1947-48 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 20-28
Finishing 3rd in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
Quarterfinals - Lost to Chicago Stags 2-1
Coach: John Russell (20-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 90,264, Avg. 3,761 in 24 home dates
1947-48 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 20-28
Finishing 3rd in the BAA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
Quarterfinals - Lost to Chicago Stags 2-1
Coach: John Russell (20-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 90,264, Avg. 3,761 in 24 home dates
1947-48 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 20 wins and 28 losses, finishing third in the BAA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Boston scored 3,303 points, worst in the league and allowed 3,491. Ed Sadowski tossed in a team-best 910 points for the Celtics, while Ed Sadowski dished out 74 assists for the squad.
John Russell coached the team. The 1947-48 Boston Celtics lost in the first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 3303
Regular Season Points Against: 3491
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 1947 | Boston Celtics 74 at Baltimore Bullets 85 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 14, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 15, 1947 | Washington Capitols 69 at Boston Celtics 73 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 18, 1947 | St. Louis Bombers 65 at Boston Celtics 50 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 20, 1947 | Boston Celtics 67 at Philadelphia Warriors 57 | W | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| November 21, 1947 | Baltimore Bullets 89 at Boston Celtics 73 | L | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-4 | ||
| November 22, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 62 at Boston Celtics 65 | W | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | ||
| November 25, 1947 | New York Knicks 91 at Boston Celtics 75 | L | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3-5 | ||
| November 26, 1947 | Boston Celtics 65 at New York Knicks 63 | W | 2-4 | 2-1 | 4-5 | ||
| November 28, 1947 | Washington Capitols 83 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 3-4 | 2-1 | 5-5 | ||
| December 2, 1947 | Baltimore Bullets 77 at Boston Celtics 69 | L | 3-5 | 2-1 | 5-6 | OT | |
| December 5, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 69 at Boston Celtics 73 | W | 4-5 | 2-1 | 6-6 | ||
| December 10, 1947 | New York Knicks 79 at Boston Celtics 75 | L | 4-6 | 2-1 | 6-7 | ||
| December 12, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors 67 at Boston Celtics 69 | W | 5-6 | 2-1 | 7-7 | ||
| December 17, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 66 at Boston Celtics 67 | W | 6-6 | 2-1 | 8-7 | ||
| December 19, 1947 | St. Louis Bombers 70 at Boston Celtics 78 | W | 7-6 | 2-1 | 9-7 | ||
| December 20, 1947 | Boston Celtics 58 at New York Knicks 70 | L | 7-6 | 2-2 | 9-8 | ||
| December 23, 1947 | Chicago Stags 83 at Boston Celtics 75 | L | 7-7 | 2-2 | 9-9 | ||
| December 27, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers 63 at Boston Celtics 74 | W | 8-7 | 2-2 | 10-9 | ||
| December 30, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors 64 at Boston Celtics 70 | W | 9-7 | 2-2 | 11-9 | ||
| January 1, 1948 | Boston Celtics 48 at St. Louis Bombers 58 | L | 9-7 | 2-3 | 11-10 | ||
| January 3, 1948 | Boston Celtics 60 at Washington Capitols 95 | L | 9-7 | 2-4 | 11-11 | ||
| January 10, 1948 | Boston Celtics 57 at Providence Steamrollers 70 | L | 9-7 | 2-5 | 11-12 | ||
| January 11, 1948 | Washington Capitols 56 at Boston Celtics 84 | W | 10-7 | 2-5 | 12-12 | ||
| January 16, 1948 | Chicago Stags 61 at Boston Celtics 75 | W | 11-7 | 2-5 | 13-12 | ||
| January 18, 1948 | Boston Celtics 48 at Chicago Stags 72 | L | 11-7 | 2-6 | 13-13 | ||
| January 22, 1948 | Boston Celtics 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 54 | W | 11-7 | 3-6 | 14-13 | ||
| January 23, 1948 | New York Knicks 74 at Boston Celtics 58 | L | 11-8 | 3-6 | 14-14 | ||
| January 25, 1948 | Boston Celtics 54 at St. Louis Bombers 72 | L | 11-8 | 3-7 | 14-15 | ||
| January 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Boston Celtics 68 | L | 11-9 | 3-7 | 14-16 | ||
| January 30, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 79 at Boston Celtics 69 | L | 11-10 | 3-7 | 14-17 | ||
| January 31, 1948 | Boston Celtics 64 at New York Knicks 66 | L | 11-10 | 3-8 | 14-18 | ||
| February 6, 1948 | New York Knicks 68 at Boston Celtics 57 | L | 11-11 | 3-8 | 14-19 | ||
| February 8, 1948 | Boston Celtics 68 at New York Knicks 80 | L | 11-11 | 3-9 | 14-20 | ||
| February 12, 1948 | Boston Celtics 60 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 | L | 11-11 | 3-10 | 14-21 | ||
| February 13, 1948 | Providence Steamrollers 73 at Boston Celtics 79 | W | 12-11 | 3-10 | 15-21 | ||
| February 14, 1948 | Boston Celtics 58 at Washington Capitols 72 | L | 12-11 | 3-11 | 15-22 | ||
| February 19, 1948 | Baltimore Bullets 79 at Boston Celtics 76 | L | 12-12 | 3-11 | 15-23 | OT | |
| February 22, 1948 | Chicago Stags 97 at Boston Celtics 77 | L | 12-13 | 3-11 | 15-24 | ||
| February 26, 1948 | Boston Celtics 92 at St. Louis Bombers 94 | L | 12-13 | 3-12 | 15-25 | 2OT | |
| February 27, 1948 | Boston Celtics 83 at Chicago Stags 69 | W | 12-13 | 4-12 | 16-25 | ||
| February 29, 1948 | Baltimore Bullets 62 at Boston Celtics 65 | W | 13-13 | 4-12 | 17-25 | ||
| March 4, 1948 | Boston Celtics 62 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 | L | 13-13 | 4-13 | 17-26 | ||
| March 5, 1948 | St. Louis Bombers 68 at Boston Celtics 71 | W | 14-13 | 4-13 | 18-26 | ||
| March 6, 1948 | Boston Celtics 68 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | L | 14-13 | 4-14 | 18-27 | ||
| March 13, 1948 | Boston Celtics 86 at Providence Steamrollers 64 | W | 14-13 | 5-14 | 19-27 | ||
| March 16, 1948 | Washington Capitols 76 at Boston Celtics 62 | L | 14-14 | 5-14 | 19-28 | ||
| March 18, 1948 | Boston Celtics 77 at Chicago Stags 72 | W | 14-14 | 6-14 | 20-28 | ||
| March 28, 1948 | Chicago Stags 79 at Boston Celtics 72 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| March 31, 1948 | Chicago Stags 77 at Boston Celtics 81 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 2, 1948 | Chicago Stags 81 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
