1952–53 NBA season

1952–53 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Number of games 70
Number of teams 10
Regular season
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

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.

Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Division

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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

Western Division

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
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.

NBA awards

References


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