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The '''1953 NBA Finals''' was the championship series of the [[1952-53 NBA season]]. The Lakers won their fifth championship by defeating the Knicks four games to one.<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1953.html 1952–53 NBA Season Summary], ''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 29, 2014.</ref>
The '''1951 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 Lakers won their fifth championship by defeating the Knicks four games to one.<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1953.html 1952–53 NBA Season Summary], ''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 29, 2014.</ref>

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==See also==
*[[1953 NBA Playoffs]]


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==External links==
==External links==

*[http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19521953.html NBA History]
* [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


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Revision as of 19:17, 10 April 2015

1953 finals
TeamCoachWins
Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 4
New York Knickerbockers Joe Lapchick 1
DatesApril 4–10
Eastern finalsKnickerbockers defeated Celtics, 3–1
Western finalsLakers defeated Pistons, 3–1
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The 1951 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1952–53 season. The Lakers won their fifth championship by defeating the Knicks four games to one.[1]

Series summary

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 69–71 (1–3) Minneapolis Lakers
Game 5 April 10 New York Knicks 84–91 (1–4) Minneapolis Lakers

Lakers win series 4–1

Team rosters

References

  1. ^ 1952–53 NBA Season Summary, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.


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