Index
NBA Finals
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Game #1 4/4/53 @Minneapolis
| NEW
YORK |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Boryla |
2
3-3 2
7 |
| Braun |
6
9-10 5
21 |
| Gallatin |
6 10-13
1 22 |
| Clifton |
5
4-7 5
14 |
| Vandeweghe |
7
3-4 4
17 |
| D.
McGuire |
2
5-7 2
9 |
| Simmons |
2
2-4 5
6 |
| A.
McGuire |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
30 36-48
25 96 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Pollard |
7
4-7 2
18 |
| Mikkelsen |
8
1-1 6
17 |
| Mikan |
6 13-15
6 25 |
| Martin |
5
0-0 4
10 |
| Saul |
3
1-2 1
7 |
| Holstein |
0
0-1 4
0 |
| Hitch |
2
2-2 0
6 |
| Harrison |
1
0-2 6
2 |
| Skoog |
1
1-3 6
3 |
| TOTALS |
33 22-33
35 88 |
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|
| New
York |
19 24 23 30
96 |
| Minneapolis |
18 29 20 21
88 |
| Fouled
Out- Mikkelsen, Mikan, Harrison, Skoog. |
| A-
5,000 |
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Game #2 4/5/53 @Minneapolis
| NEW
YORK |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Gallatin |
1
2-2 5
4 |
| Boryla |
5
3-5 6
13 |
| Vandeweghe |
5
4-6 4
14 |
| Simmons |
7
3-4 6
17 |
| Clifton |
4
2-2 3
10 |
| Braun |
2
1-3 1
5 |
| D.
McGuire |
2
4-9 5
8 |
| TOTALS |
26 19-31
30 71 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
4
8-8 3
16 |
| Pollard |
1
6-8 3
8 |
| Mikan |
5
8-13 6
18 |
| Saul |
7
2-4 5
16 |
| Martin |
3
3-3 4
9 |
| Holstein |
0
3-4 0
3 |
| Hitch |
0
1-1 1
1 |
| Harrison |
1
0-0 2
2 |
| TOTALS |
21 31-41
24 73 |
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|
| New
York |
16 14 24 17
71 |
| Minneapolis |
26 21 11 15
73 |
| Fouled
Out- Boryla, Simmons, Mikan |
| A-
4,848 |
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Game #3 4/7/53 @New York
| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
2
2-2 5
6 |
| Pollard |
7
5-5 3
19 |
| Mikan |
5
10-11 4
20 |
| Martin |
6
1-3 1
13 |
| Saul |
1
1-1 2
3 |
| Harrison |
3
1-2 3
7 |
| Holstein |
2
1-1 3
5 |
| Skoog |
5
0-0 1
10 |
| Hitch |
3
1-1 1
7 |
| Schnittker |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
34 22-26
23 90 |
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| NEW
YORK |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Gallatin |
2
2-2 3
6 |
| Boryla |
3
3-3 1
9 |
| Clifton |
3
6-9 5
12 |
| D.
McGuire |
1
0-0 4
2 |
| Braun |
5
3-3 2
12 |
| Vandeweghe |
5
5-6 4
15 |
| Simmons |
5
8-9 3
18 |
| Surhoff |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Raiken |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
24 27-32
22 75 |
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|
| Minneapolis |
21 18 26 25
90 |
| New
York |
14 24 22 15
75 |
| A-
5,100 |
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Game #4 4/8/53 @New York
| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
3
5-6 5
11 |
| Pollard |
4
2-2 1
10 |
| Mikan |
10
7-10 6
27 |
| Martin |
2
2-2 4
6 |
| Saul |
2
0-1 3
4 |
| Skoog |
4
1-1 2
9 |
| Holstein |
1
1-2 1
3 |
| Hitch |
0
0-1 5
0 |
| Harrison |
0
1-1 2
1 |
| Schnittker |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
26 19-26
29 71 |
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| NEW
YORK |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Gallatin |
1
5-5 0
7 |
| Boryla |
2
0-0 1
4 |
| Clifton |
3
2-5 5
8 |
| D.
McGuire |
1
4-4 2
6 |
| Braun |
6
4-5 5
16 |
| Simmons |
3 11-13
5 17 |
| Vandeweghe |
3
4-6 4
10 |
| Fleishman |
0
1-4 1
1 |
| TOTALS |
19 31-42
23 69 |
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| Minneapolis |
21 20 13 17
71 |
| New
York |
16 18 16 19
69 |
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Game #5 4/10/53 @New York
The game went back & forth with 9 ties in the 1st half. The Knick cause was heled when Mikan missed the last 7 minutes of the 2nd period after picking up his 3rd personal foul. Minnesota closed the half strong & then started the 2nd half with an 11-0 lead that put them up 55-35 with 7:40 left in the period. New York would not give up and rallied to within 77-73 with 6:30 left in the game. A Laker flurry pushed the lead back to 8 with 4:05 to play. Still the Knicks kept pushing and fought back to within a bucket at 84-82 with 1:45 to play. A Jim Pollard free throw made 85-82, but N.Y. cut the lead to 1 on a Dick McGuire drive to the hoop with 0:40 left on the clock. Vern Mikkelsen pushed the lead to 2 on a free throw & after a NY miss, George Mikan added a 3-point play to make it 89-84. N.Y. missed again and Mikan snared the rebound and fed Pep Saul on the outlet for the final hoop with 5 seconds
left.
| MINNEAPOLIS |
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA RB
AS PF PTS |
| Mikkelsen |
35
4-11 3-3
7 6 4 11 |
| Pollard |
34
6-7 5-6
9 3 3 17 |
| Mikan |
31
4-11 6-9
10 1 5 14 |
| Martin |
29
3-5 8-11
3 3 4 14 |
| Saul |
26
4-9 4-6
2 2 5 12 |
| Holstein |
22
5-5 0-2
2 2 2 10 |
| Harrison |
22
2-8 0-3
3 3 5 4 |
| Hitch |
18
1-3 1-2
4 2 2 3 |
| Skoog |
19
2-6 1-1
3 2 3 5 |
| Schnittker |
4
0-1 1-1
0 0 2 1 |
| Team |
|
| TOTALS
240 31-66 29-44 50 26 33
91 |
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| NEW
YORK |
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA RB
AS PF PTS |
| Gallatin |
30
2-10 2-2
16 2 4 6 |
| Boryla |
40
3-15 4-6
4 3 6 10 |
| Clifton |
26
3-9 1-2
8 2 6 7 |
| Braun |
38
5-18 9-13
5 2 6 19 |
| Vandeweghe |
42
5-13 4-4
11 4 5 14 |
| Simmons |
32
5-15 6-9
7 0 5 16 |
| D.
McGuire |
14
1-2 1-1
3 2 1 3 |
| Fleishman |
17
2-3 5-9
3 3 6 9 |
| Surhoff |
1
0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 |
| Team |
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| TOTALS
240 26-85 32-46 90 18 39
84 |
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| Minneapolis |
19 25 25 22
91 |
| New
York |
18 17 25 24
84 |
| Fouled
Out- Boryla, Clifton, Braun |
| A-
5,200 |
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COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
| MINNEAPOLIS |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Mikan |
5 30 44-58
27 104 |
| Pollard |
5 25 22-28
12 72 |
| Mikkelsen |
5 21 19-20
23 61 |
| Martin |
5 19 14-19
17 52 |
| Saul |
5 17
8-14 16
42 |
| Skoog |
4 12
3-5 12
27 |
| Holstein |
5
8 5-10
10 21 |
| Hitch |
5
6 5-7
9 17 |
| Harrison |
5
7 2-8
16 16 |
| Schnittker |
3
0 1-1
2 1 |
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| NEW
YORK |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Braun |
5 24 26-34
19 74 |
| Simmons |
5 22 30-39
24 74 |
| Vandeweghe |
5 25 20-26
21 70 |
| Clifton |
5 18 15-25
24 51 |
| Gallatin |
5 12 21-24
13 45 |
| Boryla |
5 15 13-17
16 43 |
| D.
McGuire |
5
7 14-21 14
28 |
| Fleishman |
2
2 6-13
7 10 |
| Surhoff |
2
0 0-0
0 0 |
| A.
McGuire |
1
0 0-0
1 0 |
| Raiken |
1
0 0-0
0 0 |
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