| 1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
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| Fourth NBA Championship | |
| Head coach | John Kundla |
| Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–22 (.686) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Champions |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Radio | WLOL |
| Minneapolis Lakers seasons | |
| < 1951–52 | 1953–54 > |
The 1952-53 NBA season was the franchise's 7th season in the NBA. The Lakers continued to be the dominant force in the league as they won the Western Division with a 48-22 record. In the playoffs, the Lakers would sweep the Indianapolis Olympians in 2 straight. In the Western Finals, the Lakers would win the first 2 games at home. Against the Fort Wayne Pistons, the Lakers were pushed to a 5th game. The series returned to Minneapolis, where the Lakers won the 5th game 74-58. In the Finals, the Lakers vanquished the New York Knickerbockers for their 2nd straight Championship.[1]
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | George Mikan | Lew Hitch | ||
| PF | Vern Mikkelsen | Dick Schnittker | ||
| SF | Jim Pollard | Jim Holstein | ||
| SG | Pep Saul | Bob Harrison | ||
| PG | Slater Martin | Whitey Skoog |
| Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 17-13 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 27-13 |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-22 |
| x-Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 15-26 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 15-26 |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
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| Franchise • History • Seasons | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1946–47 | 1947–48 | 1948–49 | |||||||
| 1950s | 1949–50 | 1950–51 | 1951–52 | 1952–53 | 1953–54 | 1954–55 | 1955–56 | 1956–57 | 1957–58 | 1958–59 |
| 1960s | 1959–60 | 1960–61 | 1961–62 | 1962–63 | 1963–64 | 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 | 1968–69 |
| 1970s | 1969–70 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
| 1980s | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| 1990s | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 |
| 2000s | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| 2010s | 2009-10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | |||||||
| Preceded by Baltimore Bullets 1948 |
BAA/NBA Champions Minneapolis Lakers 1949 and 1950 |
Succeeded by Rochester Royals 1951 |