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1954-55 Boston Celtics Statistics
Team Record: 36-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 3-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (36-36)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 175,675, Avg. 7,027 in 25 home dates
1954-55 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 36 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Celtics scored 7,305 points, most in the league. Boston gave up 7,309 points, most in the circuit. Bob Cousy tossed in a team-best 1,504 points for the team, while Bill Sharman and Ed Macauley netted 16 or more per game as well. Ed Macauley contributed 600 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 557 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1954-55 Boston Celtics lost in the division finals.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Cousy | G | 71 | 64 | 2747 | 1316 | 522 | 570 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 1504 | ||
Bill Sharman | G | 68 | 58 | 2453 | 1062 | 453 | 387 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 1253 | ||
Ed Macauley | C-F | 71 | 64 | 2706 | 951 | 403 | 558 | 442 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1248 | ||
Don Barksdale | F-C | 72 | 44 | 1790 | 699 | 267 | 338 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 754 | ||
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 64 | 29 | 1754 | 592 | 236 | 322 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 715 | ||
Jack Nichols | C-F | 64 | 32 | 1910 | 656 | 249 | 177 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 636 | ||
Bob Brannum | F-C | 71 | 22 | 1623 | 465 | 176 | 127 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 442 | ||
Red Morrison | F-C | 71 | 30 | 1227 | 284 | 120 | 115 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 312 | ||
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 53 | 8 | 504 | 253 | 101 | 60 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 247 | ||
Fred Scolari | G | 59 | 4 | 619 | 249 | 76 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 191 | ||
Skippy Whitaker | G | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
Totals | 667 | 355 | 17348 | 6533 | 2604 | 0 | 0 | 2703 | 2096 | 0 | 0 | 3973 | 1903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1855 | 7304 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Cousy | G | 71 | 64 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 80.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 21.2 | |
Bill Sharman | G | 68 | 58 | 36.1 | 42.7 | 89.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.4 | |
Ed Macauley | C-F | 71 | 64 | 38.1 | 42.4 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 17.6 | |
Don Barksdale | F-C | 72 | 44 | 24.9 | 38.2 | 65.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 10.5 | |
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 64 | 29 | 27.4 | 39.9 | 75.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 11.2 | |
Jack Nichols | C-F | 64 | 32 | 29.8 | 38.0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.9 | |
Bob Brannum | F-C | 71 | 22 | 22.9 | 37.8 | 70.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 6.2 | |
Red Morrison | F-C | 71 | 30 | 17.3 | 42.3 | 62.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | |
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 53 | 8 | 9.5 | 39.9 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 | |
Fred Scolari | G | 59 | 4 | 10.5 | 30.5 | 79.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | |
Skippy Whitaker | G | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||
Averages | 667 | 355 | 26.0 | 39.9 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Bob Cousy | G | 7 | 299 | 139 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 152 | ||
Bill Sharman | G | 7 | 290 | 110 | 55 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 145 | ||
Ed Macauley | C-F | 7 | 283 | 93 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 127 | ||
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 7 | 154 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 75 | ||
Jack Nichols | C-F | 7 | 231 | 81 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 73 | ||
Bob Brannum | F-C | 7 | 225 | 61 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 63 | ||
Don Barksdale | F-C | 7 | 122 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 54 | ||
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 5 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | ||
Fred Scolari | G | 5 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | ||
Red Morrison | F-C | 7 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
Totals | 66 | 1705 | 625 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 737 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Cousy | G | 7 | 42.7 | 38.1 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.7 | |
Bill Sharman | G | 7 | 41.4 | 50.0 | 92.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 20.7 | |
Ed Macauley | C-F | 7 | 40.4 | 46.2 | 75.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.1 | |
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 7 | 22.0 | 51.9 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 10.7 | |
Jack Nichols | C-F | 7 | 33.0 | 37.0 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | |
Bob Brannum | F-C | 7 | 32.1 | 42.6 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 9.0 | |
Don Barksdale | F-C | 7 | 17.4 | 45.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.7 | |
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 5 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.8 | |
Fred Scolari | G | 5 | 5.8 | 26.7 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
Red Morrison | F-C | 7 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | |
Averages | 667 | 25.8 | 43.5 | 80.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 11.2 |