NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the Hawks' eighth season of existence, their fifth season in the NBA, and their third season in Milwaukee.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1953-54 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BAL
|
BOS
|
FWP
|
MIL
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
ROC
|
SYR
|
Baltimore
|
— |
1–9 |
0–8 |
2–6 |
2–6 |
3–7 |
4–6 |
1–7 |
3–7
|
Boston
|
9–1 |
— |
4–4 |
6–2 |
3–5 |
5–5 |
6–4 |
4–4 |
5–5
|
Fort Wayne
|
8–0 |
4–4 |
— |
9–2 |
5–5 |
3–5 |
6–2 |
3–8 |
2–6
|
Milwaukee
|
6–2 |
2–6 |
2–9 |
— |
3–8 |
3–5 |
3–5 |
1–9 |
1–7
|
Minneapolis
|
6–2 |
5–3 |
5–5 |
8–3 |
— |
5–3 |
6–2 |
6–5 |
5–3
|
New York
|
7–3 |
5–5 |
5–3 |
5–3 |
3–5 |
— |
7–3 |
7–1 |
5–5
|
Philadelphia
|
6–4 |
4–6 |
2–6 |
5–3 |
2–6 |
3–7 |
— |
1–7 |
6–4
|
Rochester
|
7–1 |
4–4 |
8–3 |
9–1 |
5–6 |
1–7 |
7–1 |
— |
3–5
|
Syracuse
|
7–3 |
5–5 |
6–2 |
7–1 |
3–5 |
5–5 |
4–6 |
5–3 |
—
|
Game log
1953–54 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 30 |
Minneapolis |
59–69 |
Irv Bemoras (14) |
1–0
|
2 |
November 1 |
@ Fort Wayne |
67–77 |
Don Sunderlage (28) |
1–1
|
3 |
November 4 |
N New York |
73–67 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
1–2
|
4 |
November 6 |
New York |
80–68 |
Don Sunderlage (17) |
1–3
|
5 |
November 10 |
Syracuse |
74–59 |
Bill Tosheff (13) |
1–4
|
6 |
November 13 |
Minneapolis |
92–84 |
George Ratkovicz (20) |
1–5
|
7 |
November 15 |
@ Syracuse |
61–69 |
Don Sunderlage (14) |
1–6
|
8 |
November 18 |
@ Baltimore |
74–104 |
Bob Houbregs (17) |
1–7
|
9 |
November 19 |
N Rochester |
79–69 |
Don Sunderlage (16) |
1–8
|
10 |
November 20 |
Rochester |
81–63 |
Don Sunderlage (18) |
1–9
|
11 |
November 22 |
N Minneapolis |
57–55 |
Bob Houbregs (13) |
1–10
|
12 |
November 25 |
Fort Wayne |
58–64 |
Don Sunderlage (24) |
2–10
|
13 |
November 26 |
@ Fort Wayne |
64–78 |
Jack Nichols (12) |
2–11
|
14 |
November 27 |
N Philadelphia |
51–55 |
Lew Hitch (15) |
3–11
|
15 |
November 28 |
N Philadelphia |
68–71 |
Irv Bemoras (23) |
4–11
|
16 |
December 1 |
Syracuse |
76–69 (OT) |
Max Zaslofsky (18) |
4–12
|
17 |
December 5 |
@ Boston |
79–97 |
Max Zaslofsky (28) |
4–13
|
18 |
December 9 |
N Fort Wayne |
59–83 |
George Ratkovicz (13) |
4–14
|
19 |
December 10 |
@ Syracuse |
76–96 |
Bemoras, Zaslofsky (15) |
4–15
|
20 |
December 11 |
New York |
70–82 |
Don Sunderlage (21) |
5–15
|
21 |
December 13 |
@ Baltimore |
73–70 |
Lew Hitch (17) |
6–15
|
22 |
December 15 |
@ Rochester |
64–76 |
Max Zaslofsky (18) |
6–16
|
23 |
December 16 |
N Minneapolis |
69–63 (OT) |
Max Zaslofsky (22) |
6–17
|
24 |
December 19 |
Fort Wayne |
69–63 |
Don Lofgran (15) |
6–18
|
25 |
December 21 |
N Boston |
74–90 |
Don Lofgran (18) |
6–19
|
26 |
December 23 |
N Boston |
74–80 |
Don Sunderlage (23) |
6–20
|
27 |
December 26 |
Boston |
67–74 |
George Ratkovicz (16) |
7–20
|
28 |
December 27 |
@ Syracuse |
75–96 |
Bill Calhoun (17) |
7–21
|
29 |
December 28 |
N Philadelphia |
69–63 |
Lew Hitch (13) |
7–22
|
30 |
January 1 |
Baltimore |
52–62 |
Don Sunderlage (12) |
8–22
|
31 |
January 5 |
@ Philadelphia |
88–99 |
Bill Calhoun (21) |
8–23
|
32 |
January 6 |
N Philadelphia |
77–72 |
Irv Bemoras (15) |
8–24
|
33 |
January 7 |
N Philadelphia |
88–73 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
8–25
|
34 |
January 9 |
Minneapolis |
78–67 |
Irv Bemoras (16) |
8–26
|
35 |
January 10 |
@ Fort Wayne |
73–81 |
Bill Tosheff (23) |
8–27
|
36 |
January 12 |
@ Rochester |
73–78 |
Bill Tosheff (16) |
8–28
|
37 |
January 14 |
N Boston |
74–86 |
Don Sunderlage (26) |
8–29
|
38 |
January 16 |
@ Minneapolis |
64–58 |
Lew Hitch (16) |
9–29
|
39 |
January 18 |
N Minneapolis |
91–72 |
Don Sunderlage (16) |
9–30
|
40 |
January 19 |
New York |
78–75 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
9–31
|
41 |
January 23 |
@ New York |
63–75 |
Dick Surhoff (12) |
9–32
|
42 |
January 24 |
N New York |
66–68 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
10–32
|
43 |
January 26 |
Minneapolis |
84–69 |
Don Sunderlage (22) |
10–33
|
44 |
January 27 |
N Fort Wayne |
68–77 |
George Ratkovicz (14) |
10–34
|
45 |
January 29 |
Boston |
70–82 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
11–34
|
46 |
January 30 |
@ Minneapolis |
64–80 |
Lew Hitch (15) |
11–35
|
47 |
February 1 |
Fort Wayne |
72–71 |
Chuck Share (22) |
11–36
|
48 |
February 3 |
@ Baltimore |
78–72 |
Bill Calhoun (19) |
12–36
|
49 |
February 5 |
Philadelphia |
66–69 |
Chuck Share (19) |
13–36
|
50 |
February 7 |
@ Syracuse |
73–88 |
Chuck Share (21) |
13–37
|
51 |
February 9 |
@ Rochester |
70–81 |
Chuck Share (15) |
13–38
|
52 |
February 10 |
Rochester |
62–61 |
Don Sunderlage (18) |
13–39
|
53 |
February 11 |
N Rochester |
79–68 |
Bob Harrison (16) |
13–40
|
54 |
February 12 |
N Minneapolis |
62–71 |
Don Sunderlage (17) |
14–40
|
55 |
February 16 |
Fort Wayne |
69–65 |
Chuck Share (16) |
14–41
|
56 |
February 19 |
Boston |
78–73 |
Don Sunderlage (15) |
14–42
|
57 |
February 20 |
@ Rochester |
64–66 |
Calhoun, Hitch (16) |
14–43
|
58 |
February 21 |
@ Fort Wayne |
64–62 |
Calhoun, Harrison (11) |
15–43
|
59 |
February 22 |
N Fort Wayne |
82–95 |
Don Sunderlage (22) |
15–44
|
60 |
February 23 |
N Syracuse |
68–70 |
Chuck Share (28) |
16–44
|
61 |
February 26 |
Syracuse |
68–62 |
Chuck Share (15) |
16–45
|
62 |
February 27 |
@ New York |
58–57 |
Chuck Share (16) |
17–45
|
63 |
February 28 |
N Boston |
74–93 |
Chuck Share (26) |
17–46
|
64 |
March 1 |
N Philadelphia |
78–73 |
Chuck Share (16) |
17–47
|
65 |
March 3 |
@ Baltimore |
103–100 |
Bemoras, Harrison (22) |
18–47
|
66 |
March 4 |
N Baltimore |
87–95 |
Don Sunderlage (19) |
18–48
|
67 |
March 7 |
@ Minneapolis |
63–65 |
Bill Calhoun (22) |
18–49
|
68 |
March 8 |
Baltimore |
54–64 |
Bob Harrison (14) |
19–49
|
69 |
March 8 |
Baltimore |
54–65 |
Bob Harrison (18) |
20–49
|
70 |
March 9 |
N New York |
72–65 |
Bill Calhoun (15) |
20–50
|
71 |
March 10 |
N Rochester |
84–69 |
Chuck Share (23) |
20–51
|
72 |
March 14 |
Rochester |
53–91 |
Bill Calhoun (22) |
21–51
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