1953-54 National Basketball Association season

Seasons

1952-53

1953-54

1954-55

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Baltimore Bullets	Baltimore Coliseum	Baltimore
	Boston Celtics	Boston Garden	Boston
	New York Knickerbockers	Madison Square Garden (1925)	Manhattan, New York
	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia Arena	Philadelphia
	Syracuse Nationals	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse, New York
Western Division	Fort Wayne Pistons	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne, Indiana
	Milwaukee Hawks	UWM Panther Arena	Milwaukee
	Minneapolis Lakers	Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)	Minneapolis
	Rochester Royals	Edgerton Park Arena	Rochester, New York

Changes

• Indianapolis Olympians fold.
• Philadelphia Warriors relocate primary venue from Philadelphia Convention Hall to Philadelphia Arena.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	New York Knickerbockers	44	28
	Syracuse Nationals	42	30	2
	Boston Celtics	42	30	2
	Philadelphia Warriors	29	43	15
	Baltimore Bullets	16	56	28
Western Division	Minneapolis Lakers	46	26
	Rochester Royals	44	28	2
	Fort Wayne Pistons	40	32	6
	Milwaukee Hawks	21	51	25

Postseason Results

Team (Double Round-Robin)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Syracuse Nationals	4	Syracuse Nationals	2	Syracuse Nationals	3	Minneapolis Lakers
Boston Celtics	2	Boston Celtics	0
New York Knickerbockers	0
Minneapolis Lakers	3*	Minneapolis Lakers	2	Minneapolis Lakers	4
Rochester Royals	2	Rochester Royals	1
Fort Wayne Pistons	0*

*The final game of the double round-robin between host Minneapolis Lakers and Fort Wayne Pistons was canceled as all positions were already finalized.

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NBA All-Star Game	Western Conference	93-98	Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area			Broome County, New York	Endicott, New York	IBM Field House	Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Boston	Boston Garden	Boston Celtics	21	Three	24
						New York Knickerbockers	Five		Five
						Baltimore Bullets	One		One
						Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
						Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Providence County, Rhode Island	Providence, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Auditorium	Boston Celtics	Two		Two
						Baltimore Bullets	One		One
						New York Knickerbockers	One		One
	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Worcester County, Massachusetts	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Memorial Auditorium	Boston Celtics	One		One
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Erie County, New York	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Rochester Royals	Two		Two
						Fort Wayne Pistons	One		One
						Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
						Syracuse Nationals	One		One
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA Combined Statistical Area	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Johnson County, Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Iowa Field House	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	Chicago Stadium	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
						Rochester Royals	One		One
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Gardens	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Cleveland Arena	Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Miami County, Ohio	Troy, Ohio	Hobart Arena	Fort Wayne Pistons	One		One
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis County, Minnesota	Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing Memorial Building Arena	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Clay County, Minnesota	Moorhead, Minnesota	Memorial Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allen County, Indiana	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne Pistons	27	Two	29
						Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
						Rochester Royals	One		One
Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area			Grand Forks County, North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Hyslop Sports Center	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Kent County, Michigan	Grand Rapids, Michigan	George Welsh Civic Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Hersheypark Arena	Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Huron, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area			Beadle County, South Dakota	Huron, South Dakota	Huron Arena	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Corteva Coliseum	Fort Wayne Pistons	One		One
						Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
						Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	Municipal Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division	Miami-Dade County, Florida	Coral Gables, Florida	Miami Coliseum in Coral Gables	Fort Wayne Pistons	One		One
				Miami Beach, Florida	Miami Beach Auditorium (1925)	Fort Wayne Pistons	Three		Three
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	UWM Panther Arena	Milwaukee Hawks	24		24
						Fort Wayne Pistons	Two		Two
						Baltimore Bullets	One		One
						Boston Celtics	One		One
						Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Armory	Minneapolis Lakers	One	Two	Three
					Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)	Minneapolis Lakers	22	Six	28
						Milwaukee Hawks	Two		Two
			Ramsey County, Minnesota	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roy Wilkins Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	Two		Two
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area	New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	New Haven, Connecticut	New Haven Arena (1927)	Boston Celtics	Two		Two
						Philadelphia Warriors	Two		Two
	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	New London, Connecticut	New London High School Gymnasium	Boston Celtics	One		One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	69th Regiment Armory	New York Knickerbockers	Seven		Seven
					Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Knickerbockers	19	Two	21
						Philadelphia Warriors	Four		Four
						Boston Celtics	Three		Three
						Rochester Royals	Two		Two
						Syracuse Nationals	One		One
						NBA All-Star Game			One
			Westchester County, New York	White Plains, New York	Westchester County Center	New York Knickerbockers	One		One
Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area	Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Douglas County, New York	Omaha, Nebraska	Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division	Camden County, New Jersey	Collingswood, New Jersey	Collingswood High School Gym	Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
		Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Arena	Philadelphia Warriors	10		10
						Milwaukee Hawks	Two		Two
						New York Knickerbockers	Two		Two
						Syracuse Nationals	Two		Two
						Rochester Royals	One		One
					Philadelphia Convention Hall	Philadelphia Warriors	Nine		Nine
						Boston Celtics	One		One
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wake County, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina	James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum	Baltimore Bullets	One		One
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Monroe County, New York	Rochester, New York	Edgerton Park Arena	Rochester Royals	28	Two	30
Spencer-Spirit Lake, IA Combined Statistical Area	Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area		Clay County, Iowa	Spencer, Iowa	Spencer Fieldhouse	Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hampshire County, Massachusetts	Amherst Center, Massachusetts	Jim and Ellen Hunt Indoor Performance Center	Boston Celtics	One		One
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Onondaga County, New York	Syracuse, New York	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse Nationals	32	Six	38
						Boston Celtics	One		One
						Rochester Royals	One		One
Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area			Lucas County, Ohio	Toledo, Ohio	Toledo Sports Arena	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		Baltimore Coliseum	Baltimore Bullets	32		32
						Boston Celtics	Two		Two
						Philadelphia Warriors	Two		Two
						Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
						New York Knickerbockers	One		One
Total							324	23	348