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NBA basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the Celtics' eighth season in the NBA .[1]
Offseason [ edit ]
NBA draft [ edit ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School/Club Team
Regular season [ edit ]
x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1953-54 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
FWP
MIL
MIN
NYK
PHI
ROC
SYR
Baltimore
—
1–9
0–8
2–6
2–6
3–7
4–6
1–7
3–7
Boston
9–1
—
4–4
6–2
3–5
5–5
6–4
4–4
5–5
Fort Wayne
8–0
4–4
—
9–2
5–5
3–5
6–2
3–8
2–6
Milwaukee
6–2
2–6
2–9
—
3–8
3–5
3–5
1–9
1–7
Minneapolis
6–2
5–3
5–5
8–3
—
5–3
6–2
6–5
5–3
New York
7–3
5–5
5–3
5–3
3–5
—
7–3
7–1
5–5
Philadelphia
6–4
4–6
2–6
5–3
2–6
3–7
—
1–7
6–4
Rochester
7–1
4–4
8–3
9–1
5–6
1–7
7–1
—
3–5
Syracuse
7–3
5–5
6–2
7–1
3–5
5–5
4–6
5–3
—
Game log [ edit ]
1953–54 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
November 1
Minneapolis
84–79
Macauley , Sharman (18)
0–1
2
November 5
@ Fort Wayne
79–83
Bill Sharman (23)
0–2
3
November 7
@ Philadelphia
79–77
Ed Macauley (26)
1–2
4
November 11
Philadelphia
78–72
Ed Macauley (23)
1–3
5
November 14
Syracuse
66–77
Bill Sharman (22)
2–3
6
November 15
N Minneapolis
89–74
Ed Macauley (23)
2–4
7
November 17
N Rochester
92–73
Ed Macauley (16)
2–5
8
November 21
Fort Wayne
77–91
Bob Cousy (14)
3–5
9
November 24
N New York
103–92
Bob Cousy (24)
3–6
10
November 25
New York
84–96
Ed Macauley (28)
4–6
11
November 26
@ Syracuse
86–93
Bill Sharman (24)
4–7
12
November 28
N Syracuse
80–91
Ed Macauley (21)
5–7
13
November 29
@ Minneapolis
82–95
Barksdale , Sharman (16)
5–8
14
December 1
N Philadelphia
86–89 (OT)
Ed Macauley (24)
6–8
15
December 3
@ Fort Wayne
70–76
Ed Macauley (22)
6–9
16
December 5
Milwaukee
79–97
Bob Cousy (22)
7–9
17
December 6
@ Baltimore
102–95 (OT)
Ed Macauley (35)
8–9
18
December 8
@ Rochester
79–97
Bill Sharman (22)
8–10
19
December 9
@ Philadelphia
103–104 (OT)
Bill Sharman (23)
8–11
20
December 10
@ New York
113–108 (2OT)
Bob Cousy (35)
9–11
21
December 12
Baltimore
75–106
Bob Cousy (23)
10–11
22
December 13
@ Syracuse
74–108
Bill Sharman (19)
10–12
23
December 15
N Fort Wayne
75–82
Bill Sharman (27)
11–12
24
December 16
Fort Wayne
74–91
Ed Macauley (25)
12–12
25
December 19
Syracuse
90–83
Macauley, Sharman (18)
12–13
26
December 20
N Philadelphia
89–101
Ed Macauley (21)
13–13
27
December 21
N Milwaukee
74–90
Bob Cousy (26)
14–13
28
December 23
N Milwaukee
74–80
Bob Cousy (26)
15–13
29
December 25
@ Fort Wayne
79–108
Bob Cousy (16)
15–14
30
December 26
@ Milwaukee
67–74
Bob Cousy (23)
15–15
31
December 27
Rochester
72–98
Cousy, Macauley (17)
16–15
32
December 30
N Syracuse
96–89
Bob Cousy (20)
16–16
33
December 31
@ New York
95–74
Ed Macauley (25)
17–16
34
January 1
Syracuse
92–95
Bob Cousy (29)
18–16
35
January 2
@ Baltimore
92–77
Bob Cousy (22)
19–16
36
January 3
N Baltimore
72–90
Bob Cousy (19)
20–16
37
January 4
N Baltimore
77–73
Bob Cousy (25)
21–16
38
January 10
@ Minneapolis
85–99
Ed Macauley (21)
21–17
39
January 13
Minneapolis
84–88
Ed Macauley (27)
22–17
40
January 14
N Milwaukee
74–86
Ed Macauley (26)
23–17
41
January 17
New York
87–84 (2OT)
Bob Cousy (24)
23–18
42
January 19
@ Philadelphia
73–89
Ed Macauley (22)
23–19
43
January 24
Rochester
93–85
Cousy, Macauley (20)
23–20
44
January 26
N Baltimore
94–69
Bill Sharman (19)
24–20
45
January 28
@ Fort Wayne
68–80
Macauley, Sharman (16)
24–21
46
January 29
@ Milwaukee
70–82
Ed Macauley (24)
24–22
47
January 31
@ Minneapolis
67–82
Cousy, Macauley (15)
24–23
48
February 3
Rochester
81–88
Ed Macauley (25)
25–23
49
February 4
@ Philadelphia
78–80
Macauley, Nichols (15)
25–24
50
February 6
@ Rochester
104–81
Bob Cousy (24)
26–24
51
February 7
New York
87–78
Ed Macauley (20)
26–25
52
February 8
N Baltimore
87–75
Bob Cousy (25)
27–25
53
February 10
Syracuse
79–94
Ed Macauley (27)
28–25
54
February 11
N New York
81–84 (OT)
Bob Cousy (33)
29–25
55
February 13
@ Baltimore
93–96
Bob Cousy (26)
29–26
56
February 14
New York
89–103
Bob Cousy (32)
30–26
57
February 16
@ New York
85–87
Ed Macauley (16)
30–27
58
February 18
@ Minneapolis
105–92
Bill Sharman (24)
31–27
59
February 19
@ Milwaukee
78–73
Ed Macauley (20)
32–27
60
February 21
N Philadelphia
85–95
Ed Macauley (27)
33–27
61
February 22
N Baltimore
111–110 (3OT)
Bob Cousy (42)
34–27
62
February 23
N Rochester
93–77
Bill Sharman (26)
34–28
63
February 25
@ Syracuse
101–96
Bill Sharman (26)
35–28
64
February 27
@ Rochester
75–74
Ed Macauley (20)
36–28
65
February 28
N Milwaukee
74–93
Ed Macauley (19)
37–28
66
March 2
@ New York
71–86
Bob Cousy (24)
37–29
67
March 5
Minneapolis
106–128
Ed Macauley (32)
38–29
68
March 7
Fort Wayne
80–86
Bob Cousy (24)
39–29
69
March 11
@ Syracuse
95–97 (OT)
Bob Cousy (24)
39–30
70
March 12
N Philadelphia
95–97 (2OT)
Bob Cousy (35)
40–30
71
March 13
Baltimore
85–97
Bill Sharman (30)
41–30
72
March 14
Philadelphia
92–97
Bob Cousy (30)
42–30
Playoffs [ edit ]
1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
Division finals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
1954 schedule
Awards and records [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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