Temporada 1953-54 de los Boston Celtics
# Temporada 1953-54 de los Boston Celtics

La temporada 1953-54 fue la octava de los Boston Celtics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 42 victorias y 30 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en finales de división ante los Syracuse Nationals.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Frank Ramsey | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 2 | 13 | Chet Noe | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Oregón* |
| 3 | 19 | Cliff Hagan | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 5 | - | Joe Holup | Alero | Estados Unidos | George Washington |

## Temporada regular

División Este :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-New York Knicks | 44 | 28 | .611 | – | 18–8 | 15–13 | 11–7 | 24–16 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 26–6 | 11–17 | 5–7 | 21–19 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 17–6 | 10–19 | 15–5 | 25–15 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 29 | 43 | .229 | 15 | 10–9 | 6–16 | 13–18 | 19–21 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 56 | .222 | 28 | 12–18 | 0–22 | 4–16 | 11–29 |

## Playoffs

### Liguilla de semifinales de División

| Equipo | Ganados | Perdidos |
| - | - | - |
| Syracuse Nationals | 4 | 0 |
| Boston Celtics | 2 | 2 |
| New York Knicks | 0 | 4 |

### Finales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 25 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 109, Boston Celtics 94 | Syracuse |
| 27 de marzo | Boston Celtics 76, Syracuse Nationals 83 | Boston |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bob Cousy | 25 | 72 | 39.7 | 6.8 | 17.5 | .385 | 5.7 | 7.3 | .787 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Ed Macauley | 25 | 71 | 39.3 | 6.5 | 13.4 | .486 | 5.9 | 7.8 | .758 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 18.9 |
| 3 | Bill Sharman | 27 | 72 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .450 | 4.6 | 5.4 | .844 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Don Barksdale | 30 | 63 | 21.6 | 2.5 | 6.6 | .376 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .662 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Bob Harris | 26 | 71 | 26.7 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .381 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .628 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Bob Donham | 27 | 68 | 21.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .448 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .554 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Bob Brannum | 28 | 71 | 24.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | .309 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .626 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Chuck Cooper | 27 | 70 | 15.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .299 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .672 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Ed Mikan | 28 | 9 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .333 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .556 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Ernie Barrett | 24 | 59 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 3.2 | .314 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .560 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Jack Nichols | 27 | 60 | 20.9 | 2.2 | 6.4 | .345 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .759 | | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.9 |

## Galardones y récords

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