1950-51 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-30
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (39-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 197,888, Avg. 6,184 in 32 home dates
1950-51 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 39-30
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (39-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 197,888, Avg. 6,184 in 32 home dates
1950-51 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 39 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Celtics scored 5,881 points, best in the league. Boston gave up 5,899 points. Ed Macauley tossed in a team-best 1,384 points for the team, while Bob Cousy netted 14 or more per game as well. Ed Macauley contributed 616 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 341 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1950-51 Boston Celtics lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 5881
Regular Season Points Against: 5899
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1950 | Boston Celtics 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 107 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 2, 1950 | Boston Celtics 65 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 79 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| November 4, 1950 | Boston Celtics 68 at Philadelphia Warriors 77 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| November 7, 1950 | Boston Celtics 83 at Baltimore Bullets 64 | W | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | at Providence, RI | |
| November 9, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 71 at Boston Celtics 76 | W | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
| November 11, 1950 | Boston Celtics 78 at Washington Capitols 77 | W | 1-0 | 2-3 | 3-3 | ||
| November 12, 1950 | Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Boston Celtics 78 | W | 2-0 | 2-3 | 4-3 | ||
| November 15, 1950 | Boston Celtics 79 at Washington Capitols 74 | W | 2-0 | 3-3 | 5-3 | at Providence, RI | |
| November 16, 1950 | Baltimore Bullets 73 at Boston Celtics 82 | W | 3-0 | 3-3 | 6-3 | ||
| November 18, 1950 | Boston Celtics 80 at Baltimore Bullets 76 | W | 3-0 | 4-3 | 7-3 | ||
| November 19, 1950 | Washington Capitols 81 at Boston Celtics 75 | L | 3-1 | 4-3 | 7-4 | ||
| November 21, 1950 | Boston Celtics 89 at New York Knicks 83 | W | 3-1 | 5-3 | 8-4 | ||
| November 23, 1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks 78 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 4-1 | 5-3 | 9-4 | ||
| November 25, 1950 | Boston Celtics 82 at Rochester Royals 90 | L | 4-1 | 5-4 | 9-5 | ||
| November 26, 1950 | New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 5-1 | 5-4 | 10-5 | 2OT | |
| November 28, 1950 | Philadelphia Warriors 76 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 5-2 | 5-4 | 10-6 | at New York, NY | |
| November 30, 1950 | Washington Capitols 85 at Boston Celtics 81 | L | 5-3 | 5-4 | 10-7 | ||
| December 2, 1950 | Boston Celtics 83 at Washington Capitols 75 | W | 5-3 | 6-4 | 11-7 | ||
| December 3, 1950 | Baltimore Bullets 85 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 6-3 | 6-4 | 12-7 | ||
| December 9, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 86 at Boston Celtics 85 | L | 6-4 | 6-4 | 12-8 | ||
| December 12, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Boston Celtics 87 | W | 7-4 | 6-4 | 13-8 | ||
| December 13, 1950 | Boston Celtics 79 at Washington Capitols 110 | L | 7-4 | 6-5 | 13-9 | ||
| December 16, 1950 | Boston Celtics 88 at Baltimore Bullets 119 | L | 7-4 | 6-6 | 13-10 | ||
| December 17, 1950 | Rochester Royals 75 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 8-4 | 6-6 | 14-10 | ||
| December 19, 1950 | New York Knicks 86 at Boston Celtics 80 | L | 8-5 | 6-6 | 14-11 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 23, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Boston Celtics 87 | W | 9-5 | 6-6 | 15-11 | ||
| December 25, 1950 | Boston Celtics 77 at Rochester Royals 90 | L | 9-5 | 6-7 | 15-12 | ||
| December 26, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 10-5 | 6-7 | 16-12 | ||
| December 30, 1950 | Boston Celtics 60 at New York Knicks 77 | L | 10-5 | 6-8 | 16-13 | ||
| December 31, 1950 | New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 11-5 | 6-8 | 17-13 | ||
| January 1, 1951 | Boston Celtics 89 at Syracuse Nationals 106 | L | 11-5 | 6-9 | 17-14 | ||
| January 3, 1951 | Boston Celtics 84 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 82 | W | 11-5 | 7-9 | 18-14 | ||
| January 5, 1951 | Boston Celtics 54 at Minneapolis Lakers 69 | L | 11-5 | 7-10 | 18-15 | ||
| January 7, 1951 | Washington Capitols 86 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 12-5 | 7-10 | 19-15 | OT | |
| January 13, 1951 | Boston Celtics 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | W | 12-5 | 8-10 | 20-15 | ||
| January 14, 1951 | Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 13-5 | 8-10 | 21-15 | ||
| January 18, 1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks 85 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 14-5 | 8-10 | 22-15 | ||
| January 20, 1951 | Boston Celtics 85 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 91 | L | 14-5 | 8-11 | 22-16 | ||
| January 21, 1951 | Boston Celtics 112 at Fort Wayne Pistons 106 | W | 14-5 | 9-11 | 23-16 | OT | |
| January 23, 1951 | Boston Celtics 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 79 | W | 14-5 | 10-11 | 24-16 | OT | |
| January 25, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 15-5 | 10-11 | 25-16 | ||
| January 27, 1951 | Boston Celtics 75 at New York Knicks 76 | L | 15-5 | 10-12 | 25-17 | ||
| January 28, 1951 | Boston Celtics 83 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 15-5 | 10-13 | 25-18 | ||
| January 30, 1951 | Syracuse Nationals 87 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 16-5 | 10-13 | 26-18 | ||
| February 1, 1951 | Boston Celtics 80 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 | L | 16-5 | 10-14 | 26-19 | 2OT | |
| February 2, 1951 | Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 17-5 | 10-14 | 27-19 | OT | |
| February 4, 1951 | Boston Celtics 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 | L | 17-5 | 10-15 | 27-20 | ||
| February 5, 1951 | Boston Celtics 70 at Indianapolis Olympians 57 | W | 17-5 | 11-15 | 28-20 | at Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 8, 1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks 70 at Boston Celtics 85 | W | 18-5 | 11-15 | 29-20 | ||
| February 10, 1951 | Boston Celtics 76 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | L | 18-5 | 11-16 | 29-21 | ||
| February 11, 1951 | Rochester Royals 77 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 19-5 | 11-16 | 30-21 | ||
| February 13, 1951 | Boston Celtics 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | L | 19-5 | 11-17 | 30-22 | ||
| February 15, 1951 | Boston Celtics 80 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | L | 19-5 | 11-18 | 30-23 | ||
| February 16, 1951 | Philadelphia Warriors 76 at Boston Celtics 81 | W | 20-5 | 11-18 | 31-23 | ||
| February 18, 1951 | Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Boston Celtics 78 | W | 21-5 | 11-18 | 32-23 | ||
| February 21, 1951 | New York Knicks 85 at Boston Celtics 87 | W | 22-5 | 11-18 | 33-23 | OT | |
| February 22, 1951 | Boston Celtics 72 at Baltimore Bullets 69 | W | 22-5 | 12-18 | 34-23 | at New York, NY | |
| February 24, 1951 | Boston Celtics 75 at Baltimore Bullets 84 | L | 22-5 | 12-19 | 34-24 | ||
| February 25, 1951 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 23-5 | 12-19 | 35-24 | ||
| March 1, 1951 | New York Knicks 84 at Boston Celtics 78 | L | 23-6 | 12-19 | 35-25 | ||
| March 3, 1951 | Boston Celtics 95 at Baltimore Bullets 87 | W | 23-6 | 13-19 | 36-25 | ||
| March 4, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 24-6 | 13-19 | 37-25 | ||
| March 6, 1951 | Boston Celtics 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 75 | L | 24-6 | 13-20 | 37-26 | ||
| March 7, 1951 | Boston Celtics 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | W | 24-6 | 14-20 | 38-26 | ||
| March 11, 1951 | Boston Celtics 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 | L | 24-6 | 14-21 | 38-27 | 2OT | |
| March 13, 1951 | Rochester Royals 111 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 24-7 | 14-21 | 38-28 | 2OT | |
| March 16, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 25-7 | 14-21 | 39-28 | ||
| March 17, 1951 | Boston Celtics 89 at Rochester Royals 114 | L | 25-7 | 14-22 | 39-29 | ||
| March 18, 1951 | Boston Celtics 89 at Syracuse Nationals 97 | L | 25-7 | 14-23 | 39-30 | ||
| March 20, 1951 | New York Knicks 83 at Boston Celtics 69 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| March 22, 1951 | Boston Celtics 78 at New York Knicks 92 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
