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1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers Game Log (Advanced)

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Record: 48-22, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division

Coach: John Kundla (48-22)

PTS/G: 85.3 (5th of 10) Opp PTS/G: 79.2 (3rd of 10)

SRS: 5.54 (1st of 10) Pace: 93.7 (5th of 10)

Off Rtg: 90.1 (4th of 10) Def Rtg: 83.6 (1st of 10) Net Rtg: +6.5 (1st of 10)

Expected W-L: 52-18 (1st of 10)

Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium

NBA 1953 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Indianapolis Olympians (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Division Finals (3-2) versus Fort Wayne Pistons (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Western Div Champs

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	1	1952-11-01		BOS	W	94	91				.494		.489					.418			.354	.405			.419
2	2	1952-11-02	@	FTW	W	81	69
3	3	1952-11-05	@	BLB	W	97	75
4	4	1952-11-08	@	PHW	W	93	71				.271		.489	48.6	68.4			.447			.200	.303			.191
5	5	1952-11-09	@	SYR	L	89	96
6	6	1952-11-11	@	BOS	W	101	92				.598		.488		80.0			.366			.500	.310			.476
7	7	1952-11-13	@	NYK	L	91	100
8	8	1952-11-15	@	ROC	L	89	97
9	9	1952-11-16		MLH	W	87	51				.321		.454					.417			.202	.213			.213
10	10	1952-11-20	@	FTW	W	89	81
11	11	1952-11-22		FTW	W	96	89				.430		.434					.366			.301	.333			.356
12	12	1952-11-23	@	MLH	W	62	46
13	13	1952-11-27		INO	W	90	69				.480		.495					.427			.347	.261			.228
14	14	1952-11-28	@	INO	W	97	82
15	15	1952-11-29	@	ROC	L	71	83				.478		.438					.343			.373	.318			.307
16	16	1952-11-30		PHW	W	91	66				.147		.419					.382			.127	.301			.301
17	17	1952-12-01	N	BLB	W	89	67				.308		.431					.407			.165	.329			.224
18	18	1952-12-03	@	BOS	W	106	102				.272		.515		81.4			.467			.217	.360			.300
19	19	1952-12-04	@	NYK	W	81	71
20	20	1952-12-06		NYK	W	85	78				.465		.497					.423			.352	.400			.175
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
21	21	1952-12-08	N	INO	L	76	81
22	22	1952-12-11		SYR	W	82	79				.648		.449					.352			.451	.371			.532
23	23	1952-12-14		ROC	W	95	77				.561		.465					.341			.476	.313			.338
24	24	1952-12-19	@	INO	W	87	69
25	25	1952-12-20	@	MLH	L	75	86				.139		.327					.306			.083	.427			.293
26	26	1952-12-25		INO	W	90	73				.184		.425					.398			.122	.365			.257
27	27	1952-12-27		BOS	W	94	71				.163		.447					.429			.102	.310			.195
28	28	1952-12-28		MLH	W	86	77				.209		.458					.419			.163	.349			.229
29	29	1952-12-30	@	INO	L	69	74
30	30	1952-12-31		BLB	W	82	56				.453		.456					.373			.347	.272			.148
31	31	1953-01-02	N	MLH	W	74	66
32	32	1953-01-03	N	MLH	W	79	75
33	33	1953-01-04		ROC	W	83	80				.463		.515					.463			.313	.413			.444
34	34	1953-01-06	N	ROC	L	69	85
35	35	1953-01-08	@	SYR	L	67	75
36	36	1953-01-10	N	FTW	W	84	79				.556		.469					.361			.444	.367			.266
37	37	1953-01-11		NYK	W	85	79				.667		.522					.429			.492	.321			.372
38	38	1953-01-14	@	BLB	W	112	104
39	39	1953-01-17	@	ROC	L	101	109
40	40	1953-01-18		MLH	L	70	83				.474		.381					.303			.316	.444			.264
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
41	41	1953-01-23	N	MLH	L	65	67
42	42	1953-01-25		BOS	W	87	82				.349		.454					.410			.229	.355			.368
43	43	1953-01-27	N	FTW	W	96	76
44	44	1953-01-29		SYR	L	65	83				.375		.349					.250			.313	.377			.325
45	45	1953-01-31		FTW	W	87	80				.723		.508					.462			.415	.345			.262
46	46	1953-02-01	@	FTW	W	92	76
47	47	1953-02-03	@	INO	L	93	96
48	48	1953-02-05		NYK	W	81	73				.576		.490					.439			.348	.296			.309
49	49	1953-02-07	@	ROC	L	72	87
50	50	1953-02-08		INO	W	71	67				.425		.410					.329			.315	.324			.296
51	51	1953-02-12		SYR	W	91	81				.337		.461					.407			.244	.338			.515
52	52	1953-02-14		PHW	W	92	84				.471		.438					.368			.322	.376			.235
53	53	1953-02-15	@	MLH	W	80	71
54	54	1953-02-17	N	BLB	L	70	74				.329		.402					.329			.263	.500			.321
55	55	1953-02-19		ROC	W	107	87				.848		.590					.515			.591	.297			.267
56	56	1953-02-21		FTW	W	85	75				.655		.569					.466			.534	.306			.431
57	57	1953-02-22	@	FTW	L	78	90
58	58	1953-02-24	@	NYK	L	63	79
59	59	1953-02-25	@	BLB	W	85	72
60	60	1953-02-26	@	PHW	W	85	73				.390		.471	43.1	74.2			.403			.299	.311			.189
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
61	61	1953-02-27	N	PHW	W	98	75
62	62	1953-03-01	N	PHW	W	102	80				.446		.514					.446			.337	.408			.237
63	63	1953-03-03	N	FTW	W	86	68
64	64	1953-03-05	@	SYR	L	91	94				.390		.474					.402			.305	.452			.613
65	65	1953-03-06	@	BOS	L	85	100				.321		.478					.423			.244	.430			.215
66	66	1953-03-07	@	ROC	L	82	84
67	67	1953-03-08		MLH	W	100	73				.267		.520					.477			.209	.322			.195
68	68	1953-03-09	N	INO	L	83	95
69	69	1953-03-12		ROC	W	89	77				.542		.499					.403			.431	.360			.307
70	70	1953-03-17	@	INO	W	73	71

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