1952–53 NBA season

1952–53 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Regular season
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
Finals champions	Minneapolis Lakers
Runners-up	New York Knicks
NBA seasons
← 1951–52	1953–54 →

The 1952–53 NBA season was the 7th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

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.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knicks	47	23	.671	-
Syracuse Nationals	47	24	.662	0.5
Boston Celtics	46	25	.648	1.5
Baltimore Bullets	16	54	.229	31
Philadelphia Warriors	12	57	.174	34.5

Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Minneapolis Lakers C	48	22	.686	-
Rochester Royals	44	26	.629	4
Fort Wayne Pistons	36	33	.522	11.5
Indianapolis Olympians	28	43	.394	20.5
Milwaukee Hawks	27	44	.380	21.5

C - NBA Champions

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	1,564
Rebounds	George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	1,007
Assists	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	547
FG%	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	45.2
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	85.0

Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

• All–NBA First Team:
  • George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
  • Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
  • Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals

• Rookie of the Year: Don Meineke, Fort Wayne Pistons

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com