1946-47 Boston Celtics season

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1946-47 Boston Celtics season
Head Coach	Honey Russell
Arena	Boston Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record	22–38 (.367)
Place	Division: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Boston Celtics seasons
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The 1946-47 Boston Celtics season was the 1st season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). Walter Brown was the man who was responsible for starting the franchise. On an early June day in 1946, Brown, who operated the Boston Garden arena and was part of the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins, was the driving force behind the Basketball Association of America and the Celtics birth.^[1] After considering several team names, including Whirlwinds, Unicorns and Olympics, Brown opted for Celtics. ^[2]He hoped to grab the attention of Boston's large Irish population. John Davis "Honey" Russell was hired as the first Celtics coach, and the team soon began its inaugural season, losing its first game 59-53 to the Providence Steamrollers. Although the Celtics would eventually become the signature franchise of the NBA, the club had a lacklustre first season as they started with 0 wins and 5 losses. The Celtics won their first game of the season against the Toronto Huskies.

Contents:	Offseason – Draft picks – Roster – Regular season (Standings – Game log) Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records – Transactions – References – See also

[edit] Roster

[edit] Depth chart

[edit] Regular season

On November 5th, the Celtics played their first game at the Boston Garden in front of 4,329 fans. ^[3] The game would be delayed an hour when the wooden backboard was damaged after a practice dunk during warm-ups. After the backboard was repaired, the Celtics lost to the Chicago Stags by a score 57-55.

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	-
Philadelphia Warriors	35	25	.583	14
New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

[edit] Game log

1946–47 Game Log
November Game Date Opponent Score Location Record 1 November 2, 1946 @ Providence Steam Rollers 53–59 Rhode Island Auditorium 0–1 2 November 5, 1946 Chicago Stags 55–57 Boston Garden 0–2 3 November 9 @ Detroit Falcons 46–69 UNK 0–3 4 November 13 @ Chicago Stags 61–71 Chicago Stadium 0–4 5 November 14 @ St. Louis Bombers 62–64 St. Louis Arena 0–5 6 November 16 Toronto Huskies 53–49 Boston Garden 1–5 7 November 21 St. Louis Bombers 53–65 Boston Garden 1–6 8 November 22 @ Toronto Huskies 82–83 Maple Leaf Gardens 1–7 9 November 23 @ Detroit Falcons 46–54 UNK 1–8 10 November 25 Providence Steam Rollers 59–71 Boston Garden 1–9 11 November 26 Philadelphia Warriors 54–66 Philadelphia Arena 1–10 12 November 28 Pittsburgh Ironmen 59–55 Boston Garden 2–10
December Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 13 December 1 @ Chicago Stags 56–66 Boston Garden 2–11 14 December 2 @ Pittsburgh Ironmen 46–44 Duquesne Gardens 3–11 15 December 5 Detroit Falcons 61–65 Boston Garden 3–12 16 December 7 New York Knickerbockers 65–90 Boston Garden 3–13 17 December 8 @ New York Knickerbockers 44–62 Madison Square Garden 3–14 18 December 12 Detroit Falcons 73–66 Boston Garden 4–14 19 December 14 Philadelphia Warriors 77–65 Boston Garden 5–14 20 December 19 St. Louis Bombers 74–76 Boston Garden 5–15 21 December 22 @ St. Louis Bombers 53–65 St. Louis Arena 5–16 22 December 23 @ Pittsburgh Ironmen 54–64 Duquesne Gardens 5–17 23 December 27 Philadelphia Warriors 60–63 Boston Garden 5–18 24 December 28 @ Providence Steam Rollers 68–80 Rhode Island Auditorium 5–19 25 December 30 Washington Capitols 60–70 Boston Garden 5–20
January Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 26 January 3 @ Toronto Huskies 58–53 Maple Leaf Gardens 6–20 27 January 6 Cleveland Rebels 53–64 Boston Garden 6–21 28 January 10 New York Knicks 66–62 Boston Garden 7–21 29 January 11 @ Providence Steam Rollers 73–72 Boston Garden 8–21 30 January 16 Washington Capitols 47–38 Boston Garden 9–21 31 January 18 @ New York Knickerbockers 58–45 Boston Garden 10–21 32 January 20 Chicago Stags 54–81 Boston Garden 10–22 33 January 21 @ Philadelphia Warriors 43–59 Philadelphia Arena –23 34 January 23 Pittsburgh Ironmen 48–43 Boston Garden 11–23 35 January 25 @ New York Knickerbockers 52–46 Madison Square Garden 11–24 36 January 27 Washington Capitols 57–80 Boston Garden 12–24 37 January 29 @ Washington Capitols 57–69 Uline Arena 12–25 38 January 30 Pittsburgh Ironmen 66–51 Boston Garden 13–25
February Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 39 February 3 @ Philadelphia Warriors 55–61 Philadelphia Arena 13–26 40 February 6 New York Knickerbockers 49–48 Boston Garden 14–26 41 February 13 St. Louis Bombers 64–54 Boston Garden 15–26 42 February 16 @ Chicago Stags 77–84 Chicago Stadium 15–27 43 February 18 @ Cleveland Rebels 73–84 Cleveland Arena 15–28 44 February 19 @ Detroit Falcons 57–51 UNK 16–28 45 February 21 @ Toronto Huskies 61–67 Maple Leaf Gardens 16–29 46 February 23 Providence Steam Rollers 55–67 Boston Garden 16–30 47 February 24 @ Washington Capitals 59–83 Uline Arena 16–31 48 February 28 Cleveland Rebels 69–62 Boston Garden 17–31
March Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 49 March 1 @ Washington Capitols 52–75 Uline Arena 17–32 50 March 6 Detroit Falcons 74–65 Boston Garden 18–32 50 March 8 Toronto Huskies 67–65 Boston Garden 19–32 52 March 10 Providence Steam Rollers 70–87 Boston Garden 19–33 53 March 12 Toronto Huskies 69–57 Boston Garden 20–33 54 March 13 @ Philadelphia Warriors 57–81 Philadelphia Arena 20–34 55 March 18 Cleveland Rebels 58–67 Boston Garden 20–35 56 March 24 Chicago Stags 69–80 Boston Garden 20–36 57 March 25 @ Cleveland Rebels 64–72 Cleveland Arena 20–37 58 March 26 Pittsburgh Ironmen 74–61 Duquesne Gardens 21–37 59 March 29 @ St. Louis Bombers 55–59 St. Louis Arena 21–38 60 March 30 @ Cleveland Rebels 71–66 Cleveland Arena 22–38
1946-47 Schedule

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• 1946–47 BAA season

v • d • e 1946–47 BAA season by team Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Providence • Toronto • Washington Western Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

v • d • e Boston Celtics Boston, Massachusetts The Franchise Franchise • Team history • All-time roster • Seasons • Broadcasters • Records • Current season Arenas Boston Arena • Boston Garden • Hartford Civic Center • TD Banknorth Garden Head Coaches J. Russell • Julian • Auerbach • B. Russell • Heinsohn • Sanders • Cowens • Fitch • Jones • Rodgers • Ford • Carr • Pitino • O'Brien • Carroll • Rivers Retired numbers 00 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 6 • 10 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • LOSCY • 19 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 35 • MIC NBDL Affiliates Fayetteville Patriots • Florida Flame • Austin Toros • Utah Flash Rivals Detroit Pistons • Los Angeles Lakers • Philadelphia 76ers Culture Celtic Pride • Greatest Game Ever Played • Tommy Points NBA Championships 1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 • 1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1986

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