1952 - 53 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1952 - 53 NBA Season Review

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1952 - 53 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1952 - 53 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
New York Knicks	47	23	0.671		85.5	80.3
Syracuse Nationals	47	24	0.662	0.5	85.6	81.3
Boston Celtics	46	25	0.648	1.5	88.1	85.8
Baltimore Bullets	16	54	0.229	31	84.4	90.9
Philadelphia Warriors	12	57	0.174	34.5	80.2	87.4
Western Division
Minneapolis Lakers	48	22	0.686		85.3	79.2
Rochester Royals	44	26	0.629	4	86.3	83.5
Fort Wayne Pistons	36	33	0.522	11.5	81.0	81.1
Indianapolis Olympians	28	43	0.394	20.5	74.6	77.4
Milwaukee Hawks	27	44	0.380	21.5	75.9	77.4

1952 - 53 NBA Playoffs

Finals Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks (4-1) Sat, April 4 - New York Knicks 96 @ Minneapolis Lakers 88 Sun, April 5 - New York Knicks 71 @ Minneapolis Lakers 73 Tue, April 7 - Minneapolis Lakers 90 @ New York Knicks 75 Wed, April 8 - Minneapolis Lakers 71 @ New York Knicks 69 Fri, April 10 - Minneapolis Lakers 91 @ New York Knicks 84
Eastern Division Finals New York Knicks over Boston Celtics (3-1) Wed, March 25 - Boston Celtics 91 @ New York Knicks 95 Thu, March 26 - New York Knicks 70 @ Boston Celtics 86 Sat, March 28 - Boston Celtics 82 @ New York Knicks 101 Sun, March 29 - New York Knicks 82 @ Boston Celtics 75	Western Division Finals Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons (3-2) Thu, March 26 - Fort Wayne Pistons 73 @ Minneapolis Lakers 83 Sat, March 28 - Fort Wayne Pistons 75 @ Minneapolis Lakers 82 Mon, March 30 - Minneapolis Lakers 95 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 98 Wed, April 1 - Minneapolis Lakers 82 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 85 Thu, April 2 - Fort Wayne Pistons 58 @ Minneapolis Lakers 74
Eastern Division Semifinals Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals (2-0) Thu, March 19 - Boston Celtics 87 @ Syracuse Nationals 81 Sat, March 21 - Syracuse Nationals 105 @ Boston Celtics 111	Western Division Semifinals Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals (2-1) Fri, March 20 - Fort Wayne Pistons 84 @ Rochester Royals 77 Sun, March 22 - Rochester Royals 83 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 71 Tue, March 24 - Fort Wayne Pistons 67 @ Rochester Royals 65
Eastern Division Semifinals New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets (2-0) Tue, March 17 - Baltimore Bullets 62 @ New York Knicks 80 Fri, March 20 - New York Knicks 90 @ Baltimore Bullets 81	Western Division Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians (2-0) Sun, March 22 - Indianapolis Olympians 69 @ Minneapolis Lakers 85 Mon, March 23 - Minneapolis Lakers 81 @ Indianapolis Olympians 79

1952-53 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Monk Meineke	Fort Wayne Pistons	Rookie of the Year Award
George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	All Star Most Valuable Player
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	1st All Star Team
Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	1st All Star Team
Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	1st All Star Team
Bob Davies	Rochester Royals	2nd All Star Team
Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	2nd All Star Team
Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Bobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	2nd All Star Team

NBA - 1952 - 53 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Paul Arizin	East	Philadelphia Warriors	32:00	26	6	0
Andy Phillip	East	Philadelphia Warriors	30:00	11	3	6
Ed Macauley	East	Boston Celtics	28:00	15	7	3
Harry Gallatin	East	New York Knicks	22:00	7	9	3
Red Rocha	East	Syracuse Nationals	28:00	12	5	2
Max Zaslofsky	East	New York Knicks	25:00	11	4	2
Dick McGuire	East	New York Knicks	18:00	1	1	4
Fred Scolari	East	Baltimore Bullets	15:00	10	0	2
Joe Fulks	East	Philadelphia Warriors	9:00	6	5	2
Bob Cousy	East	Boston Celtics	33:00	9	4	13
Arnie Risen	West	Rochester Royals	19:00	6	5	1
Leo Barnhorst	West	Indianapolis Olympians	23:00	14	2	2
Frankie Brian	West	Fort Wayne Pistons	25:00	13	7	4
Dike Eddleman	West	Milwaukee Hawks	26:00	2	2	2
Bob Davies	West	Rochester Royals	27:00	8	0	5
Paul Walther	West	Indianapolis Olympians	17:00	2	2	2
Bobby Wanzer	West	Rochester Royals	22:00	4	5	5
Vern Mikkelsen	West	Minneapolis Lakers	23:00	12	10	0
Jim Pollard	West	Minneapolis Lakers	29:00	4	11	5
George Mikan	West	Minneapolis Lakers	29:00	26	15	1

NBA - 1952 - 53 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Neil Johnston	1952-1953	Philadelphia Warriors	1564
George Mikan	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	1442
Bob Cousy	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	1407
Ed Macauley	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	1402
Dolph Schayes	1952-1953	Syracuse Nationals	1262
Bill Sharman	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	1147
Jack Nichols	1952-1953	Milwaukee Hawks	1090
Vern Mikkelsen	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	1047
Bob Davies	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	1029
Bobby Wanzer	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	1020
Carl Braun	1952-1953	New York Knicks	977

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1952 - 53 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Bob Cousy	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	547
George King	1952-1953	Syracuse Nationals	364
Dick McGuire	1952-1953	New York Knicks	296
Paul Seymour	1952-1953	Syracuse Nationals	294
Andy Phillip	1952-1953	Fort Wayne Pistons	286
Bob Davies	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	280
Ed Macauley	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	280
Leo Barnhorst	1952-1953	Indianapolis Olympians	277
George Senesky	1952-1953	Philadelphia Warriors	264
Bobby Wanzer	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	252
Slater Martin	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	250

..Foul Leaders Section

1952 - 53 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Monk Meineke	1952-1953	Fort Wayne Pistons	334
Joe Fulks	1952-1953	Philadelphia Warriors	319
Joe Graboski	1952-1953	Indianapolis Olympians	303
George Mikan	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	290
Vern Mikkelsen	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	289
Bob Brannum	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	287
Carl Braun	1952-1953	New York Knicks	287
Paul Hoffman	1952-1953	Baltimore Bullets	282
Arnie Johnson	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	282
Nat Clifton	1952-1953	New York Knicks	274
Bob Lavoy	1952-1953	Indianapolis Olympians	274

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1952 - 53 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
George Mikan	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	1007
Neil Johnston	1952-1953	Philadelphia Warriors	976
Dolph Schayes	1952-1953	Syracuse Nationals	920
Harry Gallatin	1952-1953	New York Knicks	916
Mel Hutchins	1952-1953	Milwaukee Hawks	793
Jack Coleman	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	774
Larry Foust	1952-1953	Fort Wayne Pistons	769
Nat Clifton	1952-1953	New York Knicks	761
Arnie Risen	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	745
Joe Graboski	1952-1953	Indianapolis Olympians	687
Vern Mikkelsen	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	654

1952 - 53 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1952 - 53 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player

Season

Team

Attempt

Made

Percentage

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Bob Donham	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	353	169	0.479
Neil Johnston	1952-1953	Philadelphia Warriors	1114	504	0.452
Ed Macauley	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	997	451	0.452
Harry Gallatin	1952-1953	New York Knicks	635	282	0.444
Bill Sharman	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	925	403	0.436
Ernie Vandeweghe	1952-1953	New York Knicks	625	272	0.435
Vern Mikkelsen	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	868	378	0.435
Jack Coleman	1952-1953	Rochester Royals	748	314	0.420
Don Henriksen	1952-1953	Baltimore Bullets	475	199	0.419
Bob Harris	1952-1953	Boston Celtics	459	192	0.418
Slater Martin	1952-1953	Minneapolis Lakers	634	260	0.410