The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the
National Basketball Association
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. The season ended with the
Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the
New York Knicks
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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
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, 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.
Final standings
Eastern Division
Western Division
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
NBA awards
*
Rookie of the Year:
Don Meineke,
Fort Wayne Pistons
*
All-NBA First Team:
**
George Mikan,
Minneapolis Lakers
**
Neil Johnston,
Philadelphia Warriors
**
Bob Cousy,
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...
**
Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
**
Dolph Schayes,
Syracuse Nationals
*All-NBA Second Team:
**
Bob Davies,
Rochester Royals
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...
**
Vern Mikkelsen,
Minneapolis Lakers
**
Andy Phillip, Philadelphia Warriors
**
Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
**
Bobby Wanzer, Rochester Royals
See also
*
List of NBA regular season records
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References
1952–53 NBA Season Summary''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved December 10, 2010
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