1953 NBA Finals


The 1953 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association '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. 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.

Series summary

GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1April 4Minneapolis Lakers88–96 New York Knicks
Game 2April 5Minneapolis Lakers73–71 New York Knicks
Game 3April 7New York Knicks75–90 Minneapolis Lakers
Game 4April 8New York Knicks69–72 Minneapolis Lakers
Game 5April 10New York Knicks84–91 Minneapolis Lakers

Lakers win series 4–1

Team rosters

Minneapolis Lakers

New York Knicks