1954–55 Boston Celtics season
Appearance
1954–55 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 36–36 (.500) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Finals (Eliminated 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954-55 NBA season was the Celtics' 9th season in the NBA.[1]
Regular season
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Syracuse Nationals | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 25–7 | 10–17 | 8–5 | 21–15 |
x-New York Knicks | 38 | 34 | .528 | 5 | 17–9 | 8–17 | 13–8 | 15–21 |
x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 7 | 21–5 | 4–22 | 11–9 | 19–17 |
Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 39 | .458 | 10 | 14–5 | 6–20 | 13–14 | 17–19 |
- x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1954-55 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–6 |
Fort Wayne | 5–4 | — | 11–1 | 9–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 2–7 |
Milwaukee | 3–6 | 1–11 | — | 5–7 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 4–5 |
Minneapolis | 6–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 6–3 |
New York | 6–6 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–8 |
Philadelphia | 5–7 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 5–7 |
Rochester | 5–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 |
Syracuse | 6–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–2 | — |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 122, New York 101
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 102, Boston 95
- Game 3 @ New York: Boston 116, New York 109
East Division Finals
(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Nationals win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 110, Boston 100
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 116, Boston 110
- Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 100, Syracuse 97 (OT)
- Game 4 @ Boston: Syracuse 110, Boston 94