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1953-54 NBA West standings
The Minneapolis Lakers won the 1953-54 NBA West division race at 46-26, 2 games ahead of the Rochester Royals.
🏆The 1953-54 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1953-54
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x | 46 | 26 | .639 | - | 4-6 | W1 |
| Rochester Royals (ROC) x | 44 | 28 | .611 | 2 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) x | 40 | 32 | .556 | 6 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Hawks (MIH) | 21 | 51 | .292 | 25 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Minneapolis Lakers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on October 31, 1953.
- The Minneapolis Lakers took first place for good on November 21, 1953.
- The Minneapolis Lakers won 11 games in a row from January 18, 1954 to February 6, 1954, the longest run of the race.
- The Minneapolis Lakers led by as many as 8 games on February 16, 1954.
- The Minneapolis Lakers went 16-5 from January 7, 1954 to February 9, 1954, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 23 of the 112 days played.
- Four teams held or shared first place.
- The Minneapolis Lakers spent 117 of the season's 136 charted days in first place.