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1951-52 Boston Celtics

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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

1951-52 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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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

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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

Per Game

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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

Per 36 Minutes

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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

Advanced

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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

Playoffs

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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