F-C | 6-6 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .222 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||