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1952–53 NBA season
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The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
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Notable occurrences
- The 1953 NBA All-Star Game was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the West beating the East 79–75. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers won the game's MVP award.
- Don Meineke of the Fort Wayne Pistons wins the inaugural Rookie of the Year award.
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Final standings
Eastern Division
Western Division
x – clinched playoff spot
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Playoffs
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 3 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Syracuse | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | New York* | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Indianapolis | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minneapolis* | 3 | ||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Rochester | 1 |
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
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NBA awards
- All-NBA First Team:
- All-NBA Second Team:
- Bob Davies, Rochester Royals
- Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers
- Andy Phillip, Philadelphia Warriors
- Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
- Bobby Wanzer, Rochester Royals
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See also
References
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