1951-52 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-27
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (39-27)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 160,167, Avg. 5,523 in 29 home dates
1951-52 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 39-27
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (39-27)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 160,167, Avg. 5,523 in 29 home dates
1951-52 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 39 wins and 27 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Boston netted 6,027 points, tops in the circuit. The team conceded 5,758 points. Bob Cousy tossed in a team-best 1,433 points for the Celtics, while Ed Macauley scored 15 or more per game, too. Bob Harris contributed 531 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 441 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1951-52 Boston Celtics lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6027
Regular Season Points Against: 5758
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 1951 | Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 10, 1951 | Boston Celtics 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | at New York, NY | |
| November 11, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers 72 at Boston Celtics 77 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 14, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | OT | |
| November 15, 1951 | Boston Celtics 95 at Syracuse Nationals 97 | L | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 17, 1951 | Boston Celtics 88 at Baltimore Bullets 75 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 18, 1951 | New York Knicks 93 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| November 22, 1951 | Milwaukee Hawks 72 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-2 | ||
| November 23, 1951 | Boston Celtics 102 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 | W | 4-1 | 3-1 | 7-2 | OT | |
| November 24, 1951 | Boston Celtics 70 at New York Knicks 68 | W | 4-1 | 4-1 | 8-2 | ||
| November 25, 1951 | Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 28, 1951 | Boston Celtics 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | L | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | ||
| November 30, 1951 | Boston Celtics 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 92 | L | 5-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | ||
| December 2, 1951 | Baltimore Bullets 82 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 6-1 | 4-3 | 10-4 | ||
| December 5, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 88 | L | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| December 9, 1951 | New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 7-2 | 4-3 | 11-5 | ||
| December 11, 1951 | Boston Celtics 78 at Philadelphia Warriors 79 | L | 7-2 | 4-4 | 11-6 | ||
| December 12, 1951 | Milwaukee Hawks 84 at Boston Celtics 89 | W | 8-2 | 4-4 | 12-6 | ||
| December 16, 1951 | Philadelphia Warriors 90 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 9-2 | 4-4 | 13-6 | OT | |
| December 17, 1951 | Boston Celtics 80 at Baltimore Bullets 92 | L | 9-2 | 4-5 | 13-7 | ||
| December 19, 1951 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 10-2 | 4-5 | 14-7 | ||
| December 21, 1951 | Boston Celtics 106 at Baltimore Bullets 89 | W | 10-2 | 5-5 | 15-7 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 23, 1951 | Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 11-2 | 5-5 | 16-7 | OT | |
| December 25, 1951 | Boston Celtics 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | L | 11-2 | 5-6 | 16-8 | ||
| December 26, 1951 | Boston Celtics 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | L | 11-2 | 5-7 | 16-9 | ||
| December 30, 1951 | New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 12-2 | 5-7 | 17-9 | ||
| December 31, 1951 | Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 87 | L | 12-2 | 5-8 | 17-10 | OT | |
| January 1, 1952 | Boston Celtics 91 at Rochester Royals 106 | L | 12-2 | 5-9 | 17-11 | ||
| January 3, 1952 | Boston Celtics 81 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | L | 12-2 | 5-10 | 17-12 | ||
| January 5, 1952 | Boston Celtics 94 at Baltimore Bullets 73 | W | 12-2 | 6-10 | 18-12 | ||
| January 6, 1952 | Rochester Royals 80 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 13-2 | 6-10 | 19-12 | ||
| January 8, 1952 | Boston Celtics 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 76 | W | 13-2 | 7-10 | 20-12 | ||
| January 10, 1952 | Boston Celtics 94 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | W | 13-2 | 8-10 | 21-12 | ||
| January 11, 1952 | Boston Celtics 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 100 | L | 13-2 | 8-11 | 21-13 | ||
| January 16, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 13-3 | 8-11 | 21-14 | ||
| January 20, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 98 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 14-3 | 8-11 | 22-14 | ||
| January 23, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 75 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 15-3 | 8-11 | 23-14 | ||
| January 26, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 85 | L | 15-4 | 8-11 | 23-15 | ||
| January 27, 1952 | Boston Celtics 86 at Syracuse Nationals 91 | L | 15-4 | 8-12 | 23-16 | ||
| January 29, 1952 | Boston Celtics 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 97 | L | 15-4 | 8-13 | 23-17 | ||
| February 1, 1952 | Boston Celtics 100 at Milwaukee Hawks 77 | W | 15-4 | 9-13 | 24-17 | at Worcester, MA | |
| February 2, 1952 | Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 91 | L | 15-4 | 9-14 | 24-18 | ||
| February 3, 1952 | New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 16-4 | 9-14 | 25-18 | ||
| February 6, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 88 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 17-4 | 9-14 | 26-18 | ||
| February 9, 1952 | Boston Celtics 100 at Rochester Royals 104 | L | 17-4 | 9-15 | 26-19 | ||
| February 10, 1952 | Rochester Royals 111 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 17-5 | 9-15 | 26-20 | ||
| February 14, 1952 | Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | L | 17-5 | 9-16 | 26-21 | ||
| February 16, 1952 | Boston Celtics 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 75 | W | 17-5 | 10-16 | 27-21 | at St Paul, MN | |
| February 17, 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks 97 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 17-6 | 10-16 | 27-22 | at Moline, IL | |
| February 18, 1952 | Boston Celtics 106 at Milwaukee Hawks 84 | W | 17-6 | 11-16 | 28-22 | at Hammond, IN | |
| February 19, 1952 | Boston Celtics 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 | L | 17-6 | 11-17 | 28-23 | ||
| February 21, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 18-6 | 11-17 | 29-23 | ||
| February 24, 1952 | Boston Celtics 77 at Syracuse Nationals 75 | W | 18-6 | 12-17 | 30-23 | ||
| February 27, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 81 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 19-6 | 12-17 | 31-23 | ||
| February 28, 1952 | Boston Celtics 91 at Rochester Royals 72 | W | 19-6 | 13-17 | 32-23 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| March 1, 1952 | Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 19-6 | 13-18 | 32-24 | ||
| March 2, 1952 | New York Knicks 89 at Boston Celtics 87 | L | 19-7 | 13-18 | 32-25 | ||
| March 4, 1952 | Boston Celtics 91 at Baltimore Bullets 80 | W | 19-7 | 14-18 | 33-25 | at New York, NY | |
| March 5, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 74 at Boston Celtics 82 | W | 20-7 | 14-18 | 34-25 | ||
| March 8, 1952 | Boston Celtics 100 at Baltimore Bullets 77 | W | 20-7 | 15-18 | 35-25 | ||
| March 9, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 72 at Boston Celtics 89 | W | 21-7 | 15-18 | 36-25 | ||
| March 10, 1952 | Boston Celtics 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 | W | 21-7 | 16-18 | 37-25 | ||
| March 12, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 89 at Boston Celtics 71 | L | 21-8 | 16-18 | 37-26 | ||
| March 13, 1952 | Boston Celtics 70 at Syracuse Nationals 89 | L | 21-8 | 16-19 | 37-27 | ||
| March 15, 1952 | Boston Celtics 118 at Rochester Royals 106 | W | 21-8 | 17-19 | 38-27 | ||
| March 16, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 22-8 | 17-19 | 39-27 | ||
| March 19, 1952 | New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 23, 1952 | Boston Celtics 97 at New York Knicks 101 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 26, 1952 | New York Knicks 88 at Boston Celtics 87 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2OT |
