1952-53 Boston Celtics Game Log (Advanced)

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Record: 46-25, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (46-25)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 88.1 (1st of 10) Opp PTS/G: 85.8 (8th of 10)

SRS: 1.94 (5th of 10) Pace: 94.7 (3rd of 10)

Off Rtg: 91.7 (1st of 10) Def Rtg: 89.3 (8th of 10) Net Rtg: +2.5 (5th of 10)

Expected W-L: 42-29 (5th of 10)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 161,808 (1st of 1)

NBA 1953 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Syracuse Nationals (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (1-3) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	1	1952-10-31	@	INO	W	83	68				.529		.481					.386	18.0		.414	.258	17.9		.215
2	2	1952-11-01	@	MNL	L	91	94				.608		.485					.405			.419	.418			.354
3	3	1952-11-08		SYR	W	106	83				.538		.471		81.1			.407			.352	.286			.417
4	4	1952-11-11		MNL	L	92	101				.560		.439		88.5			.310			.476	.366			.500
5	5	1952-11-13	@	SYR	L	81	96
6	6	1952-11-15	@	NYK	L	68	79
7	7	1952-11-16		ROC	W	96	87				.592		.501		87.1			.408			.447	.365			.294
8	8	1952-11-19	N	MLH	W	91	77
9	9	1952-11-22		INO	W	96	91				.412		.478		69.7			.388			.353	.404			.160
10	10	1952-11-23	@	ROC	W	102	100
11	11	1952-11-26		PHW	W	93	92				.360		.467		88.2			.395			.291	.432			.182
12	12	1952-11-27	@	PHW	W	83	70				.464		.500	51.4	90.6			.464			.275	.309			.247
13	13	1952-11-29	N	FTW	W	78	71
14	14	1952-11-30	@	SYR	L	66	78
15	15	1952-12-03		MNL	L	102	106				.340		.444		80.6			.360			.300	.467			.217
16	16	1952-12-04	N	MLH	L	73	90
17	17	1952-12-06		MLH	W	88	83				.475		.455		96.7			.375			.350	.341			.294
18	18	1952-12-09	N	PHW	W	86	72
19	19	1952-12-10	N	PHW	W	103	97
20	20	1952-12-11	N	BLB	W	94	88				.322		.473	47.8	84.2			.437			.207	.358			.211
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
21	21	1952-12-13		PHW	W	82	78				.372		.410		75.9			.337			.279	.330			.227
22	22	1952-12-14	@	BLB	W	83	73
23	23	1952-12-18	N	SYR	W	88	83				.469		.450	48.0	92.9			.346			.395	.290			.250
24	24	1952-12-20		SYR	W	91	77				.527		.499		83.3			.405			.419	.400			.300
25	25	1952-12-21	@	SYR	L	86	90
26	26	1952-12-25	@	NYK	L	84	97
27	27	1952-12-26	@	INO	L	74	85
28	28	1952-12-27	@	MNL	L	71	94				.276		.364					.310			.195	.429			.102
29	29	1952-12-28	@	FTW	W	89	66				.538		.450		85.7			.350			.413	.300			.343
30	30	1952-12-31		SYR	W	97	87
31	31	1953-01-01	@	ROC	W	83	81
32	32	1953-01-03	N	INO	W	78	63
33	33	1953-01-04		NYK	W	103	100				.595		.552		97.1			.473			.446	.462			.615
34	34	1953-01-07	@	PHW	W	84	82				.544		.498	49.0	88.9			.397			.441	.361			.265
35	35	1953-01-08	N	ROC	W	88	85
36	36	1953-01-09	N	BLB	L	90	94
37	37	1953-01-10	@	BLB	L	105	126
38	38	1953-01-11		BLB	W	131	87				.522		.579		87.8			.533			.359	.431			.347
39	39	1953-01-15	@	FTW	L	85	91				.697		.493		72.0			.379			.530	.429			.443
40	40	1953-01-16	@	MLH	W	100	90
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
41	41	1953-01-18		NYK	W	99	83				.446		.499		85.3			.410			.373	.418			.215
42	42	1953-01-21		FTW	W	94	84				.568		.508		78.1			.432			.405	.395			.316
43	43	1953-01-22	N	NYK	L	89	112				.427		.457	46.2	80.6			.378			.329	.448			.391
44	44	1953-01-23	@	INO	L	85	90
45	45	1953-01-25	@	MNL	L	82	87				.566		.432					.355			.368	.410			.229
46	46	1953-01-27	N	MLH	W	80	58
47	47	1953-01-29	@	FTW	L	98	111				.703		.585		87.5			.500			.531	.464			.681
48	48	1953-01-31	@	NYK	L	69	76
49	49	1953-02-01		ROC	L	86	109				.868		.458		72.7			.324			.618	.535			.465
50	50	1953-02-04		SYR	W	105	92				.554		.570		83.3			.486			.446	.353			.376
51	51	1953-02-07	@	BLB	W	101	98
52	52	1953-02-08		NYK	W	87	79				.618		.503		75.9			.426			.426	.373			.433
53	53	1953-02-12	@	PHW	L	91	92				.589		.495	47.8	65.5			.397			.452	.479			.338
54	54	1953-02-13		MLH	W	77	74				.529		.459		92.9			.412			.309	.443			.171
55	55	1953-02-15		INO	W	89	76				.412		.443		87.9			.388			.271	.349			.217
56	56	1953-02-17	N	SYR	L	65	84
57	57	1953-02-18	N	NYK	W	69	66
58	58	1953-02-21	@	BLB	W	90	86
59	59	1953-02-22		NYK	W	87	83				.622		.462		86.2			.392			.392	.449			.304
60	60	1953-02-25		PHW	W	87	80				.291		.448		88.2			.395			.221	.366			.244
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
61	61	1953-02-26	N	BLB	W	82	81				.411		.476	53.8	79.3			.397			.329	.406			.362
62	62	1953-02-28	@	ROC	L	85	92
63	63	1953-03-03	N	BLB	W	95	94
64	64	1953-03-04	N	PHW	W	82	75
65	65	1953-03-06		MNL	W	100	85				.344		.467					.430			.215	.423			.244
66	66	1953-03-08	@	NYK	W	89	78
67	67	1953-03-11		FTW	W	98	92				.685		.516		93.8			.438			.466	.493			.274
68	68	1953-03-12	@	SYR	L	70	84
69	69	1953-03-15		PHW	W	103	87				.250		.504		74.4			.467			.185	.407			.198
70	70	1953-03-16	N	BLB	W	92	78
71	71	1953-03-17	@	SYR	L	68	72

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