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Sixth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association
The 1951–52 Boston Celtics season was the sixth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Draft picks[]
Main article: 1951 NBA Draft
Roster[]
Players
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Coaches
|
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) |
From
|
F/C
|
18
|
|
Brannum, Bob
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
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Michigan State
|
F
|
11
|
|
Cooper, Chuck
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
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Duquesne
|
G
|
14
|
|
Cousy, Bob
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Holy Cross
|
F/C
|
23
|
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Dickey, Dick
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
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North Carolina State
|
G/F
|
12
|
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Donham, Bob
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
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Ohio State
|
F/C
|
13
|
|
Harris, Bob
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
|
Oklahoma State
|
F/C
|
22
|
|
Macauley, Ed
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Saint Louis
|
C
|
16
|
|
Mahnken, John
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Georgetown
|
F/C
|
17
|
|
McKinney, Bones
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
North Carolina
|
G
|
21
|
|
Sharman, Bill
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Southern California
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2011-03-14
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Pre-season[]
1951 Pre-season Game Log: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
|
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
Recap
|
1 |
October 18 (in Houlton, Maine) |
Baltimore Bullets |
71–90 |
Boston Celtics |
|
|
1–0 |
[1]
|
2 |
October 16 (in Bangor, Maine) |
Baltimore Bullets |
85–99 |
Boston Celtics |
|
|
2–0 |
[2]
|
3 |
October 17 (in Waterville, Maine) |
Baltimore Bullets |
87–100 |
Boston Celtics |
|
1,200 |
3–0 |
[3]
|
4 |
October 19 (in Albany, New York) |
Boston Celtics |
82–98 |
New York Knicks |
|
|
3–1 |
|
5 |
October 22 (in Barre, Vermont) |
Baltimore Bullets |
91–75 |
Boston Celtics |
|
|
3–2 |
[4]
|
6 |
October 22 (in Berlin, New Hampshire) |
Boston Celtics |
55–90 |
College All-Stars |
|
600 |
4–2 |
[5]
|
7 |
October 27 (in Washington D.C.) |
Boston Celtics |
90–89 |
Baltimore Bullets |
|
|
5–2 |
|
8 |
October 28 |
New York Knicks |
78–79 |
Boston Celtics |
|
|
6–2 |
|
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Record vs. opponents[]
1951-52 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BAL
|
BOS
|
FWP
|
IND
|
MIL
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
ROC
|
SYR
|
Baltimore
|
— |
1–8 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
4–2 |
0–6 |
2–7 |
4–5 |
2–4 |
3–6
|
Boston
|
8–1 |
— |
3–3 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
4–5 |
6–3 |
3–3 |
4–5
|
Fort Wayne
|
4–2 |
3–3 |
— |
5–4 |
4–5 |
5–4 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
3–6 |
0–6
|
Indianapolis
|
4–2 |
3–3 |
4–5 |
— |
7–2 |
4–5 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
3–6 |
4–2
|
Milwaukee
|
2–4 |
1–5 |
5–4 |
2–7 |
— |
1–8 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
1–8 |
2–4
|
Minneapolis
|
6–0 |
3–3 |
4–5 |
5–4 |
8–1 |
— |
4–2 |
2–4 |
7–2 |
1–5
|
New York
|
7–2 |
5–4 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
2–4 |
— |
6–3 |
2–4 |
5–4
|
Philadelphia
|
5–4 |
3–6 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
4–2 |
3–6 |
— |
2–4 |
3–6
|
Rochester
|
4–2 |
3–3 |
6–3 |
6–3 |
8–1 |
2–7 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
— |
4–2
|
Syracuse
|
6–3 |
5–4 |
6–0 |
2–4 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
4–5 |
6–3 |
2–4 |
—
|
Game log[]
1951–52 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
November 4 |
Indianapolis |
65–97 |
Bob Cousy (25) |
1–0
|
2 |
November 10 |
N Philadelphia |
69–83 |
Bob Cousy (24) |
2–0
|
3 |
November 11 |
Minneapolis |
72–77 |
Ed Macauley (21) |
3–0
|
4 |
November 14 |
Fort Wayne |
91–98 (OT) |
Bob Cousy (28) |
4–0
|
5 |
November 15 |
@ Syracuse |
95–97 |
Ed Macauley (26) |
4–1
|
6 |
November 17 |
@ Baltimore |
88–75 |
Bob Cousy (26) |
5–1
|
7 |
November 18 |
New York |
78–75 |
Ed Macauley (35) |
5–2
|
8 |
November 22 |
Milwaukee |
72–103 |
Bob Cousy (19) |
6–2
|
9 |
November 23 |
@ Philadelphia |
102–100 (OT) |
Ed Macauley (26) |
7–2
|
10 |
November 24 |
@ New York |
70–68 |
Bob Cousy (14) |
8–2
|
11 |
November 25 |
Philadelphia |
85–103 |
Bob Cousy (20) |
9–2
|
12 |
November 28 |
@ Minneapolis |
76–90 |
Cousy, Macauley (14) |
9–3
|
13 |
November 30 |
@ Indianapolis |
87–92 |
Ed Macauley (22) |
9–4
|
14 |
December 2 |
Baltimore |
82–103 |
Bob Cousy (21) |
10–4
|
15 |
December 5 |
Fort Wayne |
91–88 |
Bob Cousy (32) |
10–5
|
16 |
December 9 |
New York |
94–103 |
Bob Cousy (31) |
11–5
|
17 |
December 11 |
@ Philadelphia |
78–79 |
Bones McKinney (16) |
11–6
|
18 |
December 12 |
Milwaukee |
84–89 |
Bill Sharman (21) |
12–6
|
19 |
December 16 |
Philadelphia |
90–92 (OT) |
Ed Macauley (32) |
13–6
|
20 |
December 17 |
@ Baltimore |
80–92 |
Ed Macauley (20) |
13–7
|
21 |
December 19 |
Syracuse |
97–103 |
Bob Cousy (29) |
14–7
|
22 |
December 21 |
N Baltimore |
106–89 |
Bob Cousy (25) |
15–7
|
23 |
December 23 |
Indianapolis |
88–91 |
Bob Cousy (18) |
16–7
|
24 |
December 25 |
@ Minneapolis |
93–100 |
Bob Cousy (22) |
16–8
|
25 |
December 26 |
@ Fort Wayne |
86–94 |
Ed Macauley (25) |
16–9
|
26 |
December 30 |
New York |
90–100 |
Ed Macauley (32) |
17–9
|
27 |
December 31 |
@ New York |
86–87 (OT) |
Ed Macauley (27) |
17–10
|
28 |
January 1 |
@ Rochester |
91–106 |
Bob Cousy (22) |
17–11
|
29 |
January 3 |
@ Syracuse |
81–107 |
Bob Cousy (27) |
17–12
|
30 |
January 5 |
@ Baltimore |
94–73 |
Bob Cousy (27) |
18–12
|
31 |
January 6 |
Rochester |
80–91 |
Ed Macauley (22) |
19–12
|
32 |
January 8 |
@ Milwaukee |
83–76 |
Ed Macauley (24) |
20–12
|
33 |
January 10 |
@ Fort Wayne |
94–85 |
Bob Cousy (27) |
21–12
|
34 |
January 11 |
@ Indianapolis |
79–100 |
Ed Macauley (19) |
21–13
|
35 |
January 16 |
Minneapolis |
108–94 |
Cousy, Macauley (25) |
21–14
|
36 |
January 20 |
Indianapolis |
98–117 |
Bob Cousy (30) |
22–14
|
37 |
January 23 |
Baltimore |
75–117 |
Bob Cousy (26) |
23–14
|
38 |
January 26 |
Philadelphia |
89–85 |
Ed Macauley (29) |
23–15
|
39 |
January 27 |
@ Syracuse |
86–91 |
Bob Cousy (25) |
23–16
|
40 |
January 29 |
@ Philadelphia |
96–97 |
Bob Cousy (27) |
23–17
|
41 |
February 1 |
N Milwaukee |
77–100 |
Bob Cousy (29) |
24–17
|
42 |
February 2 |
@ New York |
83–91 |
Ed Macauley (26) |
24–18
|
43 |
February 3 |
New York |
95–100 |
Bob Cousy (30) |
25–18
|
44 |
February 6 |
Syracuse |
88–99 |
Bob Cousy (33) |
26–18
|
45 |
February 9 |
@ Rochester |
100–104 |
Bob Cousy (26) |
26–19
|
46 |
February 10 |
@ Rochester |
111–97 |
Bill Sharman (24) |
26–20
|
47 |
February 14 |
@ Fort Wayne |
90–94 |
Bob Cousy (31) |
26–21
|
48 |
February 16 |
N Minneapolis |
75–77 |
Bob Cousy (24) |
27–21
|
49 |
February 17 |
N Milwaukee |
97–95 |
Bob Cousy (22) |
27–22
|
50 |
February 18 |
N Milwaukee |
84–106 |
Bob Cousy (31) |
28–22
|
51 |
February 19 |
@ Indianapolis |
81–82 |
Ed Macauley (27) |
28–23
|
52 |
February 21 |
Fort Wayne |
67–88 |
Bob Cousy (24) |
29–23
|
53 |
February 24 |
@ Syracuse |
77–75 |
Bob Cousy (18) |
30–23
|
54 |
February 27 |
Syracuse |
81–88 |
Bob Cousy (22) |
31–23
|
55 |
February 28 |
N Rochester |
72–91 |
Ed Macauley (20) |
32–23
|
56 |
March 1 |
@ New York |
86–105 |
Cousy, Macauley (19) |
32–24
|
57 |
March 2 |
New York |
89–87 |
Bob Cousy (23) |
32–25
|
58 |
March 4 |
N Baltimore |
91–80 |
Bob Cousy (31) |
33–25
|
59 |
March 5 |
Minneapolis |
74–82 |
Ed Macauley (26) |
34–25
|
60 |
March 8 |
@ Baltimore |
100–77 |
Ed Macauley (21) |
35–25
|
61 |
March 9 |
Baltimore |
72–89 |
Bob Brannum (21) |
36–25
|
62 |
March 11 |
@ Philadlephia |
88–84 |
Bob Cousy (26) |
37–25
|
63 |
March 12 |
Syracuse |
89–71 |
Bill Sharman (15) |
37–26
|
64 |
March 13 |
@ Syracuse |
70–89 |
McKinney, Sharman (11) |
37–27
|
65 |
March 15 |
@ Rochester |
118–106 |
Bob Cousy (32) |
38–27
|
66 |
March 16 |
Philadelphia |
89–96 |
Ed Macauley (18) |
39–27
|
Playoffs[]
1952 playoff game log
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Division Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
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1952 schedule
|
Player statistics[]
Season[]
Playoffs[]
Awards and records[]
- Ed Macauley, All-NBA First Team
- Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
Transactions[]
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References[]
See also[]
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