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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1952–53 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 31, 1952 – March 17, 1953 March 17 – April 2, 1953 (Playoffs) April 4–10, 1953 (Finals) |
Number of games | 69-71 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Mark Workman |
Picked by | Baltimore Bullets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Minneapolis Lakers |
Top scorer | Neil Johnston (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | New York Knicks |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Western runners-up | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Finals | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Runners-up | New York Knicks |
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