NBA Games Played on December 17, 1953

Dec 16, 1953 Dec 17, 1953 Dec 18, 1953

2 NBA Games

Minneapolis	64	Final
Baltimore	75

	1	2	3	4
Minneapolis	11	17	16	20
Baltimore	19	18	15	23

PTS	G. Mikan-MNL	18

Rochester	91	Final
Philadelphia	79

	1	2	3	4
Rochester	21	28	19	23
Philadelphia	23	21	17	18

PTS	N. Johnston-PHW	30

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
New York Knicks*	15	8	.652	—	81.0	78.9
Boston Celtics*	12	12	.500	3.5	86.5	86.2
Syracuse Nationals*	12	13	.480	4.0	80.0	77.0
Philadelphia Warriors	10	11	.476	4.0	77.2	79.8
Baltimore Bullets	5	17	.227	9.5	79.0	83.6
Western Division
Minneapolis Lakers*	16	7	.696	—	78.4	75.3
Rochester Royals*	15	8	.652	1.0	80.8	75.2
Fort Wayne Pistons*	13	11	.542	3.5	75.3	75.0
Milwaukee Hawks	6	17	.261	10.0	67.6	75.5

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.