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[QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 293671, member: 34"]
In 1953 he scored 50 points, a number that was remarkable because the NBA had not yet introduced the shot clock, making the game static.
 
Powered by Auerbach's quick fast-break-dominated tactics, the Celtics won 46 games and beat the Syracuse Nationals 2–0 in the 1953 NBA Playoffs.
 
Game 2 ended 111–105 in a 4-overtimethriller, in which Cousy had a much-lauded game.
 
Despite having an injured leg, he scored 25 points after four quarters, scored 6 of his team's 9 points in the first overtime, hit a clutchfree throw in the last seconds, and scored all 4 of Boston's points in the second overtime.
 
He scored 8 more points in the third overtime, among them a 25-ft. buzzer beater.
 
In the fourth overtime, he scored 9 of Boston's 12 points. Cousy played 66 minutes, and scored 50 points after making a still-standing record of 30 free throws in 32 attempts.
 
This game is regarded by the NBA as one of the finest scoring feats ever, in line with Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. However, for the third time in a row, the Knicks beat Boston in the next round.
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