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1953-54 NBA Standings

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League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix (17.6/13.3/1.1)

PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (24.4)
RPG Leader: Harry Gallatin (15.3)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.2)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (18.3)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
New York Knicks* 44 28 .611 — 79.0 79.1 -0.17
Syracuse Nationals* 42 30 .583 2.0 83.5 78.6 4.26
Boston Celtics* 42 30 .583 2.0 87.7 85.4 1.97
Philadelphia Warriors 29 43 .403 15.0 78.2 80.4 -1.90
Baltimore Bullets 16 56 .222 28.0 78.3 85.1 -5.98
Western Division              
Minneapolis Lakers* 46 26 .639 — 81.7 78.6 2.70
Rochester Royals* 44 28 .611 2.0 79.8 77.3 2.23
Fort Wayne Pistons* 40 32 .556 6.0 77.7 76.1 1.44
Milwaukee Hawks 21 51 .292 25.0 70.0 75.3 -4.55

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 46-26 21-4 13-15 12-7 27-13 19-13 24-15 22-11 7-3 25-13 0-2 12-2 7-6 11-5 13-7 3-4
2 New York Knicks 44-28 18-8 15-13 11-7 24-16 20-12 28-12 16-16 14-4 12-13 1-0 12-3 7-7 12-5 6-11 6-2
3 Rochester Royals 44-28 18-10 12-15 14-3 22-18 22-10 22-17 22-11 9-10 21-9 1-0 7-8 9-4 9-7 10-7 8-2
4 Boston Celtics 42-30 17-6 10-19 15-5 25-15 17-15 23-19 19-11 7-6 24-14 5-8 12-8 7-7 13-5 5-2
5 Syracuse Nationals 42-30 26-6 11-18 5-6 21-19 21-11 26-16 16-14 4-9 22-10 0-1 9-7 9-6 11-5 7-9 6-2
6 Fort Wayne Pistons 40-32 19-8 11-17 10-7 23-17 17-15 22-19 18-13 6-7 19-13 9-7 8-6 9-8 9-5 5-6
7 Philadelphia Warriors 29-43 10-9 6-16 13-18 19-21 10-22 16-21 13-22 9-12 9-15 1-0 6-9 4-6 6-11 10-9 2-8
8 Milwaukee Hawks 21-51 10-14 6-17 5-20 15-25 6-26 9-31 12-20 8-6 7-27 1-0 3-11 3-11 4-13 6-10 4-6
9 Baltimore Bullets 16-56 12-19 0-21 4-16 11-29 5-27 10-30 6-26 2-9 5-30 0-1 3-11 4-9 5-13 3-14 1-8

Team vs. Team

Rk Team BLB BOS FTW MLH MNL NYK PHW ROC SYR
1 Baltimore Bullets 1-9 0-8 2-6 2-6 3-7 4-6 1-7 3-7
2 Boston Celtics 9-1 4-4 6-2 3-5 5-5 6-4 4-4 5-5
3 Fort Wayne Pistons 8-0 4-4 9-2 5-5 3-5 6-2 3-8 2-6
4 Milwaukee Hawks 6-2 2-6 2-9 3-8 3-5 3-5 1-9 1-7
5 Minneapolis Lakers 6-2 5-3 5-5 8-3 5-3 6-2 6-5 5-3
6 New York Knicks 7-3 5-5 5-3 5-3 3-5 7-3 7-1 5-5
7 Philadelphia Warriors 6-4 4-6 2-6 5-3 2-6 3-7 1-7 6-4
8 Rochester Royals 7-1 4-4 8-3 9-1 5-6 1-7 7-1 3-5
9 Syracuse Nationals 7-3 5-5 6-2 7-1 3-5 5-5 4-6 5-3