Knicks 87-84 Celtics (Jan 16, 1954)

NYK

BOS

1

17

2

19

21

3

23

18

4

12

15

OT

6

2OT

10

7

87

84

Top Performers

Points

24

Cousy

BOS

Rebounds

22

Gallatin

NYK

Assists

6

Sharman

BOS

NYK

Team Stats

BOS

26-65 (40.0%)

FG%

26-65 (40.0%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

35-53 (66.0%)

FTM

32-43 (74.4%)

48

Rebounds

41

21

Assists

26

Turnovers

1953-54 Eastern Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Knicks - y	44	28	.611
2	Nationals - x	42	30	.583	2.0
3	Celtics - x	42	30	.583	2.0
4	Warriors - e	29	43	.403	15.0
5	Bullets - e	16	56	.222	28.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the New York Knicks, 87 to 84, on January 17, 1954.

Game Info

January 16, 1954

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin #11	58	17	22 (0)	4	2	4-13	9-12	46.5
Connie Simmons C. Simmons #18	53	23	6 (0)	5	5	10-23	3-4	46.4
Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton #8	36	10	5 (0)	3	2	1-1	8-13	74.4
Jim Baechtold J. Baechtold #10	34	6	7 (0)	2	6	2-5	2-2	51.0
Fred Schaus F. Schaus #8	33	11	2 (0)	3	2	2-6	7-10	52.9
Dick McGuire D. McGuire #15	31	12	4 (0)	3	6	5-6	2-3	82.0
Carl Braun C. Braun #4	24	5	1 (0)	1	6	1-5	3-3	39.6
Alfred McGuire A. McGuire #16	20	3	1 (0)	0	5	1-6	1-6	17.4
Joe Smyth J. Smyth #17	1	0	0 (0)	0	1	0-0	0-0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYK		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Ed Macauley E. Macauley #22	55	14	10 (0)	4	5	6-13	2-7	43.5
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	52	24	1 (0)	4	6	6-18	12-14	49.7
Bob Brannum B. Brannum #18	42	10	7 (0)	2	6	3-7	4-5	54.3
Bill Sharman B. Sharman #21	40	15	1 (0)	6	5	4-11	7-8	51.7
Bob Harris B. Harris #13	31	8	11 (0)	3	5	4-4	0-0	100.0
Chuck Cooper C. Cooper #11	30	7	5 (0)	1	4	3-5	1-3	55.4
Bob Donham B. Donham #12	22	4	1 (0)	5	6	0-3	4-4	42.0
Don Barksdale D. Barksdale #17	11	1	2 (0)	1	3	0-2	1-1	20.5
Jack Nichols J. Nichols #16	6	1	3 (0)	0	1	0-2	1-1	20.5
Ernie Barrett E. Barrett #23	1	0	0 (0)	0	1	0-0	0-0