NBA » Los Angeles Lakers » 1952-53
| 48-22 | Won Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a 48-22 record. They went 26-4 at home and 22-18 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minneapolis Lakers went 57-25.
The 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1952-53.
The 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers had their best month in December, when they went 11-3 and had a 78.6% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 5-4 and had a 55.6% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '52 | 12-4 | 75% | +160 |
| December '52 | 11-3 | 78.6% | +136 |
| January '53 | 9-6 | 60% | +1 |
| February '53 | 11-5 | 68.8% | +83 |
| March '53 | 5-4 | 55.6% | +49 |
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +429. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 51.7 wins, or a 52-18 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers went 7-4.
During the regular season, the 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers went 4-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minneapolis Lakers had during the 1952-53 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1952 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 94 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Nov 2, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 81 - 69 | ||
| Wed, Nov 5, 1952 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 97 - 75 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1952 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 93 - 71 | ||
| Sun, Nov 9, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 89 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1952 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 101 - 92 | ||
| Thu, Nov 13, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 91 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 89 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Nov 16, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 87 - 51 | ||
| Thu, Nov 20, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 89 - 81 | ||
| Sat, Nov 22, 1952 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 96 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Nov 23, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 62 - 46 | ||
| Thu, Nov 27, 1952 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 90 - 69 | ||
| Fri, Nov 28, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 97 - 82 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 71 - 83 | ||
| Sun, Nov 30, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 91 - 66 | ||
| Mon, Dec 1, 1952 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 89 - 67 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1952 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 102 | OT | |
| Thu, Dec 4, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Win 81 - 71 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 85 - 78 | OT | |
| Mon, Dec 8, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 76 - 81 | ||
| Thu, Dec 11, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 82 - 79 | ||
| Sun, Dec 14, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 95 - 77 | ||
| Fri, Dec 19, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 87 - 69 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 75 - 86 | ||
| Thu, Dec 25, 1952 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 90 - 73 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1952 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 94 - 71 | ||
| Sun, Dec 28, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 86 - 77 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 69 - 74 | ||
| Wed, Dec 31, 1952 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 82 - 56 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 74 - 66 | ||
| Sat, Jan 3, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 79 - 75 | ||
| Sun, Jan 4, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 83 - 80 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 69 - 85 | ||
| Thu, Jan 8, 1953 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 67 - 75 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 84 - 79 | ||
| Sun, Jan 11, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 85 - 79 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 112 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Jan 17, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 101 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Jan 18, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 70 - 83 | ||
| Fri, Jan 23, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 65 - 67 | ||
| Sun, Jan 25, 1953 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 87 - 82 | ||
| Tue, Jan 27, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 96 - 76 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1953 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 65 - 83 | ||
| Sat, Jan 31, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 87 - 80 | ||
| Sun, Feb 1, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 92 - 76 | ||
| Tue, Feb 3, 1953 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 93 - 96 | OT3 | |
| Thu, Feb 5, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 81 - 73 | ||
| Sat, Feb 7, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 72 - 87 | ||
| Sun, Feb 8, 1953 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 71 - 67 | ||
| Thu, Feb 12, 1953 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 91 - 81 | ||
| Sat, Feb 14, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 92 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Feb 15, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 80 - 71 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1953 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 70 - 74 | ||
| Thu, Feb 19, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 107 - 87 | ||
| Sat, Feb 21, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 85 - 75 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 78 - 90 | ||
| Tue, Feb 24, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 63 - 79 | ||
| Wed, Feb 25, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 85 - 72 | ||
| Thu, Feb 26, 1953 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 85 - 73 | ||
| Fri, Feb 27, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 98 - 75 | ||
| Sun, Mar 1, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 102 - 80 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 86 - 68 | ||
| Thu, Mar 5, 1953 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 91 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Mar 6, 1953 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 85 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Mar 7, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 82 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Mar 8, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 100 - 73 | ||
| Mon, Mar 9, 1953 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 83 - 95 | ||
| Thu, Mar 12, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 89 - 77 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17, 1953 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 73 - 71 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Western Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Sun, Mar 22, 1953 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 85 - 69 | ||
| Mon, Mar 23, 1953 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 81 - 79 | ||
| Western Division Finals (Won 3 - 2) | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 83 - 73 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 82 - 75 | ||
| Mon, Mar 30, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 95 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Apr 1, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 82 - 85 | ||
| Thu, Apr 2, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 74 - 58 | ||
| Finals (Won 4 - 1) | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 88 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Apr 5, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Win 73 - 71 | ||
| Tue, Apr 7, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Win 90 - 75 | ||
| Wed, Apr 8, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Win 71 - 69 | ||
| Fri, Apr 10, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Win 91 - 84 | ||
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