1953-1954 Standings

NBA HISTORY
1953-1954 Standings

Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
New York Knickerbockers 44 28 .611 -
Syracuse Nationals 42 30 .583 2
Boston Celtics 42 30 .583 2
Philadelphia Warriors 29 43 .403 15
Baltimore Bullets 16 56 .222 28
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Minneapolis Lakers 46 26 .639 -
Rochester Royals 44 28 .611 2
Fort Wayne Pistons 40 32 .556 6
Milwaukee Hawks 21 51 .292 25

1954 Playoff Results

NBA Finals
Minneapolis 4, Syracuse 3 Mar. 31-Wed. Syracuse 68 at Minneapolis 79 Apr. 3-Sat. Syracuse 62 at Minneapolis 60 Apr. 4-Sun. Minneapolis 81 at Syracuse 67 Apr. 8-Thur. Minneapolis 69 at Syracuse 80 Apr. 10-Sat. Minneapolis 84 at Syracuse 73 Apr. 11-Sun. Syracuse 65 at Minneapolis 63 Apr. 12-Mon. Syracuse 80 at Minneapolis 87
*Eastern Conference*	*Western Conference*
*Conference Finals*
*Syracuse 2, Boston 0* Mar. 25-Thur. Boston 94 at Syracuse 109 Mar. 27-Sat. Syracuse 83 at Boston 76	*Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1* Mar. 24-Wed. Rochester 76 at Minneapolis 89 Mar. 27-Sat. Minneapolis 73 at Rochester 74 Mar. 28-Sun. Rochester 72 at Minneapolis 82
*Round Robin*
Mar. 16-Tue. Boston 93 at New York 71 Mar. 17-Wed. Syracuse 96 at Boston *95 Mar. 18-Thur. New York 68 at Syracuse 75 Mar. 20-Sat. New York 78 at Boston 79 Mar. 21-Sun. Syracuse 103 at New York 99 Mar. 22-Mon. Boston 85 at Syracuse 98	Mar. 16-Tue. Fort Wayne 75 at Rochester 82 Mar. 17-Wed. Rochester 88 at Minneapolis 109 Mar. 18-Thur. Minneapolis 90 at Fort Wayne 85 Mar. 20-Sat. Fort Wayne 73 at Minneapolis 78 Mar. 21-Sun. Rochester 89 at Fort Wayne 71 Mar. 23-Tue. Minneapolis at Rochester (canceled)

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

RETURN TO INDEX