1954–55 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1954–55 Boston Celtics season
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record36–36 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division finals
(lost to Nationals 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1953–54 1955–56 >

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Celtics' ninth season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

NBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
3 23 Henry Daubenschmidt Center USA St. Francis (NY)

Regular season

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 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 43 29 .597 – 25–7 10–17 8–5 21–15
x-New York Knicks 38 34 .528 5 17–9 8–17 13–8 15–21
x-Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 7 21–5 4–22 11–9 19–17
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458 10 14–5 6–20 13–14 17–19
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1954-55 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Boston – 4–5 6–3 3–6 6–6 7–5 4–5 6–6
Fort Wayne 5–4 – 11–1 9–3 2–7 6–3 8–4 2–7
Milwaukee 3–6 1–11 – 5–7 3–6 4–5 6–6 4–5
Minneapolis 6–3 3–9 7–5 – 4–5 6–3 8–4 6–3
New York 6–6 7–2 6–3 5–4 – 5–7 5–4 4–8
Philadelphia 5–7 3–6 5–4 3–6 7–5 – 5–4 5–7
Rochester 5–4 4–8 6–6 4–8 4–5 4–5 – 2–7
Syracuse 6–6 7–2 5–4 3–6 8–4 7–5 7–2 —

Game log

1954–55 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 30 @ Rochester 95–98 Bill Sharman (24) 0–1
2 October 31 @ Fort Wayne 86–90 Cousy, Macauley (20) 0–2
3 November 6 @ Syracuse 84–107 Bob Cousy (24) 1–2
4 November 11 N Milwaukee 95–85 Bob Cousy (27) 1–3
5 November 16 Rochester 98–99 Ed Macauley (22) 2–3
6 November 20 @ New York 117–98 Bill Sharman (32) 3–3
7 November 21 @ Syracuse 104–110 Bob Cousy (26) 3–4
8 November 24 New York 103–108 Bob Cousy (29) 4–4
9 November 25 @ Philadelphia 98–103 Ed Macauley (20) 4–5
10 November 27 @ Rochester 101–107 Bill Sharman (28) 4–6
11 November 28 @ Minneapolis 108–115 Bob Cousy (21) 4–7
12 November 30 @ Milwaukee 118–99 Bob Cousy (34) 5–7
13 December 1 N Milwaukee 90–101 Bob Cousy (31) 6–7
14 December 2 @ Fort Wayne 98–116 Bill Sharman (23) 6–8
15 December 4 Rochester 102–110 Ed Macauley (27) 7–8
16 December 7 N Rochester 93–95 Bill Sharman (27) 8–8
17 December 8 Minneapolis 101–99 Ed Macauley (28) 8–9
18 December 9 @ Syracuse 107–120 Ed Macauley (24) 8–10
19 December 11 Syracuse 90–94 Bill Sharman (26) 9–10
20 December 12 @ Fort Wayne 99–100 Cousy, Sharman (21) 9–11
21 December 14 N Minneapolis 108–115 Ed Macauley (37) 10–11
22 December 15 Milwaukee 106–117 Bob Cousy (25) 11–11
23 December 18 Philadelphia 103–107 Bob Cousy (23) 12–11
24 December 19 @ New York 81–93 Ed Macauley (19) 12–12
25 December 25 @ Milwaukee 108–99 Bob Cousy (35) 13–12
26 December 26 @ Minneapolis 82–87 Bill Sharman (29) 13–13
27 December 29 N Minneapolis 129–118 (OT) Cousy, Macauley (24) 13–14
28 December 31 N Philadelphia 113–119 Ed Macauley (30) 14–14
29 January 1 @ Syracuse 102–108 Frank Ramsey (26) 14–15
30 January 2 New York 96–113 Frank Ramsey (27) 15–15
31 January 6 @ New York 83–88 Bill Sharman (18) 15–16
32 January 8 Philadelphia 105–117 Don Barksdale (26) 16–16
33 January 9 Rochester 92–98 Don Barksdale (31) 17–16
34 January 11 @ Fort Wayne 119–110 Bill Sharman (37) 18–16
35 January 13 N New York 100–116 Bob Cousy (26) 19–16
36 January 14 Minneapolis 95–100 Ed Macauley (27) 20–16
37 January 16 New York 98–102 Bob Cousy (28) 21–16
38 January 19 N Fort Wayne 105–84 Bill Sharman (18) 21–17
39 January 20 @ Syracuse 87–92 Bill Sharman (26) 21–18
40 January 21 N Philadelphia 89–90 Bill Sharman (29) 22–18
41 January 22 @ Rochester 110–121 Bill Sharman (20) 22–19
42 January 23 Philadelphia 91–94 (OT) Don Barksdale (20) 23–19
43 January 26 Fort Wayne 90–99 Ed Macauley (22) 24–19
44 January 27 N Rochester 98–92 Bob Cousy (27) 24–20
45 January 28 Syracuse 90–101 Bill Sharman (24) 25–20
46 January 30 Milwaukee 88–79 Bob Cousy (21) 25–21
47 February 2 N Philadelphia 122–107 Cousy, Nichols (26) 25–22
48 February 4 Syracuse 88–114 Ed Macauley (25) 26–22
49 February 5 @ New York 107–115 Bob Cousy (29) 26–23
50 February 6 Philadelphia 113–109 Bob Cousy (35) 26–24
51 February 8 N Syracuse 115–88 Bob Cousy (24) 26–25
52 February 9 Syracuse 94–104 Bob Cousy (33) 27–25
53 February 11 @ Philadelphia 101–105 Bob Cousy (33) 27–26
54 February 13 New York 105–103 Bob Cousy (31) 27–27
55 February 15 N Milwaukee 103–106 (OT) Bob Cousy (34) 28–27
56 February 17 @ Syracuse 93–107 Bob Cousy (21) 28–28
57 February 20 Philadelphia 99–114 Ed Macauley (25) 29–28
58 February 22 N Syracuse 95–97 Ed Macauley (25) 30–28
59 February 23 N Milwaukee 120–103 Ed Macauley (19) 30–29
60 February 24 @ Minneapolis 98–112 Bill Sharman (23) 30–30
61 February 25 N Minneapolis 104–107 Bob Cousy (27) 31–30
62 February 27 N Milwaukee 57–62 Brannum, Cousy (14) 32–30
63 March 1 N Fort Wayne 118–98 Bob Cousy (31) 32–31
64 March 4 Minneapolis 121–106 Frank Ramsey (24) 32–32
65 March 5 @ Philadelphia 89–95 Bob Cousy (19) 32–33
66 March 6 Fort Wayne 104–108 Bob Cousy (31) 33–33
67 March 7 Fort Wayne 91–110 Bob Cousy (22) 34–33
68 March 8 N Philadelphia 103–112 Bob Cousy (40) 35–33
69 March 10 @ New York 95–114 Bob Cousy (22) 35–34
70 March 11 N New York 97–95 Bob Cousy (23) 35–35
71 March 12 @ Rochester 103–105 Bill Sharman (37) 35–36
72 March 13 New York 101–112 Bill Sharman (22) 36–36

Playoffs

1955 playoff game log
Division Semi-finals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series
1 March 15 New York W 122–101 Bob Cousy (30) — Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 16 @ New York L 95–102 Bob Cousy (26) — Madison Square Garden III 1–1
3 March 19 @ New York W 116–109 Bob Cousy (26) Bob Cousy (10) Madison Square Garden III 2–1
Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 22 @ Syracuse L 100–110 Bill Sharman (20) — Bob Cousy (10) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
2 March 24 @ Syracuse L 110–116 Bill Sharman (32) Don Barksdale (10) Bob Cousy (15) Onondaga War Memorial 0–2
3 March 26 Syracuse W 100–97 (OT) Bob Cousy (23) Bob Brannum (15) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden 1–2
4 March 27 Syracuse L 94–110 Bill Sharman (29) Bob Brannum (14) Bob Cousy (9) Boston Garden 1–3
1955 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1954–55 Boston Celtics
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