Round Robin
Division
Finals
1 NYK 0
2 BOS 2
1 NYK 0
3 SYR 2
1 MIN 1
2 ROC 0
2 ROC 2
3 FW 0
2 BOS 0
3 SYR 2
1 MIN 2
2 ROC 1
1 MIN 4
3 SYR 3
Champ
MIN
1953-54 NBA Champion Minneapolis Lakers
Within each division, the top three teams in the season standings played a double round robin, comprising one home game in each city for each pair of teams, in order to eliminate one of the three participants. A three-way tie with two wins each would have secured home-court advantage in the Division Finals for New York or Minneapolis, who finished first in the season standings, against an opponent to be determined by one further game played with the season runner-up as host

Round Robin

The top 3 teams in each Division played a double round-robin in the Semifinals.
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/17vs Rochester (2)W  109-88 1-0

Round Robin

The top 3 teams in each Division played a double round-robin in the Semifinals.
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/18at Fort Wayne (3)W  90-85 1-0
3/20vs Fort Wayne (3)W  78-73 2-0

Division Finals

Best of 3-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/24vs Rochester (2)W  89-76 1-0
3/27at Rochester (2)L  73-74 1-1
3/28vs Rochester (2)W  82-72 2-1

NBA Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/31vs Syracuse (3)W  79-68 1-0
4/3vs Syracuse (3)L  60-62 1-1
4/4at Syracuse (3)W  81-67 2-1
4/8at Syracuse (3)L  69-80 2-2
4/10at Syracuse (3)W  84-73 3-2
4/11vs Syracuse (3)L  63-65 3-3
4/12vs Syracuse (3)W  87-80 4-3

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