Minneapolis Lakers 1953 Championship - The Playoffs

The 1953 NBA Playoffs: Minneapolis Lakers and all the other teams

Here you have the information about the 1953 NBA Playoffs and the path the Minneapolis Lakers took to win a new championship. The league had 10 teams in 1953 and the best 8 (4 from each Division) competed in a traditional playoff format.

Western Division				NBA Finals			Eastern Division
(1) Lakers	2								2	Knicks (1)
		Lakers	3				1	Knicks
(4) Olympians	0								0	Bullets (4)
				Lakers	4-1	Knicks
				Champion: Minnepolis Lakers
(2) Royals	1								0	Nationals (2)
		Pistons	2				3	Celtics
(3) Pistons	2								2	Celtics (4)

Western Division teams:

Lakers = Minneapolis Lakers
Olympians = Indianapolis Olympians
Royals = Rochester Royals
Pistons = Fort Wayne Pistons

Eastern Division teams:

Knicks = New York Knickerbockers
Bullets = Baltimore Bullets
Nationals = Syracuse Nationals
Celtics = Boston Celtics

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