1952–53 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1952–53 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1953 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =New York Knicks
conf1_runner-up =Boston Celtics
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Fort Wayne Pistons
finals =Finals
finals_link =1953 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
finals_runner-up =New York Knicks
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1951–52 NBA season
prevseason_year =1951–52
nextseason_link =1953–54 NBA season
nextseason_year =1953–54

The 1952–53 NBA Season was the 7th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Notable Occurrences

* The 1953 NBA All-Star Game was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the West beating the East 79-75. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers won the game's MVP award.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

*All-NBA First Team:
**George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
**Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors
**Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
**Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
**Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals

*Rookie of the Year: Don Meineke, Fort Wayne Pistons

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See also