1953–54 Rochester Royals season

The 1953–54 Rochester Royals season was the Royals' sixth season in the NBA.1953–54 Rochester Royals

Regular season

Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log 1953–54 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 31 N Baltimore 72–68 Bob Davies (20) 1–0 2 November 1 @ Baltimore 80–72 Bobby Wanzer (25) 2–0 3 November 7 Fort Wayne 76–91 Bobby Wanzer (18) 3–0 4 November 8 @ Syracuse 66–85 Arnie Risen (16) 3–1 5 November 10 Philadelphia 66–64 Jack Coleman (13) 3–2 6 November 14 Minneapolis 91–98 (3OT) Odie Spears (22) 4–2 7 November 15 @ Fort Wayne 65–68 Arnie Risen (19) 4–3 8 November 17 N Boston 92–73 Bobby Wanzer (16) 5–3 9 November 19 N Milwaukee 79–69 Bobby Wanzer (21) 6–3 10 November 20 @ Milwaukee 81–63 Bob Davies (17) 7–3 11 November 21 @ Minneapolis 70–76 Hannum, Risen (15) 7–4 12 November 22 @ Fort Wayne 82–83 Bobby Wanzer (15) 7–5 13 November 24 Syracuse 89–80 Bobby Wanzer (14) 7–6 14 November 26 @ Baltimore 80–75 (OT) Bobby Wanzer (14) 8–6 15 November 28 @ New York 90–95 (OT) Jack McMahon (20) 8–7 16 November 29 New York 69–64 Arnie Risen (18) 8–8 17 December 1 Fort Wayne 69–92 Bobby Wanzer (24) 9–8 18 December 5 Baltimore 65–72 Jack McMahon (19) 10–8 19 December 8 Boston 79–97 Bob Davies (21) 11–8 20 December 12 Syracuse 85–90 Bob Davies (23) 12–8 21 December 13 N Minneapolis 87–70 Arnie Risen (19) 13–8 22 December 15 Milwaukee 64–76 Arnie Risen (18) 14–8 23 December 17 N Philadelphia 91–79 Arnie Risen (23) 15–8 24 December 19 Minneapolis 91–78 Arnie Risen (16) 15–9 25 December 25 @ Philadelphia 73–65 Bob Davies (19) 16–9 26 December 26 New York 78–77 Arnie Risen (24) 16–10 27 December 27 @ Boston 72–98 Bob Davies (16) 16–11 28 December 29 Baltimore 77–96 Jack Coleman (23) 17–11 29 December 31 @ Syracuse 81–86 Bobby Wanzer (25) 17–12 30 January 1 Philadelphia 76–79 Bobby Wanzer (20) 18–12 31 January 2 Fort Wayne 76–77 (OT) Arnie Risen (19) 19–12 32 January 4 N Minneapolis 85–84 Bob Davies (16) 20–12 33 January 7 @ Minneapolis 71–89 Bob Davies (15) 20–13 34 January 9 New York 88–87 Bobby Wanzer (22) 20–14 35 January 10 @ New York 69–81 Jack McMahon (17) 20–15 36 January 12 Milwaukee 73–78 Bobby Wanzer (16) 21–15 37 January 16 Syracuse 95–93 (3OT) Alex Hannum (18) 21–16 38 January 17 @ Syracuse 81–84 Arnie Risen (24) 21–17 39 January 19 N Fort Wayne 73–67 Bobby Wanzer (18) 22–17 40 January 23 Philadelphia 61–71 Arnie Risen (15) 23–17 41 January 24 @ Boston 93–85 Bobby Wanzer (25) 24–17 42 January 26 N New York 71–74 Bobby Wanzer (17) 24–18 43 January 28 @ Philadelphia 82–79 (OT) Jack Coleman (15) 25–18 44 January 30 Fort Wayne 70–95 Jack McMahon (16) 26–18 45 January 31 @ Fort Wayne 69–83 Jack McMahon (14) 26–19 46 February 2 Minneapolis 87–78 Bobby Wanzer (16) 26–20 47 February 3 @ Boston 81–88 Arnie Risen (16) 26–21 48 February 5 N Fort Wayne 89–70 Bobby Wanzer (22) 27–21 49 February 6 Boston 104–81 Bob Davies (22) 27–22 50 February 7 @ Baltimore 73–75 Davies, Wanzer (18) 27–23 51 February 9 Milwaukee 70–81 Bob Davies (20) 28–23 52 February 10 @ Milwaukee 62–61 Arnie Risen (19) 29–23 53 February 11 N Milwaukee 79–68 Coleman, Davies (16) 30–23 54 February 13 Syracuse 78–81 Arnie Risen (15) 31–23 55 February 14 @ Minneapolis 77–105 Bobby Wanzer (18) 31–24 56 February 16 N Minneapolis 79–85 Jack Coleman (23) 31–25 57 February 20 Milwaukee 64–66 Bob Davies (17) 32–25 58 February 23 N Boston 93–77 Bobby Wanzer (18) 33–25 59 February 24 @ Baltimore 79–64 Bob Davies (20) 34–25 60 February 25 N Baltimore 102–86 Jack Coleman (21) 35–25 61 February 27 Boston 75–74 Jack McMahon (20) 35–26 62 February 28 @ Syracuse 91–85 Arnie Risen (35) 36–26 63 March 2 N Fort Wayne 71–64 Arnie Risen (15) 37–26 64 March 4 @ Philadelphia 85–78 Jack Coleman (19) 38–26 65 March 5 N New York 66–70 Arnie Risen (19) 38–27 66 March 6 Minneapolis 59–74 Jack McMahon (14) 39–27 67 March 7 @ New York 91–88 Arnie Risen (22) 40–27 68 March 9 N Minneapolis 70–61 Arnie Risen (18) 41–27 69 March 10 N Milwaukee 84–69 Bobby Wanzer (21) 42–27 70 March 11 @ Fort Wayne 95–80 Bob Davies (17) 43–27 71 March 13 Philadelphia 76–77 Bob Davies (21) 44–27 72 March 14 @ Milwaukee 53–91 Cal Christensen (12) 44–28

Playoffs

| 1 | March 16 | Fort Wayne | W 82–75 | Bobby Wanzer (18) | Edgerton Park Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | March 17 | @ Minneapolis | L 88–109 | Arnie Risen (21) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 1–1 |- | 3 | March 21 | @ Fort Wayne | W 89–71 | Bobby Wanzer (14) | War Memorial Coliseum | 2–1

| 1 | March 24 | @ Minneapolis | L 76–89 | Wanzer, Coleman (17) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 27 | Minneapolis | W 74–73 | Bobby Wanzer (16) | Edgerton Park Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | March 28 | @ Minneapolis | L 72–82 | Arnie Risen (24) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 1–2

Player statistics

Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records Bobby Wanzer, All-NBA Second Team

References