1952-53
Season:
Standings / Scores / Leaders / Streaks
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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

NBA Champions = NBA Champion

p = the team qualified for the Playoffs

NBA 1952-53 Division Standings

Western Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 Minneapolis Lakers NBA Champion 48 22 .686 - p
2 Rochester Royals 44 26 .629 4.0 p
3 Fort Wayne Pistons 36 33 .522 11.5 p
4 Indianapolis Olympians 28 43 .394 20.5 p
5 Milwaukee Hawks 27 44 .380 21.5

Eastern Division

Team W L Pct GB
1 New York Knicks 47 23 .671 - p
2 Syracuse Nationals 47 24 .662 0.5 p
3 Boston Celtics 46 25 .648 1.5 p
4 Baltimore Bullets (1st) 16 54 .229 31.0 p
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