NBA HISTORY
1952-1953 Standings
Eastern Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
New York Knickerbockers
47
23
.671
-
Syracuse Nationals
47
24
.662
0.5
Boston Celtics
46
25
.648
1.5
Baltimore Bullets
16
54
.229
31
Philadelphia Warriors
12
57
.174
34.5
Western Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
Minneapolis Lakers
48
22
.686
-
Rochester Royals
44
26
.629
4
Fort Wayne Pistons
36
33
.522
11.5
Indianapolis Olympians
28
43
.394
20.5
Milwaukee Hawks
27
44
.380
21.5
1953 Playoff Results
NBA Finals
Minneapolis 4, New York 1
Apr. 4-Sat. New York 96 at Minneapolis 88
Apr. 5-Sun. New York 71 at Minneapolis 73
Apr. 7-Tue. Minneapolis 90 at New York 75
Apr. 8-Wed. Minneapolis 71 at New York 69
Apr. 10-Fri. Minneapolis 91 at New York 84
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference Finals
New York 3, Boston 1
Mar. 25-Wed. Boston 91 at New York 95
Mar. 26-Thur. New York 70 at Boston 86
Mar. 28-Sat. Boston 82 at New York 101
Mar. 29-Sun. New York 82 at Boston 75
Minneapolis 3, Fort Wayne 2
Mar. 26-Thur. Fort Wayne 73 at Minneapolis 83
Mar. 28-Sat. Fort Wayne 75 at Minneapolis 82
Mar. 30-Mon. Minneapolis 95 at Fort Wayne 98
Apr. 1-Wed. Minneapolis 82 at Fort Wayne 85
Apr. 2-Thur. Fort Wayne 58 at Minneapolis 74
Conference Semifinals
New York 2, Baltimore 0
Mar. 17-Tue. Baltimore 62 at New York 80
Mar. 20-Fri. New York 90 at Baltimore 81
Fort Wayne 2, Rochester 1
Mar. 20-Fri. Fort Wayne 84 at Rochester 77
Mar. 22-Sun. Rochester 83 at Fort Wayne 71
Mar. 24-Tue. Fort Wayne 67 at Rochester 65
Boston 2, Syracuse 0
Mar. 19-Thur. Boston 87 at Syracuse 81
Mar. 21-Sat. Syracuse 105 at Boston ****111
Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 0
Mar. 22-Sun. Indianapolis 69 at Minneapolis 85
Mar. 23-Mon. Minneapolis 81 at Indianapolis 79
*Denotes number of overtime periods.
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