1947-48 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 20-28
Finishing 3rd in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
Quarterfinals - Lost to Chicago Stags 2-1
Coach: John Russell (20-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 90,264, Avg. 3,761 in 24 home dates
1947-48 Boston Celtics Statistics
1947-48 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 20 wins and 28 losses, finishing third in the BAA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Celtics scored 3,303 points, worst in the league and allowed 3,491. Ed Sadowski tossed in a team-best 910 points for Boston, while Ed Sadowski dished out 74 assists for the squad.

John Russell coached the team. The 1947-48 Boston Celtics lost in the first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 3303
Regular Season Points Against: 3491

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 13, 1947 Boston Celtics 74 at Baltimore Bullets 85 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 14, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Boston Celtics 74 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
November 15, 1947 Washington Capitols 69 at Boston Celtics 73 W 1-1 0-1 1-2
November 18, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 65 at Boston Celtics 50 L 1-2 0-1 1-3
November 20, 1947 Boston Celtics 67 at Philadelphia Warriors 57 W 1-2 1-1 2-3
November 21, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 89 at Boston Celtics 73 L 1-3 1-1 2-4
November 22, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 62 at Boston Celtics 65 W 2-3 1-1 3-4
November 25, 1947 New York Knicks 91 at Boston Celtics 75 L 2-4 1-1 3-5
November 26, 1947 Boston Celtics 65 at New York Knicks 63 W 2-4 2-1 4-5
November 28, 1947 Washington Capitols 83 at Boston Celtics 92 W 3-4 2-1 5-5
December 2, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 77 at Boston Celtics 69 L 3-5 2-1 5-6 OT
December 5, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 69 at Boston Celtics 73 W 4-5 2-1 6-6
December 10, 1947 New York Knicks 79 at Boston Celtics 75 L 4-6 2-1 6-7
December 12, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 67 at Boston Celtics 69 W 5-6 2-1 7-7
December 17, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 66 at Boston Celtics 67 W 6-6 2-1 8-7
December 19, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 70 at Boston Celtics 78 W 7-6 2-1 9-7
December 20, 1947 Boston Celtics 58 at New York Knicks 70 L 7-6 2-2 9-8
December 23, 1947 Chicago Stags 83 at Boston Celtics 75 L 7-7 2-2 9-9
December 27, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 63 at Boston Celtics 74 W 8-7 2-2 10-9
December 30, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 64 at Boston Celtics 70 W 9-7 2-2 11-9
January 1, 1948 Boston Celtics 48 at St. Louis Bombers 58 L 9-7 2-3 11-10
January 3, 1948 Boston Celtics 60 at Washington Capitols 95 L 9-7 2-4 11-11
January 10, 1948 Boston Celtics 57 at Providence Steamrollers 70 L 9-7 2-5 11-12
January 11, 1948 Washington Capitols 56 at Boston Celtics 84 W 10-7 2-5 12-12
January 16, 1948 Chicago Stags 61 at Boston Celtics 75 W 11-7 2-5 13-12
January 18, 1948 Boston Celtics 48 at Chicago Stags 72 L 11-7 2-6 13-13
January 22, 1948 Boston Celtics 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 54 W 11-7 3-6 14-13
January 23, 1948 New York Knicks 74 at Boston Celtics 58 L 11-8 3-6 14-14
January 25, 1948 Boston Celtics 54 at St. Louis Bombers 72 L 11-8 3-7 14-15
January 27, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Boston Celtics 68 L 11-9 3-7 14-16
January 30, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 79 at Boston Celtics 69 L 11-10 3-7 14-17
January 31, 1948 Boston Celtics 64 at New York Knicks 66 L 11-10 3-8 14-18
February 6, 1948 New York Knicks 68 at Boston Celtics 57 L 11-11 3-8 14-19
February 8, 1948 Boston Celtics 68 at New York Knicks 80 L 11-11 3-9 14-20
February 12, 1948 Boston Celtics 60 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 L 11-11 3-10 14-21
February 13, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 73 at Boston Celtics 79 W 12-11 3-10 15-21
February 14, 1948 Boston Celtics 58 at Washington Capitols 72 L 12-11 3-11 15-22
February 19, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 79 at Boston Celtics 76 L 12-12 3-11 15-23 OT
February 22, 1948 Chicago Stags 97 at Boston Celtics 77 L 12-13 3-11 15-24
February 26, 1948 Boston Celtics 92 at St. Louis Bombers 94 L 12-13 3-12 15-25 2OT
February 27, 1948 Boston Celtics 83 at Chicago Stags 69 W 12-13 4-12 16-25
February 29, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 62 at Boston Celtics 65 W 13-13 4-12 17-25
March 4, 1948 Boston Celtics 62 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 L 13-13 4-13 17-26
March 5, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 68 at Boston Celtics 71 W 14-13 4-13 18-26
March 6, 1948 Boston Celtics 68 at Baltimore Bullets 81 L 14-13 4-14 18-27
March 13, 1948 Boston Celtics 86 at Providence Steamrollers 64 W 14-13 5-14 19-27
March 16, 1948 Washington Capitols 76 at Boston Celtics 62 L 14-14 5-14 19-28
March 18, 1948 Boston Celtics 77 at Chicago Stags 72 W 14-14 6-14 20-28
March 28, 1948 Chicago Stags 79 at Boston Celtics 72 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 31, 1948 Chicago Stags 77 at Boston Celtics 81 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 2, 1948 Chicago Stags 81 at Boston Celtics 74 L 1-2 0-0 1-2


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