Temporada 1952-53 de los Boston Celtics
# Temporada 1952-53 de los Boston Celtics

La temporada 1952-53 fue la séptima de los Boston Celtics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 25 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en finales de división ante los New York Knicks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Bill Stauffer | Alero | Estados Unidos | Missouri |
| 2 | 16 | Jim Iverson | Base | Estados Unidos | Kansas State |
| 4 | 37 | Herm Hedderick | Base | Estados Unidos | Canisius |
| 10 | 90 | Gene Conley | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Washington State |

## Temporada regular

División Central :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 |
| x-Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 | 11-20 | 1–19 | 4-15 | 10-30 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 | 5-12 | 1–28 | 6-17 | 7-33 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 19 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 81, Boston Celtics 87 | Syracuse |
| 21 de marzo | Boston Celtics 111, Syracuse Nationals 105 (4 OT) | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 2-0 | |

### Finales de División

New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 23 de marzo | New York Knicks 95, Boston Celtics 91 | Nueva York |
| 26 de marzo | Boston Celtics 86, New York Knicks 70 | Boston |
| 28 de marzo | New York Knicks 101, Boston Celtics 82 | Nueva York |
| 29 de marzo | Boston Celtics 75, New York Knicks 82 | Boston |
| | New York gana las series 3-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ed Macauley | 24 | 69 | 42.1 | 6.5 | 14.4 | .452 | 7.2 | 9.7 | .750 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 20.3 |
| 2 | Bob Cousy | 24 | 71 | 41.5 | 6.5 | 18.6 | .352 | 6.7 | 8.3 | .816 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Bill Sharman | 26 | 71 | 32.9 | 5.7 | 13.0 | .436 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .850 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Bob Harris | 25 | 70 | 28.2 | 2.7 | 6.6 | .418 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .588 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Bob Brannum | 27 | 71 | 26.8 | 2.6 | 7.6 | .348 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .595 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Chuck Cooper | 26 | 70 | 28.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 | .337 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .758 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Bob Donham | 26 | 71 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .479 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .471 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| 8 | John Mahnken | 30 | 69 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .302 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .696 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 9 | Gene Conley | 22 | 39 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .324 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .581 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Kenny Rollins | 29 | 43 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .330 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .815 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Mo Mahoney | 25 | 6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .800 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Kleggie Hermsen | 29 | 4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Ed Macauley | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Bob Cousy | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Bill Sharman | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
