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{{NBA Finals summary
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| league = NBA
| league = NBA
| year = 1953
| year = 1953
| runnerup = [[New York Knicks]]
| runnerup = [[1952–53 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]]
| runnerup_coach = [[Joe Lapchick]]
| runnerup_coach = [[Joe Lapchick]]
| runnerup_games = 1
| runnerup_games = 1
| champion = [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| champion = [[1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis Lakers]]
| champion_coach = [[John Kundla]]
| champion_coach = [[John Kundla]]
| champion_games = 4
| champion_games = 4
| date= April 4–10
| date= April 4–10
| MVP=
| MVP = <!-- None awarded -->
| HOFers = '''Lakers:'''<br />[[George Mikan]] (1959)<br />[[Jim Pollard]] (1978)<br />[[Slater Martin]] (1982)<br />[[Vern Mikkelsen]] (1995)<br />'''Knicks:'''<br />[[Harry Gallatin]] (1991)<br />[[Al McGuire]] (1992, coach)<br />[[Dick McGuire]] (1993)<br />[[Nat Clifton]] (2014)<br />[[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (2019)<br />'''Coaches:'''<br />Joe Lapchick (1966, player)<br />John Kundla (1995)
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| ECF result = [[1952–53 New York Knicks season|Knicks]] defeated [[1952–53 Boston Celtics season|Celtics]], 3–1
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| WCF result = [[1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season|Lakers]] defeated [[1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Pistons]], 3–2
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| radio_network = [[WLOL (AM)|WLOL]] (MNL)<br>[[WEPN (AM)|WMGM]] (NYK)
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| ECF result = Knicks defeated [[Boston Celtics|Celtics]], 3–1
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| WCF result = Lakers defeated [[Fort Wayne Pistons|Pistons]], 3–1
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The '''1953 NBA Finals''' was the championship round of the [[1953 NBA Playoffs]], which concluded the [[National Basketball Association]] [[1952–53 NBA season|1952–53 season]]. The Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern champion New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series with Minneapolis having home-court advantage.<ref name=BBR53/> By winning four games to one, the Lakers won their fifth title in six years dating from 1948, the club's final season in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]].
The '''1953 NBA World Championship Series''' was the championship round of the [[1953 NBA Playoffs]], which concluded the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)'s [[1952–53 NBA season|1952–53 season]]. The Western Division champion [[1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis Lakers]] faced the Eastern Division champion [[1952-53 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] in a best-of-seven series with Minneapolis having home-court advantage.<ref name=BBR53/> By winning four games to one, the Lakers won their fifth title in six years dating from 1948, the club's final season in the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]].


The five games were played in seven days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, in Minneapolis and concluding there on the following Friday. Meanwhile, two mid-week games were played in New York City. The entire postseason tournament spanned 25 days in which Minneapolis played 12 games, New York 11.<ref name=BBR53/>
The five games were played in seven days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, in Minneapolis and concluding there on the following Friday. Meanwhile, two mid-week games were played in New York City. The entire postseason tournament spanned 25 days in which Minneapolis played 12 games, New York 11.<ref name=BBR53/>


==Series summary==
==Series summary==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Game !! Date !! Home Team!! Result!! Road Team
! Game !! Date !! Home team !! Result !! Road team
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| Game 1 || April 4 || Minneapolis Lakers || 88–96 (0–1) || '''New York Knicks'''
| Game 1 || April 4 || Minneapolis Lakers || 88–96 (0–1) || '''New York Knicks'''
|-
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| Game 2 || April 5 || '''Minneapolis Lakers''' || 73–71 (1–1) || New York Knicks
| Game 2 || April 5 || '''Minneapolis Lakers''' || 73–71 (1–1) || New York Knicks
|-
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| Game 3 || April 7 || New York Knicks || 75–90 (1–2) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
| Game 3 || April 7 || New York Knicks || 75–90 (1–2) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|-
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| Game 4 || April 8 || New York Knicks || 69–71 (1–3) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
| Game 4 || April 8 || New York Knicks || 69–72 (1–3) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|-
|-
| Game 5 || April 10 || New York Knicks || 84–91 (1–4) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
| Game 5 || April 10 || New York Knicks || 84–91 (1–4) || '''Minneapolis Lakers'''
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==Team rosters==
==Team rosters==
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|title = '''[[Los Angeles Lakers|<span style="color:#fcb926;">Minneapolis Lakers]] <span style="color:#fcb926;">1952–53 NBA Champions'''
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11 [[Lew Hitch|Hitch]] {{!}}
12 [[Jim Holstein|Holstein]] {{!}}
15 [[Howie Schultz|Schultz]] {{!}}
16 [[Bob Harrison (basketball)|Harrison]] {{!}}
17 [[Jim Pollard|Pollard]] {{!}}
18 [[Frank Saul (basketball)|Saul]] {{!}}
19 [[Vern Mikkelsen|Mikkelsen]] {{!}}
20 [[Myer Skoog|Skoog]] {{!}}
22 [[Slater Martin|Martin]] {{!}}
99 [[George Mikan|Mikan]] {{!}}
Coach [[John Kundla|Kundla]]
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===Minneapolis Lakers===
{{Minneapolis Lakers 1952–53 NBA champions}}

===New York Knicks===
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|title = '''[[New York Knicks|<span style="color:#F37021;">New York Knicks]] <span style="color:#F37021;">1952–53 Eastern Division Champions'''
| title = '''[[New York Knicks|{{color|#{{NBA color|New York Knicks|2}}|New York Knicks}}]] 1952–53 Eastern Division champions'''
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5 [[Sherwin Raiken|Raiken]] {{!}}
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Coach [[Joe Lapchick|Lapchick]]
Coach [[Joe Lapchick|Lapchick]]
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==Game summaries==
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| bg = #eee | date = April 4 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195304040MNL.html Boxscore]
| team1 = '''[[New York Knicks]]''' | score1 = '''96'''
| team2 = [[Minneapolis Lakers]] | score2 = 88
| Q1 = '''19'''–18 | Q2 = 24–'''29''' | Q3 = '''23'''–20 | Q4 = '''30'''–21
| points1 = [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] 21 | points2 = [[George Mikan]] 25
| place = [[Minneapolis Auditorium]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] | attendance = 5,000
| referee = Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft | series = New York leads series, 1–0
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| bg = | date = April 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195304050MNL.html Boxscore]
| team1 = [[New York Knicks]] | score1 = 71
| team2 = '''[[Minneapolis Lakers]]''' | score2 = '''73'''
| Q1 = 16–'''26''' | Q2 = 14–'''21''' | Q3 = '''24'''–11 | Q4 = '''17'''–15
| points1 = [[Connie Simmons]] 17 | points2 = [[George Mikan]] 18
| place = [[Minneapolis Auditorium]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] | attendance = 4,848
| referee = Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft | series = Series tied, 1–1
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| bg = #eee | date = April 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195304070NYK.html Boxscore]
| team1 = '''[[Minneapolis Lakers]]''' | score1 = '''90'''
| team2 = [[New York Knicks]] | score2 = 75
| Q1 = '''21'''–14 | Q2 = 18–'''24''' | Q3 = '''26'''–22 | Q4 = '''25'''–15
| points1 = [[George Mikan]] 20 | points2 = [[Connie Simmons]] 18
| place = [[69th Regiment Armory]], [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | attendance = 5,100
| series = Minneapolis leads series, 2–1
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| bg = | date = April 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195304080NYK.html Boxscore]
| team1 = '''[[Minneapolis Lakers]]''' | score1 = '''71'''
| team2 = [[New York Knicks]] | score2 = 69
| Q1 = '''21'''–16 | Q2 = '''20'''–18 | Q3 = 13–'''16''' | Q4 = 17–'''19'''
| points1 = [[George Mikan]] 27 | points2 = [[Connie Simmons]] 17
| place = [[69th Regiment Armory]], [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | attendance = 5,200
| series = Minneapolis leads series, 3–1
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| bg = #eee | date = April 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195304100NYK.html Boxscore]
| team1 = '''[[Minneapolis Lakers]]''' | score1 = '''91'''
| team2 = [[New York Knicks]] | score2 = 84
| Q1 = '''19'''–18 | Q2 = '''25'''–17 | Q3 = 25–25 | Q4 = 22–'''24'''
| points1 = [[Jim Pollard]] 17 | assist1 = [[Vern Mikkelsen]] 6
| points2 = [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] 19 | assist2 = [[Ernie Vandeweghe]] 4
| place = [[69th Regiment Armory]], [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | attendance = 5,200
| series = Minneapolis wins series, 4–1
}}
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<ref name=BBR53>
<ref name=BBR53>
[http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1953.html "1952–53 NBA Season Summary"]. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10. <br>&nbsp; Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1951–52, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.</ref>
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1953.html "1952–53 NBA Season Summary"]. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.<br />&nbsp; Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1951–52, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.</ref>
}}
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19521953.html 1953 Finals] at NBA.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222200859/http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19521953.html 1953 Finals] at NBA.com
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1953.html 1953 NBA Playoffs] at Basketball-Reference.com
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1953.html 1953 NBA Playoffs] at Basketball-Reference.com


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Latest revision as of 07:26, 25 March 2024

1953 NBA finals
TeamCoachWins
Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 4
New York Knicks Joe Lapchick 1
DatesApril 4–10
Hall of FamersLakers:
George Mikan (1959)
Jim Pollard (1978)
Slater Martin (1982)
Vern Mikkelsen (1995)
Knicks:
Harry Gallatin (1991)
Al McGuire (1992, coach)
Dick McGuire (1993)
Nat Clifton (2014)
Carl Braun (2019)
Coaches:
Joe Lapchick (1966, player)
John Kundla (1995)
Eastern finalsKnicks defeated Celtics, 3–1
Western finalsLakers defeated Pistons, 3–2
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The 1953 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1952–53 season. The Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series with Minneapolis having home-court advantage.[1] By winning four games to one, the Lakers won their fifth title in six years dating from 1948, the club's final season in the National Basketball League.

The five games were played in seven days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, in Minneapolis and concluding there on the following Friday. Meanwhile, two mid-week games were played in New York City. The entire postseason tournament spanned 25 days in which Minneapolis played 12 games, New York 11.[1]

Series summary

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Game Date Home team Result Road team
Game 1 April 4 Minneapolis Lakers 88–96 (0–1) New York Knicks
Game 2 April 5 Minneapolis Lakers 73–71 (1–1) New York Knicks
Game 3 April 7 New York Knicks 75–90 (1–2) Minneapolis Lakers
Game 4 April 8 New York Knicks 69–72 (1–3) Minneapolis Lakers
Game 5 April 10 New York Knicks 84–91 (1–4) Minneapolis Lakers

Lakers win series 4–1

Team rosters

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Minneapolis Lakers

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New York Knicks

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Game summaries

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April 4
New York Knicks 96, Minneapolis Lakers 88
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 24–29, 23–20, 30–21
Pts: Carl Braun 21 Pts: George Mikan 25
New York leads series, 1–0
Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft
April 5
New York Knicks 71, Minneapolis Lakers 73
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 14–21, 24–11, 17–15
Pts: Connie Simmons 17 Pts: George Mikan 18
Series tied, 1–1
Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,848
Referees: Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft
April 7
Minneapolis Lakers 90, New York Knicks 75
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–24, 26–22, 25–15
Pts: George Mikan 20 Pts: Connie Simmons 18
Minneapolis leads series, 2–1
April 8
Minneapolis Lakers 71, New York Knicks 69
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 20–18, 13–16, 17–19
Pts: George Mikan 27 Pts: Connie Simmons 17
Minneapolis leads series, 3–1
April 10
Minneapolis Lakers 91, New York Knicks 84
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 25–17, 25–25, 22–24
Pts: Jim Pollard 17
Asts: Vern Mikkelsen 6		 Pts: Carl Braun 19
Asts: Ernie Vandeweghe 4
Minneapolis wins series, 4–1

References

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  1. ^ a b "1952–53 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
      Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1951–52, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
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