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1955-56 Boston Celtics

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39-33, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 106.0 points per game, Allowed 105.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 38-34)
Coached by Red Auerbach (39-33)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 209,645 (2nd of 8 available)

SRS: 0.72 (2nd of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Syracuse Nationals

1955-56 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 2745 6913 .397 2142 2785 .769 4583 1834 1874 7632 106.0
Opponent 72 7585 105.3

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 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 72 2698 538 1229 .438 358 413 .867 259 339 197 1434
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 27 72 2767 440 1223 .360 476 564 .844 492 642 206 1356
3 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 71 2354 420 995 .422 400 504 .794 422 211 158 1240
4 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 60 1964 330 799 .413 200 253 .791 625 160 228 860
5 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 71 1582 226 628 .360 139 207 .671 622 65 213 591
6 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 68 1597 189 493 .383 170 240 .708 553 88 300 548
7 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 72 1451 207 533 .388 93 118 .788 243 174 184 507
8 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 71 1329 161 400 .403 177 273 .648 399 60 142 499
9 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 63 703 145 373 .389 85 124 .685 182 42 87 375
10 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 71 910 89 240 .371 44 89 .494 345 53 159 222

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 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 72 37.5 7.5 17.1 .438 5.0 5.7 .867 3.6 4.7 2.7 19.9
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 27 72 38.4 6.1 17.0 .360 6.6 7.8 .844 6.8 8.9 2.9 18.8
3 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 71 33.2 5.9 14.0 .422 5.6 7.1 .794 5.9 3.0 2.2 17.5
4 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 60 32.7 5.5 13.3 .413 3.3 4.2 .791 10.4 2.7 3.8 14.3
5 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 71 22.3 3.2 8.8 .360 2.0 2.9 .671 8.8 0.9 3.0 8.3
6 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 68 23.5 2.8 7.3 .383 2.5 3.5 .708 8.1 1.3 4.4 8.1
7 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 71 18.7 2.3 5.6 .403 2.5 3.8 .648 5.6 0.8 2.0 7.0
8 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 72 20.2 2.9 7.4 .388 1.3 1.6 .788 3.4 2.4 2.6 7.0
9 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 63 11.2 2.3 5.9 .389 1.3 2.0 .685 2.9 0.7 1.4 6.0
10 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 71 12.8 1.3 3.4 .371 0.6 1.3 .494 4.9 0.7 2.2 3.1

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 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 63 703 7.4 19.1 .389 4.4 6.3 .685 9.3 2.2 4.5 19.2
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 72 2698 7.2 16.4 .438 4.8 5.5 .867 3.5 4.5 2.6 19.1
3 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 71 2354 6.4 15.2 .422 6.1 7.7 .794 6.5 3.2 2.4 19.0
4 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 27 72 2767 5.7 15.9 .360 6.2 7.3 .844 6.4 8.4 2.7 17.6
5 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 60 1964 6.0 14.6 .413 3.7 4.6 .791 11.5 2.9 4.2 15.8
6 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 71 1329 4.4 10.8 .403 4.8 7.4 .648 10.8 1.6 3.8 13.5
7 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 71 1582 5.1 14.3 .360 3.2 4.7 .671 14.2 1.5 4.8 13.4
8 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 72 1451 5.1 13.2 .388 2.3 2.9 .788 6.0 4.3 4.6 12.6
9 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 68 1597 4.3 11.1 .383 3.8 5.4 .708 12.5 2.0 6.8 12.4
10 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 71 910 3.5 9.5 .371 1.7 3.5 .494 13.6 2.1 6.3 8.8

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
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 72 2698 17.7 .508 .438
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 27 72 2767 20.2 .461 .360
3 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 71 1329 13.8 .480 .403
4 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 71 1582 12.7 .411 .360
5 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 71 2354 18.3 .510 .422
6 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 71 910 9.6 .398 .371
7 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 60 1964 16.5 .472 .413
8 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 63 703 14.8 .439 .389
9 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 68 1597 12.1 .458 .383
10 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 72 1451 11.2 .433 .388

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 27 3 124 28 56 23 25 24 26 4 79 .500 .920 41.3 26.3 8.0 8.7
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 3 119 18 46 16 17 7 12 7 52 .391 .941 39.7 17.3 2.3 4.0
3 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 3 100 16 43 9 10 36 10 13 41 .372 .900 33.3 13.7 12.0 3.3
4 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 3 88 12 34 13 18 44 2 15 37 .353 .722 29.3 12.3 14.7 0.7
5 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 3 73 12 30 7 11 15 5 6 31 .400 .636 24.3 10.3 5.0 1.7
6 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 3 89 11 31 7 9 26 4 8 29 .355 .778 29.7 9.7 8.7 1.3
7 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 3 54 5 24 9 16 22 1 7 19 .208 .563 18.0 6.3 7.3 0.3
8 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 3 43 4 13 3 3 7 4 7 11 .308 1.000 14.3 3.7 2.3 1.3
9 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 3 23 2 7 0 4 11 0 5 4 .286 .000 7.7 1.3 3.7 0.0
10 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 2 7 1 5 0 0 2 0 1 2 .200 3.5 1.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs 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
1 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 27 3 124 31.6 .590 .500 39.5
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 29 3 119 14.7 .486 .391 16.6
3 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 29 3 100 17.0 .432 .372 16.8
4 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 31 3 88 16.9 .441 .353 3.7
5 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 27 3 73 14.3 .445 .400 11.6
6 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 25 3 89 12.1 .415 .355 7.1
7 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 22 3 54 7.4 .306 .208 2.8
8 Ernie Barrett G-F 6-3 180 26 3 43 7.0 .384 .308 14.0
9 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 23 3 23 1.9 .228 .286 0.0
10 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 23 2 7 -5.4 .200 .200 0.0