No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1952-53 NBA season

10 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

4 × 12 min, no shot clock, no three-point line

NBACollege

◀ 1951-52 1953-54 ▶

NBA champion

Minneapolis Lakers
Finals 4–1 over New York Knicks

Best record

Minneapolis Lakers 48–22

Standings

Eastern Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Knicks	47	23	.671	–	22–4	15–14	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
2	Nationals	47	24	.662	0.5	32–2	10–20	Lost Division Semifinals 0–2
3	Celtics	46	25	.648	1.5	21–3	11–18	Lost Division Finals 1–3
4	Bullets	16	54	.229	31	11–20	1–19	Lost Division Semifinals 0–2
5	Warriors	12	57	.174	34.5	5–12	1–28

Western Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Lakers	48	22	.686	–	24–2	16–15	NBA champion
2	Royals	44	26	.629	4	24–8	13–17	Lost Division Semifinals 1–2
3	Pistons	36	33	.522	11.5	25–9	8–19	Lost Division Finals 2–3
4	Olympians	28	43	.394	20.5	19–14	4–23	Lost Division Semifinals 0–2
5	Hawks	27	44	.380	21.5	14–8	3–24

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Lakers 4–1 Knicks
Division Finals	East	Knicks 3–1 Celtics
Division Finals	West	Lakers 3–2 Pistons
Division Semifinals	East	Knicks 2–0 Bullets
Division Semifinals	East	Celtics 2–0 Nationals
Division Semifinals	West	Lakers 2–0 Olympians
Division Semifinals	West	Pistons 2–1 Royals