1953–54 NBA season
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The 1953–54 NBA season was the eighth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. It was also the final time the Lakers would win an NBA Championship before the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1960.
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1953–54 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 30, 1953 – March 14, 1954 March 16–28, 1954 (Playoffs) March 31 – April 12, 1954 (Finals) |
Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 9 |
TV partner(s) | DuMont |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ray Felix |
Picked by | Baltimore Bullets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Minneapolis Lakers |
Top scorer | Neil Johnston (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Syracuse Nationals |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Western runners-up | Rochester Royals |
Finals | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Runners-up | Syracuse Nationals |
NBA seasons | |
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