1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians Schedule and Results

Previous Season

Record: 28-43, Finished 4th in NBA Western Division

Coach: Herm Schaefer (28-43)

PTS/G: 74.6 (10th of 10) Opp PTS/G: 77.4 (1st of 10)

SRS: -2.30 (7th of 10) Pace: 86.3 (10th of 10)

Off Rtg: 84.9 (8th of 10) Def Rtg: 88.0 (7th of 10) Net Rtg: -3.2 (8th of 10)

Expected W-L: 27-44 (8th of 10)

Arena: Hinkle Fieldhouse

NBA 1953 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (0-2) versus Minneapolis Lakers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		68	83	0	1	L 1	5,200
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1952	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		71	73	0	2	L 2
3	Fri, Nov 7, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		63	65	0	3	L 3
4	Sat, Nov 8, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L	4OT	96	99	0	4	L 4
5	Sun, Nov 9, 1952	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		71	74	0	5	L 5
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1952	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		78	63	1	5	W 1
7	Fri, Nov 14, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		77	71	2	5	W 2
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1952	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W		79	76	3	5	W 3			at New York, NY
9	Sun, Nov 16, 1952	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		78	84	3	6	L 1
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		100	90	4	6	W 1
11	Thu, Nov 20, 1952	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	L		67	72	4	7	L 1			at Philadelphia, PA
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	91	96	4	8	L 2	3,133
13	Sun, Nov 23, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		100	90	5	8	W 1
14	Tue, Nov 25, 1952	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	L		66	78	5	9	L 1
15	Thu, Nov 27, 1952	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		69	90	5	10	L 2
16	Fri, Nov 28, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		82	97	5	11	L 3
17	Sat, Nov 29, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		72	94	5	12	L 4
18	Tue, Dec 2, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		85	76	6	12	W 1
19	Fri, Dec 5, 1952	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		84	74	7	12	W 2
20	Sat, Dec 6, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		79	82	7	13	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Mon, Dec 8, 1952	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		81	76	8	13	W 1			at Milwaukee, WI
22	Tue, Dec 9, 1952	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		70	87	8	14	L 1
23	Fri, Dec 12, 1952	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		63	49	9	14	W 1
24	Sun, Dec 14, 1952	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		71	86	9	15	L 1
25	Tue, Dec 16, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		71	84	9	16	L 2
26	Fri, Dec 19, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		69	87	9	17	L 3
27	Sun, Dec 21, 1952	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	L		65	83	9	18	L 4			at New York, NY
28	Tue, Dec 23, 1952	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		72	59	10	18	W 1
29	Thu, Dec 25, 1952	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		73	90	10	19	L 1
30	Fri, Dec 26, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		85	74	11	19	W 1	4,896
31	Sat, Dec 27, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		73	94	11	20	L 1
32	Sun, Dec 28, 1952	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		73	84	11	21	L 2
33	Tue, Dec 30, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		74	69	12	21	W 1
34	Wed, Dec 31, 1952	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		85	91	12	22	L 1
35	Fri, Jan 2, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		73	66	13	22	W 1
36	Sat, Jan 3, 1953	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		63	78	13	23	L 1	14,107		at New York, NY
37	Tue, Jan 6, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		71	76	13	24	L 2
38	Fri, Jan 9, 1953	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		54	58	13	25	L 3
39	Sun, Jan 11, 1953	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		68	72	13	26	L 4
40	Thu, Jan 15, 1953	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	W		75	68	14	26	W 1			at Sheboygan, WI
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 16, 1953	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		68	75	14	27	L 1			at Milwaukee, WI
42	Sat, Jan 17, 1953	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		66	82	14	28	L 2
43	Sun, Jan 18, 1953	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W	OT	76	74	15	28	W 1			at Boston, MA
44	Tue, Jan 20, 1953	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		70	59	16	28	W 2
45	Fri, Jan 23, 1953	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	85	17	28	W 3	6,105
46	Sat, Jan 24, 1953	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		64	72	17	29	L 1
47	Tue, Jan 27, 1953	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		76	72	18	29	W 1
48	Sat, Jan 31, 1953	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		90	97	18	30	L 1
49	Tue, Feb 3, 1953	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W	3OT	96	93	19	30	W 1
50	Thu, Feb 5, 1953	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		63	68	19	31	L 1
51	Fri, Feb 6, 1953	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		73	84	19	32	L 2
52	Sun, Feb 8, 1953	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		67	71	19	33	L 3
53	Tue, Feb 10, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		88	83	20	33	W 1
54	Wed, Feb 11, 1953	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	L	OT	65	67	20	34	L 1			at Fort Wayne, IN
55	Fri, Feb 13, 1953	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L	2OT	86	89	20	35	L 2
56	Sat, Feb 14, 1953	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		79	91	20	36	L 3
57	Sun, Feb 15, 1953	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		76	89	20	37	L 4	4,599
58	Tue, Feb 17, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		80	77	21	37	W 1
59	Fri, Feb 20, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		59	58	22	37	W 2
60	Sat, Feb 21, 1953	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	L		60	61	22	38	L 1			at Minneapolis, MN
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 22, 1953	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		64	71	22	39	L 2
62	Tue, Feb 24, 1953	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W	OT	71	69	23	39	W 1
63	Tue, Mar 3, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		90	73	24	39	W 2
64	Fri, Mar 6, 1953	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		64	73	24	40	L 1
65	Mon, Mar 9, 1953	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		95	83	25	40	W 1			at Moorhead, MN
66	Tue, Mar 10, 1953	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		59	61	25	41	L 1
67	Fri, Mar 13, 1953	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W	OT	52	50	26	41	W 1
68	Sat, Mar 14, 1953	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		90	82	27	41	W 2
69	Sun, Mar 15, 1953	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		68	84	27	42	L 1
70	Tue, Mar 17, 1953	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		71	73	27	43	L 2
71	Wed, Mar 18, 1953	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	W		74	69	28	43	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date				Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sun, Mar 22, 1953		Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		69	85	0	1	L 1
2	Mon, Mar 23, 1953		Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		79	81	0	2	L 2

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