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1952-53 Boston Celtics

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46-25, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 88.1 points per game, Allowed 85.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-29)
Coached by Red Auerbach (46-25)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 161,808 (2nd of 3 available)

SRS: 1.93 (5th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Syracuse Nationals

1952-53 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 71 2177 5555 .392 1904 2617 .728 3865 1666 1911 6258 88.1
Opponent 71 6090 85.8

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 24 71 2945 464 1320 .352 479 587 .816 449 547 227 1407
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 24 69 2902 451 997 .452 500 667 .750 629 280 188 1402
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 26 71 2333 403 925 .436 341 401 .850 288 191 240 1147
4 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 25 70 1971 192 459 .418 133 226 .588 485 95 238 517
5 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 27 71 1900 188 541 .348 110 185 .595 537 147 287 486
6 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 26 70 1994 157 466 .337 144 190 .758 439 112 258 458
7 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 26 71 1435 169 353 .479 113 240 .471 239 153 213 451
8 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 30 69 771 76 252 .302 39 56 .696 182 75 110 191
9 Kenny Rollins G 6-0 168 29 43 426 38 115 .330 22 27 .815 45 46 63 98
10 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 22 39 461 35 108 .324 18 31 .581 171 19 74 88
11 Mo Mahoney F 6-2 205 25 6 34 4 10 .400 4 5 .800 7 1 7 12

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 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 24 69 42.1 6.5 14.4 .452 7.2 9.7 .750 9.1 4.1 2.7 20.3
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 24 71 41.5 6.5 18.6 .352 6.7 8.3 .816 6.3 7.7 3.2 19.8
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 26 71 32.9 5.7 13.0 .436 4.8 5.6 .850 4.1 2.7 3.4 16.2
4 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 25 70 28.2 2.7 6.6 .418 1.9 3.2 .588 6.9 1.4 3.4 7.4
5 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 27 71 26.8 2.6 7.6 .348 1.5 2.6 .595 7.6 2.1 4.0 6.8
6 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 26 70 28.5 2.2 6.7 .337 2.1 2.7 .758 6.3 1.6 3.7 6.5
7 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 26 71 20.2 2.4 5.0 .479 1.6 3.4 .471 3.4 2.2 3.0 6.4
8 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 30 69 11.2 1.1 3.7 .302 0.6 0.8 .696 2.6 1.1 1.6 2.8
9 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 22 39 11.8 0.9 2.8 .324 0.5 0.8 .581 4.4 0.5 1.9 2.3
10 Kenny Rollins G 6-0 168 29 43 9.9 0.9 2.7 .330 0.5 0.6 .815 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.3
11 Mo Mahoney F 6-2 205 25 6 5.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.7 0.8 .800 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.0

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 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 26 71 2333 6.2 14.3 .436 5.3 6.2 .850 4.4 2.9 3.7 17.7
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 24 69 2902 5.6 12.4 .452 6.2 8.3 .750 7.8 3.5 2.3 17.4
3 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 24 71 2945 5.7 16.1 .352 5.9 7.2 .816 5.5 6.7 2.8 17.2
4 Mo Mahoney F 6-2 205 25 6 34 4.2 10.6 .400 4.2 5.3 .800 7.4 1.1 7.4 12.7
5 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 26 71 1435 4.2 8.9 .479 2.8 6.0 .471 6.0 3.8 5.3 11.3
6 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 25 70 1971 3.5 8.4 .418 2.4 4.1 .588 8.9 1.7 4.3 9.4
7 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 27 71 1900 3.6 10.3 .348 2.1 3.5 .595 10.2 2.8 5.4 9.2
8 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 30 69 771 3.5 11.8 .302 1.8 2.6 .696 8.5 3.5 5.1 8.9
9 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 26 70 1994 2.8 8.4 .337 2.6 3.4 .758 7.9 2.0 4.7 8.3
10 Kenny Rollins G 6-0 168 29 43 426 3.2 9.7 .330 1.9 2.3 .815 3.8 3.9 5.3 8.3
11 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 22 39 461 2.7 8.4 .324 1.4 2.4 .581 13.4 1.5 5.8 6.9

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 27 71 1900 11.7 .390 .348
2 Kenny Rollins G 6-0 168 29 43 426 7.9 .386 .330
3 Mo Mahoney F 6-2 205 25 6 34 12.3 .492 .400
4 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 30 69 771 9.5 .345 .302
5 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 24 69 2902 24.2 .543 .452
6 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 25 70 1971 12.6 .463 .418
7 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 26 71 1435 14.4 .492 .479
8 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 24 71 2945 21.6 .446 .352
9 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 26 70 1994 10.1 .417 .337
10 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 22 39 461 10.4 .362 .324
11 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 26 71 2333 19.8 .521 .436

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 24 6 270 46 120 61 73 25 37 21 153 .383 .836 45.0 25.5 4.2 6.2
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 24 6 278 31 71 39 54 58 21 23 101 .437 .722 46.3 16.8 9.7 3.5
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 26 6 201 20 60 30 32 15 15 26 70 .333 .938 33.5 11.7 2.5 2.5
4 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 26 6 195 19 48 22 27 39 14 27 60 .396 .815 32.5 10.0 6.5 2.3
5 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 25 6 193 16 35 18 24 56 12 28 50 .457 .750 32.2 8.3 9.3 2.0
6 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 26 6 138 11 38 11 27 21 13 24 33 .289 .407 23.0 5.5 3.5 2.2
7 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 27 6 83 12 23 7 11 21 10 23 31 .522 .636 13.8 5.2 3.5 1.7
8 Kenny Rollins G 6-0 168 29 6 65 6 15 8 8 8 7 14 20 .400 1.000 10.8 3.3 1.3 1.2
9 Mo Mahoney F 6-2 205 25 4 45 3 14 3 5 7 2 14 9 .214 .600 11.3 2.3 1.8 0.5
10 John Mahnken C 6-8 220 30 6 72 0 10 5 5 19 6 16 5 .000 1.000 12.0 0.8 3.2 1.0