The1953–54 NBA season was the eighth season of theNational Basketball Association. The season ended with theMinneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating theSyracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in theNBA Finals. It was also the final time the Lakers would win an NBA Championship before the franchise moved to Los Angeles in1960.

• TheIndianapolis Olympians folded prior to the start of the season. Indianapolis would return to professional basketball with thePacers of theABA in1967. The NBA returned to Indianapolis for the1976–77 season, when the Pacers joined theAssociation as part of theNBA-ABA merger.
• The1954 NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 98–93 in overtime.Bob Cousy of theBoston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
• This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract. The contract had theDuMont Television Network televising 13 games, paying 39,000 dollars for the rights.

x – clinched playoff spot

Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

• Rookie of the Year:Ray Felix,Baltimore Bullets

• List of NBA regular season records

• 1953–54 NBA Season Summarybasketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2010

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