1952-53 Rochester Royals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Fort Wayne Pistons 2-1
Coach: Les Harrison (44-26)
Location: Rochester, New York

1952-53 Rochester Royals Statistics
1952-53 Rochester Royals Roster

The Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 44 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Royals scored 6,043 points and conceded 5,847. Bob Davies tossed in a team-leading 1,029 points for Rochester, and Bobby Wanzer contributed 14 or more per game, too. Jack Coleman accounted for 774 boards. Bob Davies dished out 280 assists for the squad.

Les Harrison coached the team. The 1952-53 Rochester Royals lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6043
Regular Season Points Against: 5847

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 1, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Rochester Royals 94	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
November 6, 1952	Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
November 7, 1952	Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 63	W	1-0	2-0	3-0
November 8, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 96 at Rochester Royals 99	W	2-0	2-0	4-0	4OT
November 9, 1952	Rochester Royals 75 at Milwaukee Hawks 78	L	2-0	2-1	4-1
November 11, 1952	New York Knicks 94 at Rochester Royals 104	W	3-0	2-1	5-1
November 13, 1952	Rochester Royals 97 at Milwaukee Hawks 79	W	3-0	3-1	6-1		at New York, NY
November 15, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Rochester Royals 97	W	4-0	3-1	7-1
November 16, 1952	Rochester Royals 87 at Boston Celtics 96	L	4-0	3-2	7-2
November 22, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 65 at Rochester Royals 69	W	5-0	3-2	8-2
November 23, 1952	Boston Celtics 102 at Rochester Royals 100	L	5-1	3-2	8-3
November 25, 1952	Baltimore Bullets 89 at Rochester Royals 106	W	6-1	3-2	9-3
November 27, 1952	Rochester Royals 79 at Syracuse Nationals 86	L	6-1	3-3	9-4
November 29, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 71 at Rochester Royals 83	W	7-1	3-3	10-4
November 30, 1952	Rochester Royals 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 88	W	7-1	4-3	11-4
December 2, 1952	Rochester Royals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 85	L	7-1	4-4	11-5
December 6, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Rochester Royals 82	W	8-1	4-4	12-5
December 7, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 92 at Rochester Royals 94	W	9-1	4-4	13-5
December 9, 1952	Rochester Royals 77 at New York Knicks 75	W	9-1	5-4	14-5
December 10, 1952	Rochester Royals 99 at Baltimore Bullets 97	W	9-1	6-4	15-5	OT
December 11, 1952	Rochester Royals 86 at Philadelphia Warriors 98	L	9-1	6-5	15-6
December 13, 1952	New York Knicks 99 at Rochester Royals 97	L	9-2	6-5	15-7	OT
December 14, 1952	Rochester Royals 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	L	9-2	6-6	15-8
December 16, 1952	Rochester Royals 84 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	W	9-2	7-6	16-8
December 20, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Rochester Royals 92	W	10-2	7-6	17-8
December 21, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Rochester Royals 83	W	11-2	7-6	18-8		at New York, NY
December 25, 1952	Rochester Royals 93 at Philadelphia Warriors 78	W	11-2	8-6	19-8
December 27, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Rochester Royals 94	W	12-2	8-6	20-8
December 30, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 106	W	13-2	8-6	21-8
December 31, 1952	Rochester Royals 82 at Milwaukee Hawks 74	W	13-2	9-6	22-8		at Ft Wayne, IN
January 1, 1953	Boston Celtics 83 at Rochester Royals 81	L	13-3	9-6	22-9	OT
January 3, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Rochester Royals 106	W	14-3	9-6	23-9
January 4, 1953	Rochester Royals 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	L	14-3	9-7	23-10	OT
January 6, 1953	Rochester Royals 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 69	W	14-3	10-7	24-10		at Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 1953	Boston Celtics 88 at Rochester Royals 85	L	14-4	10-7	24-11	OT	at New York, NY
January 10, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 81 at Rochester Royals 89	W	15-4	10-7	25-11
January 11, 1953	Rochester Royals 79 at Milwaukee Hawks 83	L	15-4	10-8	25-12	2OT
January 15, 1953	Rochester Royals 85 at Syracuse Nationals 109	L	15-4	10-9	25-13
January 17, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Rochester Royals 109	W	16-4	10-9	26-13
January 18, 1953	Rochester Royals 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90	L	16-4	10-10	26-14
January 20, 1953	Rochester Royals 59 at Indianapolis Olympians 70	L	16-4	10-11	26-15
January 21, 1953	Rochester Royals 89 at Baltimore Bullets 82	W	16-4	11-11	27-15
January 24, 1953	Syracuse Nationals 107 at Rochester Royals 82	L	16-5	11-11	27-16
January 27, 1953	New York Knicks 74 at Rochester Royals 72	L	16-6	11-11	27-17
January 30, 1953	Rochester Royals 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68	W	16-6	12-11	28-17	OT	at Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 1953	Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Rochester Royals 103	W	17-6	12-11	29-17
February 1, 1953	Rochester Royals 109 at Boston Celtics 86	W	17-6	13-11	30-17
February 2, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Rochester Royals 80	W	18-6	13-11	31-17	OT	at Buffalo, NY
February 3, 1953	Baltimore Bullets 82 at Rochester Royals 109	W	19-6	13-11	32-17
February 5, 1953	Rochester Royals 79 at Syracuse Nationals 83	L	19-6	13-12	32-18	OT
February 7, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 72 at Rochester Royals 87	W	20-6	13-12	33-18
February 8, 1953	Rochester Royals 82 at Milwaukee Hawks 85	L	20-6	13-13	33-19	OT
February 10, 1953	Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Rochester Royals 101	W	21-6	13-13	34-19
February 14, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 72 at Rochester Royals 81	W	22-6	13-13	35-19
February 15, 1953	Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72	W	22-6	14-13	36-19
February 17, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 78	L	22-7	14-13	36-20
February 19, 1953	Rochester Royals 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 107	L	22-7	14-14	36-21
February 21, 1953	Syracuse Nationals 73 at Rochester Royals 84	W	23-7	14-14	37-21
February 24, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Rochester Royals 80	L	23-8	14-14	37-22
February 25, 1953	Rochester Royals 79 at New York Knicks 71	W	23-8	15-14	38-22	OT	at Boston, MA
February 28, 1953	Boston Celtics 85 at Rochester Royals 92	W	24-8	15-14	39-22
March 3, 1953	Rochester Royals 88 at New York Knicks 109	L	24-8	15-15	39-23
March 4, 1953	Rochester Royals 81 at Baltimore Bullets 77	W	24-8	16-15	40-23
March 5, 1953	Rochester Royals 69 at Philadelphia Warriors 78	L	24-8	16-16	40-24
March 7, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Rochester Royals 84	W	25-8	16-16	41-24
March 8, 1953	Rochester Royals 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69	W	25-8	17-16	42-24
March 10, 1953	Rochester Royals 61 at Indianapolis Olympians 59	W	25-8	18-16	43-24
March 12, 1953	Rochester Royals 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 89	L	25-8	18-17	43-25
March 14, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Rochester Royals 82	L	25-9	18-17	43-26
March 15, 1953	Baltimore Bullets 87 at Rochester Royals 105	W	26-9	18-17	44-26
March 20, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Rochester Royals 77	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
March 22, 1953	Rochester Royals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71	W	0-1	1-0	1-1
March 24, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Rochester Royals 65	L	0-2	1-0	1-2