1952 NBA Finals
The 1952 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1952 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 's 1951–52 season. The Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series with Minneapolis having home-court advantage.
Minneapolis won game one and the teams thereafter alternated victories, Minneapolis winning the decisive game by a 17-point margin at home on Friday, April 25.
The seven games were played in fourteen days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, in Minneapolis and returning to Minneapolis for games five and seven on the following Saturday and Friday. Meanwhile, three Wednesday or Friday games were played in New York City. The entire postseason tournament spanned 39 days in which Minneapolis played 13 games and New York 14.Series summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
| Game 1 | April 12 | Minneapolis Lakers | 83–79 | New York Knicks |
| Game 2 | April 13 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72–80 | New York Knicks |
| Game 3 | April 16 | New York Knicks | 77–82 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 4 | April 18 | New York Knicks | 90–89 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 5 | April 20 | Minneapolis Lakers | 102–89 | New York Knicks |
| Game 6 | April 23 | New York Knicks | 76–68 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 7 | April 25 | Minneapolis Lakers | 82–65 | New York Knicks |
Lakers win series 4–3Team rosters
Minneapolis Lakers
New York Knicks
