1953–54 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1953–54 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1954 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Syracuse Nationals
conf1_runner-up =Boston Celtics
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Rochester Royals
finals =Finals
finals_link =1954 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
finals_runner-up =Syracuse Nationals
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1952–53 NBA season
prevseason_year =1952–53
nextseason_link =1954–55 NBA season
nextseason_year =1954–55

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.

Notable occurrences

* The Indianapolis Olympians fold prior to the start of the season.
* The 1954 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 won 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.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

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

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See also