Lowest Scoring Games of the 1953 NBA Playoffs

This list shows the NBA games with the fewest total points scored between the two teams during the 1953 Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the lowest scoring game of the 1953 Playoffs?

Twice in the 1953 NBA Playoffs a game finished with a total of 132 points between the two teams, the lowest total of points of this tournament. In April 2, 1953, the Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons 74-58 and in March 24, 1953, the Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Rochester Royals 67-65.

Fewest Total Points in a Game

132
Total Points
(twice)

1953 NBA Playoffs Lowest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	132	74 - 58 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Apr. 2, 1953, at Minneapolis Western Division Finals, Game 5
	132	67 - 65 Fort Wayne Pistons Rochester Royals Mar. 24, 1953, at Rochester Western Division Semifinals, Game 3
3.	140	71 - 69 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Apr. 8, 1953, at New York NBA Finals, Game 4
4.	142	80 - 62 New York Knicks Baltimore Bullets (1st) Mar. 17, 1953, at New York Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 1

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	144	73 - 71 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Apr. 5, 1953, at Minneapolis NBA Finals, Game 2
6.	154	85 - 69 Minneapolis Lakers Indianapolis Olympians Mar. 22, 1953, at Minneapolis Western Division Semifinals, Game 1
	154	83 - 71 Rochester Royals Fort Wayne Pistons Mar. 22, 1953, at Fort Wayne Western Division Semifinals, Game 2
8.	156	86 - 70 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Mar. 26, 1953, at Boston Eastern Division Finals, Game 2
	156	83 - 73 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Mar. 26, 1953, at Minneapolis Western Division Finals, Game 1

	Total Points	Game / Details
10.	157	82 - 75 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Mar. 29, 1953, at Boston Eastern Division Finals, Game 4
	157	82 - 75 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Mar. 28, 1953, at Minneapolis Western Division Finals, Game 2
12.	160	81 - 79 Minneapolis Lakers Indianapolis Olympians Mar. 23, 1953, at Indianapolis Western Division Semifinals, Game 2
13.	161	84 - 77 Fort Wayne Pistons Rochester Royals Mar. 20, 1953, at Rochester Western Division Semifinals, Game 1

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	165	90 - 75 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Apr. 7, 1953, at New York NBA Finals, Game 3
15.	167	85 - 82 Fort Wayne Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Apr. 1, 1953, at Fort Wayne Western Division Finals, Game 4
16.	168	87 - 81 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 19, 1953, at Syracuse Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 1
17.	171	90 - 81 New York Knicks Baltimore Bullets (1st) Mar. 20, 1953, at Baltimore Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 2

	Total Points	Game / Details
18.	175	91 - 84 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Apr. 10, 1953, at New York NBA Finals, Game 5
19.	183	101 - 82 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Mar. 28, 1953, at New York Eastern Division Finals, Game 3
20.	184	96 - 88 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers Apr. 4, 1953, at Minneapolis NBA Finals, Game 1
21.	186	95 - 91 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Mar. 25, 1953, at New York Eastern Division Finals, Game 1

	Total Points	Game / Details
22.	193	98 - 95 Fort Wayne Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 30, 1953, at Fort Wayne Western Division Finals, Game 3
23.	216	111 - 105 4 OT Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 21, 1953, at Boston Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 2

Number of games showed: 23