1953–54 NBA season

The 1953–54 NBA season was the 8th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

The Indianapolis Olympians fold prior to the start of the season.
The NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 98-93 in overtime. Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract. The contract had the DuMont Television Network televising 13 games, paying 39,000 dollars for the rights.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	24.4
Rebounds per game	Harry Gallatin	New York Knicks	15.3
Assists per game	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.2
FG%	Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	48.6
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	84.4

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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