1950–51 Boston Celtics season
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1950–51 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Arena Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 39–30 (.565) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Radio | WHDH |
The 1950–51 Boston Celtics season was the fifth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was Red Auerbach's first season as head coach.
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Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | Chuck Share | C | United States | Bowling Green |
2 | 12 | Chuck Cooper | F | United States | Duquesne |
3 | 24 | Bob Donham | G/F | United States | Ohio State |
6 | 60 | Francis Mahoney | F | United States | Brown |
Roster
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Roster • Transactions |
Pre-season
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | October 18 (in Bangor, Maine) | Baltimore Bullets | 92–102 | Boston Celtics | 1–0 | [1] | ||||
2 | October 19 (in Houlton, Maine) | Baltimore Bullets | 90–100 | Boston Celtics | 1,900 | 2–0 | [2] | |||
3 | October 22 (in Burlington, Vermont) | Baltimore Bullets | 60–72 | Boston Celtics | 3–0 | [3] | ||||
4 | October 23 (in Newport, New Hampshire) | Baltimore Bullets | 66–86 | Boston Celtics | 4–0 | [4] | ||||
5 | October 30 | Baltimore Bullets | 83–98 | Boston Celtics | 5–0 | [5] |
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Philadelphia Warriors | 40 | 26 | .606 | - | 28-4 | 11-21 | 1-1 | 22-14 |
x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 30 | .565 | 1 | 25-5 | 10-23 | 4-2 | 21-19 |
x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 4 | 22-5 | 10-25 | 4-0 | 21-15 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 32 | 34 | .485 | 8 | 23-10 | 9–24 | - | 19-17 |
Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | .364 | 16 | 20-12 | 4–24 | 0-6 | 12-24 |
Washington Capitols | 10 | 25 | .286 | 30 | 7-12 | 3–12 | 0-1 | 6-12 |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0
- Game 1 @ Boston: New York 83, Boston 69
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 92, Boston 78
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
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