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NBA Games Played on December 8, 1952

Dec 7, 1952 Dec 8, 1952 Dec 9, 1952

2 NBA Games

Minneapolis	76	Final
Indianapolis	81

	1	2	3	4
Minneapolis	23	19	14	20
Indianapolis	19	19	21	22

PTS	G. Mikan-MNL	25

Syracuse	89	Final
Milwaukee	101

	1	2	3	4
Syracuse	16	25	19	29
Milwaukee	21	27	21	32

PTS	B. Calhoun-MLH	26

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Syracuse Nationals*	12	5	.706	—	85.8	82.5
New York Knicks*	11	7	.611	1.5	87.3	82.3
Boston Celtics*	10	7	.588	2.0	87.6	86.2
Baltimore Bullets*	5	13	.278	7.5	86.8	93.3
Philadelphia Warriors	4	15	.211	9.0	81.9	90.2
Western Division
Minneapolis Lakers*	16	5	.762	—	88.3	78.9
Rochester Royals*	13	5	.722	1.5	87.9	83.2
Fort Wayne Pistons*	8	10	.444	6.5	82.7	83.5
Indianapolis Olympians*	8	13	.381	8.0	78.9	81.1
Milwaukee Hawks	7	14	.333	9.0	77.0	82.4

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.