The Boston Celtics eked out a victory over the New York Knicks, 79 to 78, in Game 3 of the 1954 Division Round-Robin on March 20, 1954.

1953-54 Boston Celtics

Final

NYK

Knicks

0-3

78

BOS

Celtics

2-1

79

Team

1

17

15

2

24

21

3

16

19

4

21

24

Total

78

79

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

14-41

22-61

Field Goal %

34.1

36.1

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

50-64

35-56

Free Throw %

78.1

62.5

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

13

19

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

46

49

Knicks

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Harry Gallatin	48	15		1			2-7		11-14		3				28.6		78.6
Vince Boryla	31	14		0			4-6		6-6		6				66.7		100.0
Dick McGuire	28	8		2			3-11		2-4		5				27.3		50.0
Connie Simmons	27	11		3			2-4		7-8		5				50.0		87.5
Jim Baechtold	25	7		2			2-3		3-5		5				66.7		60.0
Nathaniel Clifton	23	4		2			1-2		2-6		4				50.0		33.3
Fred Schaus	23	4		0			0-3		4-4		6				0.0		100.0
Carl Braun	20	14		3			0-5		14-15		6				0.0		93.3
Alfred McGuire	13	1		0			0-0		1-2		6						50.0
Don Ackerman	2	0		0			0-0		0-0		0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bob Cousy	41	20		6			7-22		6-11		5				31.8		54.5
Jack Nichols	38	16		6			5-12		6-10		5				41.7		60.0
Bill Sharman	31	26		0			5-11		16-18		6				45.5		88.9
Bob Harris	29	7		1			3-5		1-4		5				60.0		25.0
Bob Brannum	29	1		2			0-4		1-3		6				0.0		33.3
Don Barksdale	19	1		1			0-1		1-2		6				0.0		50.0
Bob Donham	18	5		2			1-3		3-6		6				33.3		50.0
Chuck Cooper	14	3		0			1-3		1-1		6				33.3		100.0
Ed Macauley	11	0		1			0-0		0-1		2						0.0
Ernie Barrett	10	0		0			0-0		0-0		2

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

MIA

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS

2-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

35.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

33.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

2.0

James

LeBron James

2.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.3

Turner

Myles Turner

Playoff TS% Leaders

73.1

Harden

James Harden

72.1

Nembhard

Andrew Nembhard

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

126.4

Pacers

120.2

Celtics

120.1

Knicks

117.3

76ers

116.2

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Cavaliers

107.2

Celtics

108.8

Timberwolves

110.4

Clippers

111.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

16.0

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Pacers

4.6

Nuggets

2.4

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-4

Bucks

1-3

76ers

1-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-36

76ers

50-37

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

37-49

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 4/27	NYK	@	PHI	97-92
Sat 4/27	MIN	@	PHX	122-116
Sat 4/27	MIL	@	IND	113-126
Sat 4/27	LAC	@	DAL	116-111
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 4/29	OKC	@	NOP	8:30 PM
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Tue 4/30	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 4/30	ORL	@	CLE	8:00 PM