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1953 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1953
season	[1952–53](1952-53-nba-season)
dates	March 17 – April 10, 1953
num_teams	8
winners	Minneapolis Lakers
count	4
second	New York Knicks
semifinal1	Fort Wayne Pistons
semifinal2	Boston Celtics
prev_season	[1952](1952-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1954](1954-nba-playoffs)

The 1953 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1952–53 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

The Lakers won their fourth championship in the last five years, and defeated the Knicks in the Finals for the second straight season to complete their run.

Not only did the four Western Division teams meet for the third straight year, but the Eastern Division teams this year, had a slight change. The Philadelphia Warriors did not make the playoffs, but the Baltimore Bullets did. They would be swept by the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks in 2 games.

The Indianapolis Olympians played their last game, a Game 2 loss to the Lakers in the first round. They folded at the end of the season, and major professional basketball did not return to Indianapolis, Indiana until the Indiana Pacers were founded for the inaugural 1967–68 season of the American Basketball Association.

The Boston Celtics earned their first playoff series victory with a two-game sweep of the Syracuse Nationals.

The 1952–53 Baltimore Bullets hold the distinction of having the worst regular-season record of any playoff qualifier in league history, at 16–54.

Bracket

| RD1-group1=Eastern Division | RD1-group2=Western Division

| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=New York* | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Minneapolis* | RD3-score2=4 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(1) [[New York Knicks]] vs. (4) [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team splitting the first two meetings.

Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

(2) [[Syracuse Nationals]] vs. (3) [[Boston Celtics]]

Al Cervi’s final NBA game.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This series featured the last quadruple overtime game until 2019.

Western Division Semifinals

(1) [[Minneapolis Lakers]] vs. (4) [[Indianapolis Olympians]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings.

Minneapolis leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

(2) [[Rochester Royals]] vs. (3) [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning two of the first three meetings.

Rochester leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[New York Knicks]] vs. (3) [[Boston Celtics]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first two meetings.

New York leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Minneapolis Lakers]] vs. (3) [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting.

Minneapolis leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (W1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) New York Knicks

Main article: 1953 NBA Finals

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting.

Minneapolis leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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