| 46-25 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 46-25 record. They went 31-6 at home and 15-19 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Boston Celtics went 49-28. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Division Finals to the New York Knicks.
The 1952-53 Boston Celtics played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1952-53.
Among qualifying months, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics had their best month in March, when they went 7-2 and had a 77.8% win percentage. Their worst month was January, when they went 10-8 and had a 55.6% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '52 | 1-0 | 100% | +15 |
| November '52 | 8-5 | 61.5% | +24 |
| December '52 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +25 |
| January '53 | 10-8 | 55.6% | +43 |
| February '53 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +9 |
| March '53 | 7-2 | 77.8% | +52 |
Yes, the Boston Celtics made the Playoffs in 1953. They won their first series against the Syracuse Nationals in the Eastern Division Semifinals. They eventually lost against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Division Finals.
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a point differential of +168. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Celtics could have been expected to have about 42.1 wins, or a 42-29 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 13-3.
During the regular season, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 6-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1952-53 Boston Celtics was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1952-53 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 83 - 68 | ||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1952 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 91 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 106 - 83 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1952 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 92 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Nov 13, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 81 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 68 - 79 | ||
| Sun, Nov 16, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 96 - 87 | ||
| Wed, Nov 19, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 91 - 77 | ||
| Sat, Nov 22, 1952 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 96 - 91 | OT | |
| Sun, Nov 23, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 102 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Nov 26, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 93 - 92 | ||
| Thu, Nov 27, 1952 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 83 - 70 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1952 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 78 - 71 | ||
| Sun, Nov 30, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 66 - 78 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1952 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 102 - 106 | OT | |
| Thu, Dec 4, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 73 - 90 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 88 - 83 | ||
| Tue, Dec 9, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 86 - 72 | ||
| Wed, Dec 10, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 103 - 97 | ||
| Thu, Dec 11, 1952 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 94 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Dec 13, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 82 - 78 | ||
| Sun, Dec 14, 1952 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 83 - 73 | ||
| Thu, Dec 18, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 88 - 83 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 91 - 77 | ||
| Sun, Dec 21, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 86 - 90 | ||
| Thu, Dec 25, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 84 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Dec 26, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 74 - 85 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1952 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 71 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Dec 28, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 89 - 66 | ||
| Wed, Dec 31, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 97 - 87 | ||
| Thu, Jan 1, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 83 - 81 | OT | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1953 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 78 - 63 | ||
| Sun, Jan 4, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 103 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Jan 7, 1953 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 84 - 82 | ||
| Thu, Jan 8, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 88 - 85 | OT | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 90 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 105 - 126 | ||
| Sun, Jan 11, 1953 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 131 - 87 | ||
| Thu, Jan 15, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 85 - 91 | ||
| Fri, Jan 16, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 100 - 90 | ||
| Sun, Jan 18, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 99 - 83 | ||
| Wed, Jan 21, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 94 - 84 | ||
| Thu, Jan 22, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 89 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Jan 23, 1953 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 85 - 90 | ||
| Sun, Jan 25, 1953 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 82 - 87 | ||
| Tue, Jan 27, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 80 - 58 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 98 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Jan 31, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 69 - 76 | ||
| Sun, Feb 1, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 86 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Feb 4, 1953 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 105 - 92 | ||
| Sat, Feb 7, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 101 - 98 | OT | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 87 - 79 | ||
| Thu, Feb 12, 1953 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 91 - 92 | ||
| Fri, Feb 13, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 77 - 74 | ||
| Sun, Feb 15, 1953 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 89 - 76 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1953 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 65 - 84 | ||
| Wed, Feb 18, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 69 - 66 | ||
| Sat, Feb 21, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 90 - 86 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 87 - 83 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 25, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 87 - 80 | ||
| Thu, Feb 26, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 82 - 81 | ||
| Sat, Feb 28, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 85 - 92 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 95 - 94 | OT | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 82 - 75 | ||
| Fri, Mar 6, 1953 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 100 - 85 | ||
| Sun, Mar 8, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Win 89 - 78 | ||
| Wed, Mar 11, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 98 - 92 | ||
| Thu, Mar 12, 1953 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 70 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Mar 15, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 103 - 87 | ||
| Mon, Mar 16, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 92 - 78 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17, 1953 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 68 - 72 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Thu, Mar 19, 1953 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 87 - 81 | ||
| Sat, Mar 21, 1953 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 111 - 105 | OT4 | |
| Eastern Division Finals (Lost 1 - 3) | ||||
| Wed, Mar 25, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 91 - 95 | ||
| Thu, Mar 26, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 86 - 70 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 82 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Mar 29, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 75 - 82 | ||
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