NBA
1952-53 Season
Champions: Minneapolis Lakers (4-1)
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The 1952-53 NBA season featured 10 teams across 235 recorded games. Minneapolis Lakers posted the league's best record at 48-22. Minneapolis Lakers won the championship, defeating New York Knicks 4-1 in the Finals.
Final Standings
West Division
- Minneapolis Lakers 🏆 48-22 0.686
- Rochester Royals 44-26 0.629
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 36-33 0.522
- Indianapolis Olympians 28-43 0.394
- Milwaukee Hawks 27-44 0.380
East Division
- New York Knicks 47-23 0.671
- Syracuse Nationals 47-24 0.662
- Boston Celtics 46-25 0.648
- Baltimore Bullets 16-54 0.229
- Philadelphia Warriors 12-57 0.174
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Neil Johnston PHW 22.3 PPG
- 2 George Mikan MNL 20.6 PPG
- 3 Ed Macauley BOS 20.3 PPG
- 4 Bob Cousy BOS 19.8 PPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 17.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 George Mikan MNL 14.4 RPG
- 2 Neil Johnston PHW 13.9 RPG
- 3 Harry Gallatin NYK 13.1 RPG
- 4 Dolph Schayes SYR 13.0 RPG
- 5 Larry Foust FTW 11.5 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 7.7 APG
- 2 Andy Phillip TOT 5.7 APG
- 3 George King SYR 5.1 APG
- 4 Dick McGuire NYK 4.9 APG
- 5 Paul Seymour SYR 4.4 APG
1952 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Jim Brasco Syracuse Nationals
- #0 Tom Brennan Philadelphia Warriors
- #0 Dick Bunt New York Knicks