1953-54 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-30
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division finals
Division Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (42-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 156,912, Avg. 7,472 in 21 home dates
1953-54 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 42-30
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division finals
Division Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (42-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 156,912, Avg. 7,472 in 21 home dates
1953-54 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 42 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
Boston scored 6,315 points, most in the league. The team conceded 6,147 points, most in the circuit. Bob Cousy tossed in a team-best 1,383 points for the Celtics, while Ed Macauley and Bill Sharman netted 14 or more per game as well. Ed Macauley contributed 571 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 518 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1953-54 Boston Celtics lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6312
Regular Season Points Against: 6147
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Boston Celtics 79 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| November 5, 1953 | Boston Celtics 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 7, 1953 | Boston Celtics 79 at Philadelphia Warriors 77 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 11, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 78 at Boston Celtics 72 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 14, 1953 | Syracuse Nationals 66 at Boston Celtics 77 | W | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| November 15, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-4 | at New York, NY | |
| November 17, 1953 | Boston Celtics 73 at Rochester Royals 92 | L | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 | at Buffalo, NY | |
| November 21, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-5 | ||
| November 24, 1953 | New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-6 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 25, 1953 | New York Knicks 84 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | ||
| November 26, 1953 | Boston Celtics 86 at Syracuse Nationals 93 | L | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-7 | ||
| November 28, 1953 | Boston Celtics 91 at Syracuse Nationals 80 | W | 3-4 | 2-3 | 5-7 | at New York, NY | |
| November 29, 1953 | Boston Celtics 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 95 | L | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-8 | ||
| December 1, 1953 | Boston Celtics 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 86 | W | 3-4 | 3-4 | 6-8 | OT | at Milwaukee, WI |
| December 3, 1953 | Boston Celtics 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 | L | 3-4 | 3-5 | 6-9 | ||
| December 5, 1953 | Milwaukee Hawks 79 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 4-4 | 3-5 | 7-9 | ||
| December 6, 1953 | Boston Celtics 102 at Baltimore Bullets 95 | W | 4-4 | 4-5 | 8-9 | OT | |
| December 8, 1953 | Boston Celtics 79 at Rochester Royals 97 | L | 4-4 | 4-6 | 8-10 | ||
| December 9, 1953 | Boston Celtics 103 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | L | 4-4 | 4-7 | 8-11 | OT | |
| December 10, 1953 | Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 108 | W | 4-4 | 5-7 | 9-11 | 2OT | |
| December 12, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 75 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 5-4 | 5-7 | 10-11 | ||
| December 13, 1953 | Boston Celtics 74 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | L | 5-4 | 5-8 | 10-12 | ||
| December 15, 1953 | Boston Celtics 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 75 | W | 5-4 | 6-8 | 11-12 | at New York, NY | |
| December 16, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 6-4 | 6-8 | 12-12 | ||
| December 19, 1953 | Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 83 | L | 6-5 | 6-8 | 12-13 | ||
| December 20, 1953 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 89 | W | 6-5 | 7-8 | 13-13 | at New York, NY | |
| December 21, 1953 | Boston Celtics 90 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 | W | 6-5 | 8-8 | 14-13 | at Buffalo, NY | |
| December 23, 1953 | Boston Celtics 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 | W | 6-5 | 9-8 | 15-13 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| December 25, 1953 | Boston Celtics 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 | L | 6-5 | 9-9 | 15-14 | ||
| December 26, 1953 | Boston Celtics 67 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 | L | 6-5 | 9-10 | 15-15 | ||
| December 27, 1953 | Rochester Royals 72 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 7-5 | 9-10 | 16-15 | ||
| December 30, 1953 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 7-6 | 9-10 | 16-16 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| December 31, 1953 | Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 74 | W | 7-6 | 10-10 | 17-16 | ||
| January 1, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 8-6 | 10-10 | 18-16 | ||
| January 2, 1954 | Boston Celtics 92 at Baltimore Bullets 77 | W | 8-6 | 11-10 | 19-16 | ||
| January 3, 1954 | Baltimore Bullets 72 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 9-6 | 11-10 | 20-16 | ||
| January 4, 1954 | Baltimore Bullets 73 at Boston Celtics 77 | W | 10-6 | 11-10 | 21-16 | at Worcester, MA | |
| January 10, 1954 | Boston Celtics 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 10-6 | 11-11 | 21-17 | ||
| January 13, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 11-6 | 11-11 | 22-17 | ||
| January 14, 1954 | Boston Celtics 86 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 | W | 11-6 | 12-11 | 23-17 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 17, 1954 | New York Knicks 87 at Boston Celtics 84 | L | 11-7 | 12-11 | 23-18 | 2OT | |
| January 19, 1954 | Boston Celtics 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 89 | L | 11-7 | 12-12 | 23-19 | ||
| January 24, 1954 | Rochester Royals 93 at Boston Celtics 85 | L | 11-8 | 12-12 | 23-20 | ||
| January 26, 1954 | Boston Celtics 94 at Baltimore Bullets 69 | W | 11-8 | 13-12 | 24-20 | at Milwaukee, WI | |
| January 28, 1954 | Boston Celtics 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | L | 11-8 | 13-13 | 24-21 | ||
| January 29, 1954 | Boston Celtics 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 | L | 11-8 | 13-14 | 24-22 | ||
| January 31, 1954 | Boston Celtics 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 | L | 11-8 | 13-15 | 24-23 | ||
| February 3, 1954 | Rochester Royals 81 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 12-8 | 13-15 | 25-23 | ||
| February 4, 1954 | Boston Celtics 78 at Philadelphia Warriors 80 | L | 12-8 | 13-16 | 25-24 | ||
| February 6, 1954 | Boston Celtics 104 at Rochester Royals 81 | W | 12-8 | 14-16 | 26-24 | ||
| February 7, 1954 | New York Knicks 87 at Boston Celtics 78 | L | 12-9 | 14-16 | 26-25 | ||
| February 8, 1954 | Boston Celtics 87 at Baltimore Bullets 75 | W | 12-9 | 15-16 | 27-25 | at New London, CT | |
| February 10, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 79 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 13-9 | 15-16 | 28-25 | ||
| February 11, 1954 | Boston Celtics 84 at New York Knicks 81 | W | 13-9 | 16-16 | 29-25 | OT | at Philadelphia, PA |
| February 13, 1954 | Boston Celtics 93 at Baltimore Bullets 96 | L | 13-9 | 16-17 | 29-26 | ||
| February 14, 1954 | New York Knicks 89 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 14-9 | 16-17 | 30-26 | ||
| February 16, 1954 | Boston Celtics 85 at New York Knicks 87 | L | 14-9 | 16-18 | 30-27 | ||
| February 18, 1954 | Boston Celtics 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 | W | 14-9 | 17-18 | 31-27 | ||
| February 19, 1954 | Boston Celtics 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 | W | 14-9 | 18-18 | 32-27 | ||
| February 21, 1954 | Boston Celtics 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 85 | W | 14-9 | 19-18 | 33-27 | at Providence, RI | |
| February 22, 1954 | Boston Celtics 111 at Baltimore Bullets 110 | W | 14-9 | 20-18 | 34-27 | 3OT | at Worcester, MA |
| February 23, 1954 | Boston Celtics 77 at Rochester Royals 93 | L | 14-9 | 20-19 | 34-28 | at New York, NY | |
| February 25, 1954 | Boston Celtics 101 at Syracuse Nationals 96 | W | 14-9 | 21-19 | 35-28 | ||
| February 27, 1954 | Boston Celtics 75 at Rochester Royals 74 | W | 14-9 | 22-19 | 36-28 | ||
| February 28, 1954 | Boston Celtics 93 at Milwaukee Hawks 74 | W | 14-9 | 23-19 | 37-28 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 1, 1954 | Boston Celtics 71 at New York Knicks 86 | L | 14-9 | 23-20 | 37-29 | ||
| March 5, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 15-9 | 23-20 | 38-29 | ||
| March 7, 1954 | Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Boston Celtics 86 | W | 16-9 | 23-20 | 39-29 | ||
| March 11, 1954 | Boston Celtics 95 at Syracuse Nationals 97 | L | 16-9 | 23-21 | 39-30 | OT | |
| March 12, 1954 | Boston Celtics 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 | W | 16-9 | 24-21 | 40-30 | 2OT | at New Haven, CT |
| March 13, 1954 | Baltimore Bullets 85 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 17-9 | 24-21 | 41-30 | ||
| March 14, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 92 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 18-9 | 24-21 | 42-30 | ||
| March 16, 1954 | Boston Celtics 93 at New York Knicks 71 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 17, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | OT | |
| March 20, 1954 | New York Knicks 78 at Boston Celtics 79 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| March 22, 1954 | Boston Celtics 85 at Syracuse Nationals 98 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 25, 1954 | Boston Celtics 94 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| March 27, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 83 at Boston Celtics 76 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
