1952-53 Baltimore Bullets Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 16-54
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Chick Reiser (0-3)
Coach: Clair Bee (16-51)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets Roster
The Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 16 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Baltimore scored 5,911 points and allowed 6,360, most in the circuit. Don Barksdale scored a team-best 899 points for the Bullets, and Eddie Miller contributed 609 rebounds. Paul Hoffman dished out 237 assists for the squad.
Chick Reiser and Clair Bee coached the team. The 1952-53 Baltimore Bullets lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 5911
Regular Season Points Against: 6360
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 53 at New York Knicks 69 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 5, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Baltimore Bullets 75 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 8, 1952 | New York Knicks 92 at Baltimore Bullets 62 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| November 12, 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks 90 at Baltimore Bullets 107 | W | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 15, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 91 at Baltimore Bullets 97 | W | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | OT | |
| November 16, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 81 at Baltimore Bullets 79 | L | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | at Boston, MA | |
| November 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Baltimore Bullets 106 | W | 3-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | ||
| November 20, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 99 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 | L | 3-3 | 0-2 | 3-5 | ||
| November 22, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 | W | 3-3 | 1-2 | 4-5 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| November 23, 1952 | Indianapolis Olympians 100 at Baltimore Bullets 90 | L | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | ||
| November 25, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 89 at Rochester Royals 106 | L | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-7 | ||
| November 26, 1952 | New York Knicks 94 at Baltimore Bullets 92 | L | 3-5 | 1-3 | 4-8 | ||
| November 27, 1952 | New York Knicks 104 at Baltimore Bullets 92 | L | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-9 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 29, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 87 at Baltimore Bullets 74 | L | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-10 | ||
| November 30, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | L | 3-7 | 1-4 | 4-11 | 2OT | |
| December 1, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 | L | 3-7 | 1-5 | 4-12 | at St Paul, MN | |
| December 3, 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks 87 at Baltimore Bullets 98 | W | 4-7 | 1-5 | 5-12 | ||
| December 6, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons 103 at Baltimore Bullets 91 | L | 4-8 | 1-5 | 5-13 | ||
| December 10, 1952 | Rochester Royals 99 at Baltimore Bullets 97 | L | 4-9 | 1-5 | 5-14 | OT | |
| December 11, 1952 | Boston Celtics 94 at Baltimore Bullets 88 | L | 4-10 | 1-5 | 5-15 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 14, 1952 | Boston Celtics 83 at Baltimore Bullets 73 | L | 4-11 | 1-5 | 5-16 | ||
| December 20, 1952 | New York Knicks 102 at Baltimore Bullets 99 | L | 4-12 | 1-5 | 5-17 | OT | |
| December 21, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 77 at New York Knicks 102 | L | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-18 | ||
| December 25, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 92 at Syracuse Nationals 102 | L | 4-12 | 1-7 | 5-19 | ||
| December 27, 1952 | Syracuse Nationals 81 at Baltimore Bullets 76 | L | 4-13 | 1-7 | 5-20 | OT | |
| December 31, 1952 | Baltimore Bullets 56 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 | L | 4-13 | 1-8 | 5-21 | ||
| January 1, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 81 | W | 4-13 | 2-8 | 6-21 | OT | |
| January 2, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 66 at Indianapolis Olympians 73 | L | 4-13 | 2-9 | 6-22 | ||
| January 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | W | 5-13 | 2-9 | 7-22 | ||
| January 4, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 68 at Syracuse Nationals 93 | L | 5-13 | 2-10 | 7-23 | ||
| January 9, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 94 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 5-13 | 3-10 | 8-23 | at Worcester, MA | |
| January 10, 1953 | Boston Celtics 105 at Baltimore Bullets 126 | W | 6-13 | 3-10 | 9-23 | ||
| January 11, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 87 at Boston Celtics 131 | L | 6-13 | 3-11 | 9-24 | ||
| January 14, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers 112 at Baltimore Bullets 104 | L | 6-14 | 3-11 | 9-25 | 2OT | |
| January 17, 1953 | Indianapolis Olympians 66 at Baltimore Bullets 82 | W | 7-14 | 3-11 | 10-25 | ||
| January 18, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 84 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | L | 7-14 | 3-12 | 10-26 | ||
| January 21, 1953 | Rochester Royals 89 at Baltimore Bullets 82 | L | 7-15 | 3-12 | 10-27 | ||
| January 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 68 at Baltimore Bullets 82 | W | 8-15 | 3-12 | 11-27 | ||
| January 28, 1953 | Milwaukee Hawks 84 at Baltimore Bullets 83 | L | 8-16 | 3-12 | 11-28 | ||
| January 29, 1953 | Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Baltimore Bullets 67 | L | 8-17 | 3-12 | 11-29 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 31, 1953 | Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Baltimore Bullets 97 | W | 9-17 | 3-12 | 12-29 | ||
| February 1, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 79 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | L | 9-17 | 3-13 | 12-30 | ||
| February 2, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 77 at Syracuse Nationals 98 | L | 9-17 | 3-14 | 12-31 | at Buffalo, NY | |
| February 3, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 82 at Rochester Royals 109 | L | 9-17 | 3-15 | 12-32 | ||
| February 4, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Baltimore Bullets 88 | L | 9-18 | 3-15 | 12-33 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 7, 1953 | Boston Celtics 101 at Baltimore Bullets 98 | L | 9-19 | 3-15 | 12-34 | OT | |
| February 8, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 | L | 9-19 | 3-16 | 12-35 | ||
| February 10, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 88 | L | 9-19 | 3-17 | 12-36 | ||
| February 11, 1953 | New York Knicks 86 at Baltimore Bullets 80 | L | 9-20 | 3-17 | 12-37 | ||
| February 12, 1953 | Milwaukee Hawks 92 at Baltimore Bullets 85 | L | 9-21 | 3-17 | 12-38 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 13, 1953 | New York Knicks 106 at Baltimore Bullets 96 | L | 9-22 | 3-17 | 12-39 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 14, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Baltimore Bullets 88 | L | 9-23 | 3-17 | 12-40 | ||
| February 15, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Baltimore Bullets 75 | L | 9-24 | 3-17 | 12-41 | at Milwaukee, WI | |
| February 17, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 70 | W | 9-24 | 4-17 | 13-41 | at St Paul, MN | |
| February 19, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | L | 9-24 | 4-18 | 13-42 | OT | |
| February 20, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 58 at Indianapolis Olympians 59 | L | 9-24 | 4-19 | 13-43 | ||
| February 21, 1953 | Boston Celtics 90 at Baltimore Bullets 86 | L | 9-25 | 4-19 | 13-44 | ||
| February 25, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers 85 at Baltimore Bullets 72 | L | 9-26 | 4-19 | 13-45 | ||
| February 26, 1953 | Boston Celtics 82 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | L | 9-27 | 4-19 | 13-46 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 28, 1953 | Syracuse Nationals 74 at Baltimore Bullets 77 | W | 10-27 | 4-19 | 14-46 | ||
| March 3, 1953 | Boston Celtics 95 at Baltimore Bullets 94 | L | 10-28 | 4-19 | 14-47 | OT | at New York, NY |
| March 4, 1953 | Rochester Royals 81 at Baltimore Bullets 77 | L | 10-29 | 4-19 | 14-48 | ||
| March 5, 1953 | New York Knicks 80 at Baltimore Bullets 69 | L | 10-30 | 4-19 | 14-49 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| March 7, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | L | 10-31 | 4-19 | 14-50 | ||
| March 8, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 91 at Syracuse Nationals 98 | L | 10-31 | 4-20 | 14-51 | ||
| March 11, 1953 | New York Knicks 113 at Baltimore Bullets 107 | L | 10-32 | 4-20 | 14-52 | 3OT | at Boston, MA |
| March 13, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 72 at Baltimore Bullets 98 | W | 11-32 | 4-20 | 15-52 | at Washington, DC | |
| March 14, 1953 | Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Baltimore Bullets 87 | W | 12-32 | 4-20 | 16-52 | ||
| March 15, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 87 at Rochester Royals 105 | L | 12-32 | 4-21 | 16-53 | ||
| March 16, 1953 | Boston Celtics 92 at Baltimore Bullets 78 | L | 12-33 | 4-21 | 16-54 | at Worcester, MA | |
| March 17, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets 62 at New York Knicks 80 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 20, 1953 | New York Knicks 90 at Baltimore Bullets 81 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
