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1952-53 NBA Standings
League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
Rookie of the Year: Monk Meineke (10.7/6.9/2.2)
PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (22.3)
RPG Leader: George Mikan (14.4)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.7)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (15.3)
Expanded Standings
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 48-22 | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 22-8 | 26-14 | 28-9 | 20-13 | 4-4 | 27-10 | 12-4 | 11-3 | 9-6 | 11-5 | 5-4 | |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 47-23 | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 | 17-13 | 23-12 | 24-11 | 4-6 | 25-11 | 9-4 | 10-5 | 11-5 | 12-5 | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Syracuse Nationals | 47-24 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 | 21-9 | 24-12 | 23-12 | 4-4 | 29-12 | 9-4 | 9-7 | 11-4 | 10-6 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 46-25 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 | 18-12 | 25-13 | 21-12 | 11-2 | 21-13 | 1-0 | 8-5 | 10-6 | 10-8 | 10-4 | 7-2 |
| 5 | Rochester Royals | 44-26 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 17-13 | 27-13 | 25-12 | 19-14 | 13-9 | 20-10 | 11-4 | 11-4 | 7-9 | 10-5 | 5-4 | |
| 6 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 36-33 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-11 | 18-22 | 18-17 | 18-16 | 9-6 | 16-18 | 6-8 | 10-5 | 7-10 | 8-5 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Indianapolis Olympians | 28-43 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 13-17 | 15-26 | 13-26 | 15-17 | 7-10 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 5-11 | 7-10 | 6-8 | 5-9 | 5-4 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Hawks | 27-44 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 12-18 | 15-26 | 10-26 | 17-18 | 13-12 | 9-15 | 5-11 | 3-10 | 9-9 | 7-8 | 3-6 | |
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | 16-54 | 11-20 | 1-19 | 4-15 | 10-30 | 6-24 | 9-24 | 7-30 | 4-11 | 7-27 | 4-11 | 1-10 | 7-8 | 2-17 | 2-8 | |
| 10 | Philadelphia Warriors | 12-57 | 5-12 | 1-28 | 6-17 | 7-33 | 5-24 | 6-30 | 6-27 | 6-11 | 2-31 | 4-11 | 1-13 | 1-11 | 3-14 | 3-8 | |
Team vs. Team
| Rk | Team | BLB | BOS | FTW | INO | MLH | MNL | NYK | PHW | ROC | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 2-8 | 0-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 0-10 | 6-4 | 0-6 | 2-8 | |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 8-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-4 | 9-1 | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 6-0 | 2-4 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 1-9 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | |
| 4 | Indianapolis Olympians | 4-2 | 2-4 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 1-5 | 5-1 | 3-7 | 1-5 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee Hawks | 3-3 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 6-5 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 4-2 | 3-7 | 3-3 | |
| 6 | Minneapolis Lakers | 5-1 | 5-1 | 9-1 | 6-4 | 7-3 | 4-2 | 6-0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | |
| 7 | New York Knicks | 10-0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 2-4 | 10-0 | 3-3 | 6-4 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-6 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-10 | 2-4 | 2-8 | |
| 9 | Rochester Royals | 6-0 | 2-4 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 6-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 2-4 | |
| 10 | Syracuse Nationals | 8-2 | 6-5 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-6 | 8-2 | 4-2 |