NBA
1953-54 Season
Champions: Minneapolis Lakers (4-3)
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The 1953-54 NBA season featured 9 teams across 275 recorded games. Minneapolis Lakers posted the league's best record at 46-26. Minneapolis Lakers won the championship, defeating Syracuse Nationals 4-3 in the Finals.
Final Standings
West Division
- Minneapolis Lakers 🏆 46-26 0.639
- Rochester Royals 44-28 0.611
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 40-32 0.556
- Milwaukee Hawks 21-51 0.292
East Division
- New York Knicks 44-28 0.611
- Syracuse Nationals 42-30 0.583
- Boston Celtics 42-30 0.583
- Philadelphia Warriors 29-43 0.403
- Baltimore Bullets 16-56 0.222
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Neil Johnston PHW 24.4 PPG
- 2 Bob Cousy BOS 19.2 PPG
- 3 Ed Macauley BOS 18.9 PPG
- 4 George Mikan MNL 18.1 PPG
- 5 Ray Felix BLB 17.6 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Harry Gallatin NYK 15.2 RPG
- 2 George Mikan MNL 14.3 RPG
- 3 Larry Foust FTW 13.4 RPG
- 4 Ray Felix BLB 13.3 RPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 12.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 7.2 APG
- 2 Andy Phillip FTW 6.3 APG
- 3 Dick McGuire NYK 5.2 APG
- 4 Paul Seymour SYR 5.1 APG
- 5 Bob Davies ROC 4.5 APG
1953 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Richard Atha New York Knicks
- #0 Ernie Beck Philadelphia Warriors
- #0 Irv Bemoras Milwaukee Hawks