The 1953 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1953 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1952–53 season. The Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern Division champion New York Knickerbockers 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 Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 April 4 Minneapolis Lakers 88–96 (0–1) New York Knickerbockers Game 2 April 5 Minneapolis Lakers 73–71 (1–1) New York Knickerbockers Game 3 April 7 New York Knickerbockers 75–90 (1–2) Minneapolis Lakers Game 4 April 8 New York Knickerbockers 69–72 (1–3) Minneapolis Lakers Game 5 April 10 New York Knickerbockers 84–91 (1–4) Minneapolis Lakers Lakers win series 4–1
Team rosters
Minneapolis Lakers
New York Knickerbockers
Game summaries
References
External links 1953 Finals at NBA.com 1953 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com