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Seventh NBA season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
1952–53 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 31, 1952 – March 17, 1953 March 17 – April 2, 1953 (Playoffs) April 4–10, 1953 (Finals) |
Number of games | 69-71 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Mark Workman |
Picked by | Baltimore Bullets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Minneapolis Lakers |
Top scorer | Neil Johnston (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | New York Knicks |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Western runners-up | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Finals | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Runners-up | New York Knicks |
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1951–52 coach | 1952–53 coach |
Milwaukee Hawks | Doxie Moore | Andrew Levane |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Baltimore Bullets | Chick Reiser | Clair Bee |
1952-53 National Basketball Association | ||||
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Eastern | Baltimore Bullets | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Coliseum | 4,500 |
Boston Celtics | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden | 13,909 | |
New York Knicks | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | 18,496 | |
Philadelphia Warriors | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Municipal Auditorium | 12,000 | |
Syracuse Nationals | Syracuse, New York | Onondaga War Memorial | 6,230 | |
Western | Fort Wayne Pistons | Fort Wayne, Indiana | War Memorial Coliseum | 10,000 |
Indianapolis Olympians | Indianapolis, Indiana | Hinkle Fieldhouse | 15,000 | |
Milwaukee Hawks | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee Arena | 10,783 | |
Minneapolis Lakers | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minneapolis Auditorium | 10,000 | |
Rochester Royals | Rochester, New York | Edgerton Park Arena | 4,200 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 |
x-Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 | 11-20 | 1–19 | 4-15 | 10-30 |
Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 | 5-12 | 1–28 | 6-17 | 7-33 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 17-13 |
x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 27-13 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-22 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 15-26 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 15-26 |
x – clinched playoff spot
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 3 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Syracuse | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Indianapolis | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 3 | ||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Rochester | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 1,564 |
Rebounds | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 1,007 |
Assists | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 547 |
FG% | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | .452 |
FT% | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | .850 |
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
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