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1952-53 NBA West standings
The Minneapolis Lakers won the 1952-53 NBA West division race at 48-22, 4 games ahead of the Rochester Royals.
🏆The 1952-53 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1952-53
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| Rochester Royals (ROC) x | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) x | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Olympians (INO) x | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Hawks (MIH) | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Minneapolis Lakers trailed by as many as 2 games on November 15, 1952.
- The Minneapolis Lakers took first place for good on November 27, 1952.
- The Rochester Royals led by 2 games as late as November 15, 1952.
- The Minneapolis Lakers led by as many as 5.5 games on March 3, 1953.
- The Minneapolis Lakers went 13-2 from November 15, 1952 to December 14, 1952, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 28 of the 117 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Minneapolis Lakers spent 126 of the season's 139 charted days in first place.