On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1953 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Division Semifinals | Boston Celtics (3) | Syracuse Nationals (2) | 2 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Division Semifinals | New York Knicks (1) | Baltimore Bullets (4) | 2 Games | Sweep |
| Western Division Semifinals | Fort Wayne Pistons (3) | Rochester Royals (2) | 3 Games | |
| Western Division Semifinals | Minneapolis Lakers (1) | Indianapolis Olympians (4) | 2 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Division Finals | New York Knicks (1) | Boston Celtics (3) | 4 Games | |
| Western Division Finals | Minneapolis Lakers (1) | Fort Wayne Pistons (3) | 5 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Minneapolis Lakers (1) | New York Knicks (1) | 5 Games |