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National Basketball Association

Seasons74 Champions19 Teams30 Founded1946
Champion 2025-26 New York Knicks
MVP 2025Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC

At a glance

All games

1952-53 Playoffs

WEST
First Round
Sacramento Kings1
Detroit Pistons2
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 1-2
Unknown0
Los Angeles Lakers2
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 0-2
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
WEST
Conf. Semifinals
Los Angeles Lakers3
Detroit Pistons2
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 3-2
TBD0
TBD0
WEST
Conf. Finals
TBD0
TBD0
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers4
New York Knicks1
LAL WINS 4-1
EAST
Conf. Finals
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
Conf. Semifinals
1Boston Celtics
3New York Knicks
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 1-3
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
First Round
2Boston Celtics
0Philadelphia 76ers
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 2-0
0Unknown
2New York Knicks
SERIES TIED OR LEAD 0-2
0TBD
0TBD
0TBD
0TBD
East West

1952-53 Standings

Eastern Conference

#TeamWLPCTNETPlayoffs
1 New York Knicks 47 23 0.671 - -
2 Philadelphia 76ers 47 24 0.662 - -
3 Boston Celtics 46 25 0.648 - -
4 Detroit Pistons 36 33 0.522 - -
5 Atlanta Hawks 27 44 0.380 - -

Western Conference

#TeamWLPCTNETPlayoffs
1 Los Angeles Lakers 48 22 0.686 - -
2 Sacramento Kings 44 26 0.629 - -
3 Golden State Warriors 12 57 0.174 - -

1952-53 Leaders

Points per game

Neil Johnston GSW 22.3 PPG
  1. 2. George Mikan 20.6
  2. 3. Ed Macauley 20.3
  3. 4. Bob Cousy 19.8
  4. 5. Dolph Schayes 17.8

Rebounds per game

George Mikan LAL 14.4 RPG
  1. 2. Neil Johnston 13.9
  2. 3. Harry Gallatin 13.1
  3. 4. Dolph Schayes 13.0
  4. 5. Larry Foust 11.5

Assists per game

Bob Cousy BOS 7.7 APG
  1. 2. Andy Phillip 5.7
  2. 3. George King 5.1
  3. 4. Andy Phillip 5.0
  4. 5. Dick McGuire 4.9

Steals per game

Neil Johnston GSW 0.0 SPG
  1. 2. George Mikan 0.0
  2. 3. Ed Macauley 0.0
  3. 4. Bob Cousy 0.0
  4. 5. Dolph Schayes 0.0

Blocks per game

Neil Johnston GSW 0.0 BPG
  1. 2. George Mikan 0.0
  2. 3. Ed Macauley 0.0
  3. 4. Bob Cousy 0.0
  4. 5. Dolph Schayes 0.0

Win shares

Ed Macauley BOS 14.5 WS
  1. 2. Harry Gallatin 11.3
  2. 3. Bill Sharman 9.8
  3. 4. Carl Braun 9.0
  4. 5. Bob Cousy 7.2

Field-goal %

Bob Donham BOS 47.9 FG%
  1. 2. Neil Johnston 45.2
  2. 3. Ed Macauley 45.2
  3. 4. Harry Gallatin 44.4
  4. 5. Al Cervi 43.7

3-point %

Neil Johnston GSW 0.0 3P%
  1. 2. George Mikan 0.0
  2. 3. Ed Macauley 0.0
  3. 4. Bob Cousy 0.0
  4. 5. Dolph Schayes 0.0

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