NBA Games Played on December 8, 1953

Dec 7, 1953 Dec 8, 1953 Dec 9, 1953

1 NBA Game

Boston	79	Final
Rochester	97

	1	2	3	4
Boston	23	12	19	25
Rochester	24	22	15	36

PTS	B. Sharman-BOS	22

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
New York Knicks*	13	5	.722	—	81.7	77.9
Syracuse Nationals*	10	11	.476	4.5	77.8	75.8
Boston Celtics*	8	10	.444	5.0	83.7	84.7
Philadelphia Warriors	8	10	.444	5.0	75.3	78.1
Baltimore Bullets	3	14	.176	9.5	79.4	84.5
Western Division
Minneapolis Lakers*	14	4	.778	—	80.6	75.6
Fort Wayne Pistons*	12	8	.600	3.0	75.4	75.0
Rochester Royals*	11	8	.579	3.5	79.7	75.3
Milwaukee Hawks	4	13	.235	9.5	66.9	74.9

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