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1953-54 Boston Celtics

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42-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 87.7 points per game, Allowed 85.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-29)
Coached by Red Auerbach (42-30)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 156,912 (2nd of 3 available)

SRS: 1.97 (4th of 9)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (2-0) versus Syracuse Nationals

1953-54 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 72 2232 5580 .400 1851 2550 .726 3867 1773 1969 6315 87.7
Opponent 72 6147 85.4

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 25 72 2857 486 1262 .385 411 522 .787 394 518 201 1383
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 25 71 2792 462 950 .486 420 554 .758 571 271 168 1344
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 27 72 2467 412 915 .450 331 392 .844 255 229 211 1155
4 Don Barksdale F-C 6-6 200 30 63 1358 156 415 .376 149 225 .662 345 117 213 461
5 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 26 71 1898 156 409 .381 108 172 .628 517 94 224 420
6 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 28 71 1729 140 453 .309 129 206 .626 509 144 280 409
7 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 27 68 1451 141 315 .448 118 213 .554 267 186 235 400
8 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 27 70 1101 78 261 .299 78 116 .672 304 74 150 234
9 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 24 59 641 60 191 .314 14 25 .560 100 55 116 134
10 Ed Mikan C-F 6-8 230 28 9 71 8 24 .333 5 9 .556 20 3 15 21

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 25 72 39.7 6.8 17.5 .385 5.7 7.3 .787 5.5 7.2 2.8 19.2
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 25 71 39.3 6.5 13.4 .486 5.9 7.8 .758 8.0 3.8 2.4 18.9
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 27 72 34.3 5.7 12.7 .450 4.6 5.4 .844 3.5 3.2 2.9 16.0
4 Don Barksdale F-C 6-6 200 30 63 21.6 2.5 6.6 .376 2.4 3.6 .662 5.5 1.9 3.4 7.3
5 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 26 71 26.7 2.2 5.8 .381 1.5 2.4 .628 7.3 1.3 3.2 5.9
6 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 27 68 21.3 2.1 4.6 .448 1.7 3.1 .554 3.9 2.7 3.5 5.9
7 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 28 71 24.4 2.0 6.4 .309 1.8 2.9 .626 7.2 2.0 3.9 5.8
8 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 27 70 15.7 1.1 3.7 .299 1.1 1.7 .672 4.3 1.1 2.1 3.3
9 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 24 59 10.9 1.0 3.2 .314 0.2 0.4 .560 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.3
10 Ed Mikan C-F 6-8 230 28 9 7.9 0.9 2.7 .333 0.6 1.0 .556 2.2 0.3 1.7 2.3

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 25 72 2857 6.1 15.9 .385 5.2 6.6 .787 5.0 6.5 2.5 17.4
2 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 25 71 2792 6.0 12.2 .486 5.4 7.1 .758 7.4 3.5 2.2 17.3
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 27 72 2467 6.0 13.4 .450 4.8 5.7 .844 3.7 3.3 3.1 16.9
4 Don Barksdale F-C 6-6 200 30 63 1358 4.1 11.0 .376 3.9 6.0 .662 9.1 3.1 5.6 12.2
5 Ed Mikan C-F 6-8 230 28 9 71 4.1 12.2 .333 2.5 4.6 .556 10.1 1.5 7.6 10.6
6 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 27 68 1451 3.5 7.8 .448 2.9 5.3 .554 6.6 4.6 5.8 9.9
7 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 28 71 1729 2.9 9.4 .309 2.7 4.3 .626 10.6 3.0 5.8 8.5
8 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 26 71 1898 3.0 7.8 .381 2.0 3.3 .628 9.8 1.8 4.2 8.0
9 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 27 70 1101 2.6 8.5 .299 2.6 3.8 .672 9.9 2.4 4.9 7.7
10 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 24 59 641 3.4 10.7 .314 0.8 1.4 .560 5.6 3.1 6.5 7.5

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 Don Barksdale F-C 6-6 200 30 63 1358 14.1 .448 .376
2 Ed Mikan C-F 6-8 230 28 9 71 8.1 .376 .333
3 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 25 71 2792 23.2 .563 .486
4 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 26 71 1898 10.9 .433 .381
5 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 27 68 1451 13.5 .489 .448
6 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 25 72 2857 20.9 .464 .385
7 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 27 70 1101 9.6 .375 .299
8 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 28 71 1729 10.5 .376 .309
9 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 24 59 641 4.7 .332 .314
10 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 27 72 2467 18.5 .531 .450

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 25 6 260 33 116 60 75 32 38 20 126 .284 .800 43.3 21.0 5.3 6.3
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 27 6 206 35 81 43 50 25 10 29 113 .432 .860 34.3 18.8 4.2 1.7
3 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 27 6 211 35 72 30 38 62 31 24 100 .486 .789 35.2 16.7 10.3 5.2
4 Bob Harris F-C 6-7 195 26 6 150 16 25 16 23 35 3 25 48 .640 .696 25.0 8.0 5.8 0.5
5 Don Barksdale F-C 6-6 200 30 6 106 11 36 8 11 27 7 23 30 .306 .727 17.7 5.0 4.5 1.2
6 Bob Brannum F-C 6-5 215 28 6 136 11 38 6 11 45 10 29 28 .289 .545 22.7 4.7 7.5 1.7
7 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 25 5 127 8 22 9 13 21 21 14 25 .364 .692 25.4 5.0 4.2 4.2
8 Chuck Cooper F 6-5 210 27 6 108 8 16 8 11 31 4 21 24 .500 .727 18.0 4.0 5.2 0.7
9 Bob Donham G-F 6-2 190 27 6 98 7 15 6 19 12 6 32 20 .467 .316 16.3 3.3 2.0 1.0
10 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 24 6 63 3 20 2 2 6 4 14 8 .150 1.000 10.5 1.3 1.0 0.7