NBA 1952-53 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1952-1953 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1952-53 Division Standings
Western Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | x |
2 | Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4.0 | x |
3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | x |
4 | Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | x |
5 | Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 |
Eastern Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | x |
2 | Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | x |
3 | Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | x |
4 | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31.0 | x |
5 | Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 |
Note: from 1946-47 to 1969-70 there were no conferences. The league was divided in two divisions (Eastern and Western) with the only exception of the 1949-50 season when there were 3 divisions.
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind