The Minneapolis Lakers fell to the New York Knicks, 96 to 88, in Game 1 of the 1953 NBA Finals on April 4, 1953.
Final
Knicks
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
30-70
33-86
Field Goal %
42.9
38.4
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
36-47
22-33
Free Throw %
76.6
66.7
Rebounds
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
25
35
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gallatin | 22 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 74.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
C. Braun | 21 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 9-9 | 100.0 | 50.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
E. Vandeweghe | 17 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 61.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
N. Clifton | 14 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 41.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
D. McGuire | 9 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 74.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
V. Boryla | 7 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 47.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
C. Simmons | 6 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 27.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
A. McGuire | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Mikan | 25 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 13-15 | 86.7 | 43.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
J. Pollard | 18 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 40.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
V. Mikkelsen | 17 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
S. Martin | 10 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 62.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
P. Saul | 7 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 39.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
L. Hitch | 6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | |||||||||||
W. Skoog | 3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 64.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
B. Harrison | 2 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
J. Holstein | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
D. Schnittker | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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ORTG
112.6
15th
DRTG
116.1
21st
NETRTG
-3.5
22nd
3P%
34.7
20th
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