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1952-53 NBA Season Summary

1951-52 Season Summary 1953-54 Season Summary

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)

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
New York Knicks*	47	23	.671	—	85.5	80.3	4.39
Syracuse Nationals*	47	24	.662	0.5	85.6	81.3	3.62
Boston Celtics*	46	25	.648	1.5	88.1	85.8	1.94
Baltimore Bullets*	16	54	.229	31.0	84.4	90.9	-5.80
Philadelphia Warriors	12	57	.174	34.5	80.2	87.4	-7.75
Western Division
Minneapolis Lakers*	48	22	.686	—	85.3	79.2	5.54
Rochester Royals*	44	26	.629	4.0	86.3	83.5	2.62
Fort Wayne Pistons*	36	33	.522	11.5	81.0	81.1	0.17
Indianapolis Olympians*	28	43	.394	20.5	74.6	77.4	-2.30
Milwaukee Hawks	27	44	.380	21.5	75.9	77.4	-2.49

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	71		30.7	78.2	.392				30.7	78.2	.392	26.8	36.9	.728			54.4	23.5				26.9	88.1
2	Rochester Royals*	70		28.8	77.6	.372				28.8	77.6	.372	28.6	39.2	.730			51.8	21.7				31.6	86.3
3	Syracuse Nationals*	71		27.4	75.1	.364				27.4	75.1	.364	30.9	41.5	.745			48.9	20.5				30.0	85.6
4	New York Knicks*	70		29.4	76.3	.386				29.4	76.3	.386	26.7	37.9	.704			57.2	22.5				29.3	85.5
5	Minneapolis Lakers*	70		30.9	79.4	.390				30.9	79.4	.390	23.4	31.7	.739			48.7	19.3				27.4	85.3
6	Baltimore Bullets*	70		29.8	80.2	.371				29.8	80.2	.371	24.9	36.3	.686			53.2	21.6				30.6	84.4
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*	69		27.2	75.8	.359				27.2	75.8	.359	26.7	36.1	.738			51.4	20.8				30.7	81.0
8	Philadelphia Warriors	69		28.8	80.4	.358				28.8	80.4	.358	22.6	33.3	.679			54.5	21.9				27.0	80.2
9	Milwaukee Hawks	71		26.4	74.9	.352				26.4	74.9	.352	23.1	33.8	.685			48.3	20.1				29.9	75.9
10	Indianapolis Olympians*	71		25.8	73.3	.351				25.8	73.3	.351	23.1	32.1	.719			46.8	18.0				24.9	74.6
	League Average	70		28.5	77.1	.370				28.5	77.1	.370	25.7	35.9	.716			51.5	21.0				28.8	82.7

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Indianapolis Olympians*	71																						77.4
2	Milwaukee Hawks	71																						77.4
3	Minneapolis Lakers*	70																						79.2
4	New York Knicks*	70																						80.3
5	Fort Wayne Pistons*	69																						81.1
6	Syracuse Nationals*	71																						81.3
7	Rochester Royals*	70																						83.5
8	Boston Celtics*	71																						85.8
9	Philadelphia Warriors	69																						87.4
10	Baltimore Bullets*	70																						90.9
	League Average	70		28.5	77.1	.370				28.5	77.1	.370	25.7	35.9	.716			51.5	21.0				28.8	82.7

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	71		2177	5555	.392				2177	5555	.392	1904	2617	.728			3865	1666				1911	6258
2	Syracuse Nationals*	71		1942	5329	.364				1942	5329	.364	2197	2950	.745			3472	1459				2132	6081
3	Rochester Royals*	70		2019	5432	.372				2019	5432	.372	2005	2747	.730			3625	1520				2210	6043
4	New York Knicks*	70		2059	5339	.386				2059	5339	.386	1867	2652	.704			4007	1575				2053	5985
5	Minneapolis Lakers*	70		2166	5559	.390				2166	5559	.390	1641	2221	.739			3406	1351				1917	5973
6	Baltimore Bullets*	70		2083	5615	.371				2083	5615	.371	1745	2542	.686			3727	1514				2141	5911
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*	69		1876	5230	.359				1876	5230	.359	1839	2491	.738			3548	1438				2119	5591
8	Philadelphia Warriors	69		1987	5546	.358				1987	5546	.358	1560	2298	.679			3763	1513				1860	5534
9	Milwaukee Hawks	71		1873	5320	.352				1873	5320	.352	1643	2400	.685			3429	1427				2120	5389
10	Indianapolis Olympians*	71		1829	5204	.351				1829	5204	.351	1637	2277	.719			3326	1281				1765	5295
	League Average	70		2001	5413	.370				2001	5413	.370	1804	2520	.716			3617	1474				2023	5806

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Indianapolis Olympians*	71																						5493
2	Milwaukee Hawks	71																						5496
3	Minneapolis Lakers*	70																						5544
4	Fort Wayne Pistons*	69																						5599
5	New York Knicks*	70																						5619
6	Syracuse Nationals*	71																						5775
7	Rochester Royals*	70																						5847
8	Philadelphia Warriors	69																						6031
9	Boston Celtics*	71																						6090
10	Baltimore Bullets*	70																						6360
	League Average	70		2001	5413	.370				2001	5413	.370	1804	2520	.716			3617	1474				2023	5806

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Minneapolis Lakers*	26.5	48	22	52	18	6.13	-0.59	5.54	90.1	83.6	+6.5	93.7	.400		.457		.390			.295							Minneapolis Auditorium
2	New York Knicks*	26.0	47	23	50	20	5.23	-0.84	4.39	90.5	85.0	+5.5	93.1	.497		.460		.386			.350							Madison Square Garden (III)
3	Syracuse Nationals*	25.8	47	24	48	23	4.31	-0.69	3.62	90.6	86.0	+4.6	92.8	.554		.459		.364			.412							Onondaga War Memorial
4	Rochester Royals*	29.2	44	26	43	27	2.80	-0.18	2.62	89.8	86.9	+2.9	94.1	.506		.455		.372			.369							Edgerton Park Arena
5	Boston Celtics*	25.4	46	25	42	29	2.37	-0.43	1.94	91.7	89.3	+2.4	94.7	.471		.467		.392			.343							Boston Garden	161,808
6	Fort Wayne Pistons*	26.5	36	33	34	35	-0.12	0.29	0.17	87.6	87.7	-0.1	91.1	.476		.442		.359			.352							War Memorial Coliseum
7	Milwaukee Hawks	26.3	27	44	31	40	-1.51	0.51	-2.49	84.0	85.7	-1.7	88.4	.451		.423		.352			.309							Milwaukee Arena
8	Indianapolis Olympians*	25.5	28	43	27	44	-2.79	0.49	-2.30	84.9	88.0	-3.1	86.3	.438		.427		.351			.315							Hinkle Fieldhouse
9	Baltimore Bullets*	26.3	16	54	18	52	-6.41	0.62	-5.80	86.8	93.4	-6.6	95.2	.453		.439		.371			.311							Baltimore Coliseum
10	Philadelphia Warriors	26.0	12	57	16	53	-7.20	0.91	-7.75	83.9	91.4	-7.5	94.7	.414		.422		.358			.281							Philadelphia Civic Center
	League Average	26.5			36	34	0.29	0.01	0.01	88.0	87.7		92.4	.465		.445		.370			.333								161,808

League Awards

League Leaders

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All-NBA

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1952-53 NBA Season

Standings

Schedule and Results

Leaders

Coaches

Player Stats

Other

1953 Playoffs Summary