1954-55 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
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 StatisticsTeam 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 Roster
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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Regular Season Points For: 7303
Regular Season Points Against: 7309
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1954 | Boston Celtics 95 at Rochester Royals 98 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 31, 1954 | Boston Celtics 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| November 6, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 84 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| November 11, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 85 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | at New York, NY | |
| November 16, 1954 | Rochester Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 20, 1954 | Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| November 21, 1954 | Boston Celtics 104 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| November 24, 1954 | New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 25, 1954 | Boston Celtics 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | L | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 27, 1954 | Boston Celtics 101 at Rochester Royals 107 | L | 3-1 | 1-5 | 4-6 | ||
| November 28, 1954 | Boston Celtics 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 115 | L | 3-1 | 1-6 | 4-7 | ||
| November 30, 1954 | Boston Celtics 118 at Milwaukee Hawks 99 | W | 3-1 | 2-6 | 5-7 | ||
| December 1, 1954 | Boston Celtics 101 at Milwaukee Hawks 90 | W | 3-1 | 3-6 | 6-7 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 2, 1954 | Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 116 | L | 3-1 | 3-7 | 6-8 | ||
| December 4, 1954 | Rochester Royals 102 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 4-1 | 3-7 | 7-8 | ||
| December 7, 1954 | Boston Celtics 95 at Rochester Royals 93 | W | 4-1 | 4-7 | 8-8 | at New York, NY | |
| December 8, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 4-2 | 4-7 | 8-9 | ||
| December 9, 1954 | Boston Celtics 107 at Syracuse Nationals 120 | L | 4-2 | 4-8 | 8-10 | ||
| December 11, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 5-2 | 4-8 | 9-10 | ||
| December 12, 1954 | Boston Celtics 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | L | 5-2 | 4-9 | 9-11 | ||
| December 14, 1954 | Boston Celtics 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | W | 5-2 | 5-9 | 10-11 | at New York, NY | |
| December 17, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 6-2 | 5-9 | 11-11 | ||
| December 18, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 103 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 7-2 | 5-9 | 12-11 | ||
| December 19, 1954 | Boston Celtics 81 at New York Knicks 93 | L | 7-2 | 5-10 | 12-12 | ||
| December 25, 1954 | Boston Celtics 108 at Milwaukee Hawks 99 | W | 7-2 | 6-10 | 13-12 | ||
| December 26, 1954 | Boston Celtics 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 | L | 7-2 | 6-11 | 13-13 | ||
| December 29, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 129 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 7-3 | 6-11 | 13-14 | OT | at Hibbing, MN |
| December 31, 1954 | Boston Celtics 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 | W | 7-3 | 7-11 | 14-14 | at Providence, RI | |
| January 1, 1955 | Boston Celtics 102 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | L | 7-3 | 7-12 | 14-15 | ||
| January 2, 1955 | New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 8-3 | 7-12 | 15-15 | ||
| January 6, 1955 | Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 88 | L | 8-3 | 7-13 | 15-16 | ||
| January 8, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 9-3 | 7-13 | 16-16 | ||
| January 9, 1955 | Rochester Royals 92 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 10-3 | 7-13 | 17-16 | ||
| January 11, 1955 | Boston Celtics 119 at Fort Wayne Pistons 110 | W | 10-3 | 8-13 | 18-16 | ||
| January 13, 1955 | Boston Celtics 116 at New York Knicks 100 | W | 10-3 | 9-13 | 19-16 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 14, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 11-3 | 9-13 | 20-16 | ||
| January 16, 1955 | New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 12-3 | 9-13 | 21-16 | ||
| January 19, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Boston Celtics 84 | L | 12-4 | 9-13 | 21-17 | at Amherst, NY | |
| January 20, 1955 | Boston Celtics 87 at Syracuse Nationals 92 | L | 12-4 | 9-14 | 21-18 | ||
| January 21, 1955 | Boston Celtics 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 89 | W | 12-4 | 10-14 | 22-18 | at New Haven, CT | |
| January 22, 1955 | Boston Celtics 110 at Rochester Royals 121 | L | 12-4 | 10-15 | 22-19 | ||
| January 23, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 13-4 | 10-15 | 23-19 | OT | |
| January 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 14-4 | 10-15 | 24-19 | ||
| January 27, 1955 | Rochester Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 14-5 | 10-15 | 24-20 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 28, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 15-5 | 10-15 | 25-20 | ||
| January 30, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 88 at Boston Celtics 79 | L | 15-6 | 10-15 | 25-21 | ||
| February 2, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 122 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 15-7 | 10-15 | 25-22 | at New Haven, CT | |
| February 4, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 88 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 16-7 | 10-15 | 26-22 | ||
| February 5, 1955 | Boston Celtics 107 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 16-7 | 10-16 | 26-23 | ||
| February 6, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 16-8 | 10-16 | 26-24 | ||
| February 8, 1955 | Boston Celtics 88 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | L | 16-8 | 10-17 | 26-25 | at New York, NY | |
| February 9, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 94 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 17-8 | 10-17 | 27-25 | ||
| February 11, 1955 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 105 | L | 17-8 | 10-18 | 27-26 | ||
| February 13, 1955 | New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 17-9 | 10-18 | 27-27 | ||
| February 15, 1955 | Boston Celtics 106 at Milwaukee Hawks 103 | W | 17-9 | 11-18 | 28-27 | OT | at Buffalo, NY |
| February 17, 1955 | Boston Celtics 93 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | L | 17-9 | 11-19 | 28-28 | ||
| February 20, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 18-9 | 11-19 | 29-28 | ||
| February 22, 1955 | Boston Celtics 97 at Syracuse Nationals 95 | W | 18-9 | 12-19 | 30-28 | at New York, NY | |
| February 23, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 120 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 18-10 | 12-19 | 30-29 | at St Louis, MO | |
| February 24, 1955 | Boston Celtics 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | L | 18-10 | 12-20 | 30-30 | ||
| February 25, 1955 | Boston Celtics 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | W | 18-10 | 13-20 | 31-30 | at Moorhead, MN | |
| February 27, 1955 | Boston Celtics 62 at Milwaukee Hawks 57 | W | 18-10 | 14-20 | 32-30 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 1, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 18-11 | 14-20 | 32-31 | at New York, NY | |
| March 4, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 121 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 18-12 | 14-20 | 32-32 | ||
| March 5, 1955 | Boston Celtics 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 | L | 18-12 | 14-21 | 32-33 | ||
| March 6, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 19-12 | 14-21 | 33-33 | ||
| March 7, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 20-12 | 14-21 | 34-33 | ||
| March 8, 1955 | Boston Celtics 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | W | 20-12 | 15-21 | 35-33 | at White Plains, NY | |
| March 10, 1955 | Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 20-12 | 15-22 | 35-34 | ||
| March 11, 1955 | New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 20-13 | 15-22 | 35-35 | at New Haven, NY | |
| March 12, 1955 | Boston Celtics 103 at Rochester Royals 105 | L | 20-13 | 15-23 | 35-36 | ||
| March 13, 1955 | New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 21-13 | 15-23 | 36-36 | ||
| March 15, 1955 | New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 16, 1955 | Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 102 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 19, 1955 | Boston Celtics 116 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 22, 1955 | Boston Celtics 100 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 24, 1955 | Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | L | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
| March 26, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | OT | |
| March 27, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
