1953-54 NBA season

The 1953-54 NBA Season was the 8th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable Occurences

• The Indianapolis Olympians fold prior to the start of the season.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 98-93 in overtime. Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award.
• This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract. The contract had the DuMont Television Network televising 13 games, paying 39,000 dollars for the rights.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

[edit] Western Division

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• All-NBA First Team:
  • George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
  • Harry Gallatin, New York Knicks
  • Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors

• Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix, Baltimore Bullets

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1954 NBA Finals
• 1954 NBA Draft