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1953-54

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Top Teams

Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Runner-up: Syracuse Nationals

Best Offense: Rochester Royals: 27.2 ORating

Best Defense: Syracuse Nationals: 76.2 DRating

Best Net: Syracuse Nationals: +-52.9 NetRating

Awards

MVP:

Finals MVP:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Sixth Man of the Year:

Most Improved Player:

Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix

Historical Context

Relative ORating:

Relative Pace:

Relative TS%:

Relative FG%:

Relative FT%:

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate:

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate:

PLAYERTEAMAGEGPMINPPGFG%2P%3P%FT%eFG%TS%PPSFGA2PA3PAFTATSA
Paul Seymour SYR 2610131559117.37.5678.5668.0001.8095.567868.931.3831415141501493162.85
George Mikan MNL 304131424527.81.6904.6894.0001.8134.690462.671.2572571257101712288.51
Jim Pollard MNL 313131543214.39.42714.42714.0001.8006.4271450.5141.011417721772011712184.63
Wally Osterkorn SYR 2513131542310.811.44813.44713.0001.55618.4481353.9121.0812110101101001464130.18
Slater Martin MNL 288131533410.012.34317.34317.0001.7438.3431755.3111.11111051210512012910117.811
Vern Mikkelsen MNL 2513131375712.810.6943.6943.0001.8612.694363.561.2761296129601516131.57
Clyde Lovellette MNL 24171312651114.68.6696.6686.0001.48319.669652.1131.04131634163401426181.44
Whitey Skoog MNL 27913140067.716.51211.51211.0001.57116.5121144.9160.90161187118701019111.613
Jack McMahon ROC 25136161971718.45.50912.50812.0001.56017.5091245.9150.921511391139011614120.410
Bill Kenville SYR 231813137489.813.7682.7672.0001.71011.768287.511.751591659160132973.116
Dolph Schayes SYR 2610131374821.24.6885.6875.0001.7419.688567.841.3641673167301831203.52
George King SYR 25131013286109.714.54110.54110.0001.60315.5411066.851.345541754170142672.417
Earl Lloyd SYR 26101013260126.717.37616.37616.0001.65414.3761643.2170.8617761476140131777.614
Jack Coleman ROC 3046162381418.06.8051.8041.0001.8891.805171.521.432751575150121875.715
Frank Saul MNL 304131227155.218.40515.40415.0001.73510.4051558.5101.17105019501901171258.018
Bobby Wanzer ROC 3316162451326.92.5479.5479.0001.8183.547960.681.2181168116801398133.06
Bob Davies ROC 3416201722013.210.33425.33325.0001.73912.3342544.7230.89238115811501161788.415
Arnie Risen ROC 2976162001625.63.5817.5817.0001.7507.581760.291.209108111081101445127.69
Billy Gabor SYR 3221013196189.115.23119.23119.0001.70012.2311940.1190.80191031310313012511114.212
Jim Holstein MNL 2318131188193.719.27718.27718.0001.69613.2771842.6180.8518531853180181557.019
Odie Spears ROC 299620121246.522.22228.22128.0001.8573.2222846.0200.9220392439240182042.724
Dick Schnittker MNL 2615131163212.526.38022.37922.0001.60021.3802251.2171.0217282628260172231.426
Alex Hannum ROC 3056201072510.714.5709.5709.0001.62519.570959.4101.19104422442201241354.122
Cal Christensen ROC 2713620137227.520.41619.41519.0001.54525.4161950.7181.01183625362501181444.523
Bob Lavoy SYR 28111311242313.111.50415.50315.0001.7858.5041554.3141.09141356135601503156.76
Jim Neal SYR 24241116100263.125.45516.45416.0001.38528.4551640.1270.8027412341230152342.625
Al Masino SYR 261513147272.028.39721.39621.0001.46727.3972143.7240.87242527252701121930.227
Norm Swanson ROC 232662023282.227.6107.6107.0001.66717.610754.9131.1013112811280122611.928