1954–55 Boston Celtics 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

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Celtics' ninth season in the NBA.[1] During the early part of the season, the Celtics played two games against the Baltimore Bullets before the original Bullets team folded operations early in the season on November 27, 1954; both of the games played would be Celtics victories that ultimately ended up being wiped out from the official record books for the NBA's history. If the games played were officially kept as a part of the season's record for the Celtics, their official record would have had Boston get a winning record of 38–36 instead of a tied record of 36–36 for their season.[2]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1954 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
3 23 Henry Daubenschmidt Center USA St. Francis (NY)

Regular season

Eastern Division
 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- 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
  2. ^ "1954-1955 Baltimore Bullets". Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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