1952-1953 Boston Celtics

1952-53 Boston Celtics Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (71 Games, 46-25)
Fri, 10/31/52	@ Indianapolis Olympians	Win 83 - 68
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 14 18 25 26 83 Olympians 14 15 21 18 68 14 - 14 32 - 29 57 - 50 83 - 68
Sat, 11/1/52	@ Minneapolis Lakers	Loss 91 - 94
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 24 21 25 21 91 Lakers 27 27 23 17 94 24 - 27 45 - 54 70 - 77 91 - 94
Sat, 11/8/52	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 106 - 83
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 15 19 19 30 83 Celtics 17 22 32 35 106 17 - 15 39 - 34 71 - 53 106 - 83
Tue, 11/11/52	vs Minneapolis Lakers	Loss 92 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 29 21 16 35 101 Celtics 19 18 30 25 92 19 - 29 37 - 50 67 - 66 92 - 101
Thu, 11/13/52	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 81 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 21 26 18 16 81 Nationals 33 28 14 21 96 21 - 33 47 - 61 65 - 75 81 - 96
Sat, 11/15/52	@ New York Knicks	Loss 68 - 79
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 18 18 10 22 68 Knicks 17 15 18 29 79 18 - 17 36 - 32 46 - 50 68 - 79
Sun, 11/16/52	vs Rochester Royals	Win 96 - 87
1 2 3 4 Total Royals 23 20 12 32 87 Celtics 25 22 23 26 96 25 - 23 47 - 43 70 - 55 96 - 87
Wed, 11/19/52	vs Milwaukee Hawks	Win 91 - 77
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 18 15 21 23 77 Celtics 26 14 22 29 91 26 - 18 40 - 33 62 - 54 91 - 77
Sat, 11/22/52	vs Indianapolis Olympians	Win 96 - 91	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Olympians 23 14 23 21 10 91 Celtics 20 22 21 18 15 96 20 - 23 42 - 37 63 - 60 81 - 81 96 - 91
Sun, 11/23/52	@ Rochester Royals	Win 102 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 19 31 22 30 102 Royals 18 26 30 26 100 19 - 18 50 - 44 72 - 74 102 - 100
Wed, 11/26/52	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 93 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 15 20 26 31 92 Celtics 19 26 30 18 93 19 - 15 45 - 35 75 - 61 93 - 92
Thu, 11/27/52	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Win 83 - 70
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 18 15 25 25 83 Warriors 15 15 18 22 70 18 - 15 33 - 30 58 - 48 83 - 70
Sat, 11/29/52	vs Fort Wayne Pistons	Win 78 - 71
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 24 15 12 20 71 Celtics 23 20 22 13 78 23 - 24 43 - 39 65 - 51 78 - 71
Sun, 11/30/52	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 66 - 78
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 16 13 20 17 66 Nationals 17 19 17 25 78 16 - 17 29 - 36 49 - 53 66 - 78
Wed, 12/3/52	vs Minneapolis Lakers	Loss 102 - 106	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 30 26 17 18 15 106 Celtics 26 21 25 19 11 102 26 - 30 47 - 56 72 - 73 91 - 91 102 - 106
Thu, 12/4/52	vs Milwaukee Hawks	Loss 73 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 16 19 22 33 90 Celtics 12 12 27 22 73 12 - 16 24 - 35 51 - 57 73 - 90
Sat, 12/6/52	vs Milwaukee Hawks	Win 88 - 83
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 15 21 13 34 83 Celtics 20 26 17 25 88 20 - 15 46 - 36 63 - 49 88 - 83
Tue, 12/9/52	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 86 - 72
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 15 22 15 20 72 Celtics 30 14 17 25 86 30 - 15 44 - 37 61 - 52 86 - 72
Wed, 12/10/52	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 103 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 20 26 22 29 97 Celtics 21 25 27 30 103 21 - 20 46 - 46 73 - 68 103 - 97
Thu, 12/11/52	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 94 - 88
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 25 21 24 24 94 Bullets 20 14 27 27 88 25 - 20 46 - 34 70 - 61 94 - 88
Sat, 12/13/52	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 82 - 78
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 21 14 25 18 78 Celtics 27 12 20 23 82 27 - 21 39 - 35 59 - 60 82 - 78
Sun, 12/14/52	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 83 - 73
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 25 20 23 15 83 Bullets 14 19 19 21 73 25 - 14 45 - 33 68 - 52 83 - 73
Thu, 12/18/52	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 88 - 83
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 20 25 21 17 83 Celtics 24 26 21 17 88 24 - 20 50 - 45 71 - 66 88 - 83
Sat, 12/20/52	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 91 - 77
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 20 21 19 17 77 Celtics 22 16 22 31 91 22 - 20 38 - 41 60 - 60 91 - 77
Sun, 12/21/52	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 86 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 19 25 14 28 86 Nationals 19 31 27 13 90 19 - 19 44 - 50 58 - 77 86 - 90
Thu, 12/25/52	@ New York Knicks	Loss 84 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 21 23 18 22 84 Knicks 18 25 24 30 97 21 - 18 44 - 43 62 - 67 84 - 97
Fri, 12/26/52	@ Indianapolis Olympians	Loss 74 - 85
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 18 16 22 18 74 Olympians 26 14 16 29 85 18 - 26 34 - 40 56 - 56 74 - 85
Sat, 12/27/52	@ Minneapolis Lakers	Loss 71 - 94
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 18 23 11 19 71 Lakers 20 24 32 18 94 18 - 20 41 - 44 52 - 76 71 - 94
Sun, 12/28/52	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	Win 89 - 66
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 17 16 22 34 89 Pistons 11 18 13 24 66 17 - 11 33 - 29 55 - 42 89 - 66
Wed, 12/31/52	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 97 - 87
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 19 23 19 26 87 Celtics 26 19 26 26 97 26 - 19 45 - 42 71 - 61 97 - 87
Thu, 1/1/53	@ Rochester Royals	Win 83 - 81	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Celtics 17 25 16 12 13 83 Royals 13 17 27 13 11 81 17 - 13 42 - 30 58 - 57 70 - 70 83 - 81
Sat, 1/3/53	vs Indianapolis Olympians	Win 78 - 63
1 2 3 4 Total Olympians 13 18 23 9 63 Celtics 30 12 14 22 78 30 - 13 42 - 31 56 - 54 78 - 63
Sun, 1/4/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 103 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 21 29 28 22 100 Celtics 17 28 24 34 103 17 - 21 45 - 50 69 - 78 103 - 100
Wed, 1/7/53	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Win 84 - 82
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 22 19 24 19 84 Warriors 18 13 21 30 82 22 - 18 41 - 31 65 - 52 84 - 82
Thu, 1/8/53	vs Rochester Royals	Win 88 - 85	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Royals 14 17 20 23 11 85 Celtics 12 21 18 23 14 88 12 - 14 33 - 31 51 - 51 74 - 74 88 - 85
Fri, 1/9/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Loss 90 - 94
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 20 25 20 25 90 Bullets 25 17 26 26 94 20 - 25 45 - 42 65 - 68 90 - 94
Sat, 1/10/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Loss 105 - 126
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 23 21 30 31 105 Bullets 31 25 30 40 126 23 - 31 44 - 56 74 - 86 105 - 126
Sun, 1/11/53	vs Baltimore Bullets	Win 131 - 87
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 22 22 18 25 87 Celtics 30 29 34 38 131 30 - 22 59 - 44 93 - 62 131 - 87
Thu, 1/15/53	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	Loss 85 - 91
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 30 12 20 23 85 Pistons 13 20 27 31 91 30 - 13 42 - 33 62 - 60 85 - 91
Fri, 1/16/53	@ Milwaukee Hawks	Win 100 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 21 27 25 27 100 Hawks 22 15 27 26 90 21 - 22 48 - 37 73 - 64 100 - 90
Sun, 1/18/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 99 - 83
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 30 16 19 18 83 Celtics 30 23 21 25 99 30 - 30 53 - 46 74 - 65 99 - 83
Wed, 1/21/53	vs Fort Wayne Pistons	Win 94 - 84
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 19 18 18 29 84 Celtics 18 26 23 27 94 18 - 19 44 - 37 67 - 55 94 - 84
Thu, 1/22/53	vs New York Knicks	Loss 89 - 112
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 25 33 29 25 112 Celtics 16 19 30 24 89 16 - 25 35 - 58 65 - 87 89 - 112
Fri, 1/23/53	@ Indianapolis Olympians	Loss 85 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 19 24 23 19 85 Olympians 30 19 22 19 90 19 - 30 43 - 49 66 - 71 85 - 90
Sun, 1/25/53	@ Minneapolis Lakers	Loss 82 - 87
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 15 21 21 25 82 Lakers 18 24 24 21 87 15 - 18 36 - 42 57 - 66 82 - 87
Tue, 1/27/53	vs Milwaukee Hawks	Win 80 - 58
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 14 13 13 18 58 Celtics 15 21 17 27 80 15 - 14 36 - 27 53 - 40 80 - 58
Thu, 1/29/53	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	Loss 98 - 111
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 22 20 21 35 98 Pistons 19 16 32 44 111 22 - 19 42 - 35 63 - 67 98 - 111
Sat, 1/31/53	@ New York Knicks	Loss 69 - 76
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 11 16 17 25 69 Knicks 16 15 18 27 76 11 - 16 27 - 31 44 - 49 69 - 76
Sun, 2/1/53	vs Rochester Royals	Loss 86 - 109
1 2 3 4 Total Royals 24 27 27 31 109 Celtics 15 24 23 24 86 15 - 24 39 - 51 62 - 78 86 - 109
Wed, 2/4/53	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 105 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 21 14 26 31 92 Celtics 25 20 34 26 105 25 - 21 45 - 35 79 - 61 105 - 92
Sat, 2/7/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 101 - 98	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Celtics 25 28 21 18 9 101 Bullets 27 28 22 15 6 98 25 - 27 53 - 55 74 - 77 92 - 92 101 - 98
Sun, 2/8/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 87 - 79
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 17 18 23 21 79 Celtics 19 23 21 24 87 19 - 17 42 - 35 63 - 58 87 - 79
Thu, 2/12/53	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Loss 91 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 15 26 22 28 91 Warriors 29 30 14 19 92 15 - 29 41 - 59 63 - 73 91 - 92
Fri, 2/13/53	vs Milwaukee Hawks	Win 77 - 74
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 14 18 20 22 74 Celtics 26 15 19 17 77 26 - 14 41 - 32 60 - 52 77 - 74
Sun, 2/15/53	vs Indianapolis Olympians	Win 89 - 76
1 2 3 4 Total Olympians 22 11 25 18 76 Celtics 19 19 26 25 89 19 - 22 38 - 33 64 - 58 89 - 76
Tue, 2/17/53	vs Syracuse Nationals	Loss 65 - 84
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 15 17 27 25 84 Celtics 14 19 17 15 65 14 - 15 33 - 32 50 - 59 65 - 84
Wed, 2/18/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 69 - 66
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 15 16 18 17 66 Celtics 14 16 16 23 69 14 - 15 30 - 31 46 - 49 69 - 66
Sat, 2/21/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 90 - 86
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 19 21 22 28 90 Bullets 18 20 21 27 86 19 - 18 40 - 38 62 - 59 90 - 86
Sun, 2/22/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 87 - 83	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Knicks 25 16 16 16 10 83 Celtics 15 20 22 16 14 87 15 - 25 35 - 41 57 - 57 73 - 73 87 - 83
Wed, 2/25/53	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 87 - 80
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 13 26 26 15 80 Celtics 29 18 24 16 87 29 - 13 47 - 39 71 - 65 87 - 80
Thu, 2/26/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 82 - 81
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 25 13 18 26 82 Bullets 16 21 23 21 81 25 - 16 38 - 37 56 - 60 82 - 81
Sat, 2/28/53	@ Rochester Royals	Loss 85 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 16 20 21 28 85 Royals 20 21 25 26 92 16 - 20 36 - 41 57 - 66 85 - 92
Tue, 3/3/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 95 - 94	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Celtics 27 17 27 16 8 95 Bullets 26 17 24 20 7 94 27 - 26 44 - 43 71 - 67 87 - 87 95 - 94
Wed, 3/4/53	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 82 - 75
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 18 17 21 19 75 Celtics 18 21 17 26 82 18 - 18 39 - 35 56 - 56 82 - 75
Fri, 3/6/53	vs Minneapolis Lakers	Win 100 - 85
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 23 12 29 21 85 Celtics 25 30 23 22 100 25 - 23 55 - 35 78 - 64 100 - 85
Sun, 3/8/53	@ New York Knicks	Win 89 - 78
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 13 16 31 29 89 Knicks 10 22 19 27 78 13 - 10 29 - 32 60 - 51 89 - 78
Wed, 3/11/53	vs Fort Wayne Pistons	Win 98 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 19 13 32 28 92 Celtics 25 15 21 37 98 25 - 19 40 - 32 61 - 64 98 - 92
Thu, 3/12/53	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 70 - 84
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 20 14 14 22 70 Nationals 20 14 21 29 84 20 - 20 34 - 34 48 - 55 70 - 84
Sun, 3/15/53	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 103 - 87
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 15 24 20 28 87 Celtics 22 20 34 27 103 22 - 15 42 - 39 76 - 59 103 - 87
Mon, 3/16/53	@ Baltimore Bullets	Win 92 - 78
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 21 32 19 20 92 Bullets 15 14 27 22 78 21 - 15 53 - 29 72 - 56 92 - 78
Tue, 3/17/53	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 68 - 72
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 16 17 21 14 68 Nationals 19 16 14 23 72 16 - 19 33 - 35 54 - 49 68 - 72
Playoffs (6 Games, 3-3)
Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0)
Thu, 3/19/53	@ Syracuse Nationals	Win 87 - 81
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 16 19 18 34 87 Nationals 19 14 16 32 81 16 - 19 35 - 33 53 - 49 87 - 81
Sat, 3/21/53	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 111 - 105	OT4
1 2 3 4 OT OT2 OT3 OT4 Total Nationals 22 20 17 18 9 4 9 6 105 Celtics 21 19 22 15 9 4 9 12 111 21 - 22 40 - 42 62 - 59 77 - 77 86 - 86 90 - 90 99 - 99 111 - 105
Eastern Division Finals (Lost 1 - 3)
Wed, 3/25/53	@ New York Knicks	Loss 91 - 95
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 27 15 18 31 91 Knicks 26 16 27 26 95 27 - 26 42 - 42 60 - 69 91 - 95
Thu, 3/26/53	vs New York Knicks	Win 86 - 70
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 10 19 15 26 70 Celtics 23 13 21 29 86 23 - 10 36 - 29 57 - 44 86 - 70
Sat, 3/28/53	@ New York Knicks	Loss 82 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 22 15 18 27 82 Knicks 20 23 32 26 101 22 - 20 37 - 43 55 - 75 82 - 101
Sun, 3/29/53	vs New York Knicks	Loss 75 - 82
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 17 14 22 29 82 Celtics 26 19 11 19 75 26 - 17 45 - 31 56 - 53 75 - 82

What was the record of the 1952-53 Boston Celtics?

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.

What division did the 1952-53 Boston Celtics play in?

The 1952-53 Boston Celtics played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1952-53.

What was the 1952-53 Boston Celtics record by month?

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

Did the 1952-53 Boston Celtics make the Playoffs?

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.

What was the point differential for the 1952-53 Boston Celtics?

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.

How did the 1952-53 Boston Celtics perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 13-3.

How did the 1952-53 Boston Celtics perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 6-1 in overtime games.

How did the 1952-53 Boston Celtics perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1952-53 Boston Celtics went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1952-53 Boston Celtics?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1952-53 Boston Celtics was a 8 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1952-53 Boston Celtics?

The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1952-53 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.