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1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Milwaukee Hawks

| team_link = Atlanta Hawks

| end_year = 1954

| wins = 21

| losses = 51

| division = Western

| division_place = 4

| coach = Andrew Levane
Red Holzman

| arena = Milwaukee Arena

| television =

| radio = WTMJ

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = MLH

}}

The 1953–54 NBA season was the Hawks' eighth season of existence, their fifth season in the NBA, and their third season in Milwaukee.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MLH/1954.html 1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks]

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1953–54 NBA West standings|team=MLH}}

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=10|1953-54 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#D40032;width=35"|FWP

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#7BA4DB;color:#FBE122;width=35"|MIN

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#E85109;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#D50033;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#0050B0;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ROC

!style="background:#C79968;color:#D20032;width=35"|SYR

style="text-align:left;" | Baltimore—1–90–82–62–63–74–61–73–7
style="text-align:left;" | Boston9–1—4–46–23–55–56–44–45–5
style="text-align:left;" | Fort Wayne8–04–4—9–25–53–56–23–82–6
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee6–22–62–9—3–83–53–51–91–7
style="text-align:left;" | Minneapolis6–25–35–58–3—5–36–26–55–3
style="text-align:left;" | New York7–35–55–35–33–5—7–37–15–5
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia6–44–62–65–32–63–7—1–76–4
style="text-align:left;" | Rochester7–14–48–39–15–61–77–1—3–5
style="text-align:left;" | Syracuse7–35–56–27–13–55–54–65–3—

=Game log=

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colspan=11 style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A;" | 1953–54 Game log
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| #

DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
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| 1

October 30Minneapolis59–69Irv Bemoras (14)1–0
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| 2

November 1@ Fort Wayne67–77Don Sunderlage (28)1–1
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| 3

November 4N New York73–67Don Sunderlage (19)1–2
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 4

November 6New York80–68Don Sunderlage (17)1–3
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 5

November 10Syracuse74–59Bill Tosheff (13)1–4
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 6

November 13Minneapolis92–84George Ratkovicz (20)1–5
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 7

November 15@ Syracuse61–69Don Sunderlage (14)1–6
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 8

November 18@ Baltimore74–104Bob Houbregs (17)1–7
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 9

November 19N Rochester79–69Don Sunderlage (16)1–8
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 10

November 20Rochester81–63Don Sunderlage (18)1–9
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 11

November 22N Minneapolis57–55Bob Houbregs (13)1–10
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 12

November 25Fort Wayne58–64Don Sunderlage (24)2–10
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| 13

November 26@ Fort Wayne64–78Jack Nichols (12)2–11
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| 14

November 27N Philadelphia51–55Lew Hitch (15)3–11
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| 15

November 28N Philadelphia68–71Irv Bemoras (23)4–11
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 16

December 1Syracuse76–69 (OT)Max Zaslofsky (18)4–12
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| 17

December 5@ Boston79–97Max Zaslofsky (28)4–13
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| 18

December 9N Fort Wayne59–83George Ratkovicz (13)4–14
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| 19

December 10@ Syracuse76–96Bemoras, Zaslofsky (15)4–15
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| 20

December 11New York70–82Don Sunderlage (21)5–15
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| 21

December 13@ Baltimore73–70Lew Hitch (17)6–15
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| 22

December 15@ Rochester64–76Max Zaslofsky (18)6–16
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| 23

December 16N Minneapolis69–63 (OT)Max Zaslofsky (22)6–17
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| 24

December 19Fort Wayne69–63Don Lofgran (15)6–18
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| 25

December 21N Boston74–90Don Lofgran (18)6–19
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| 26

December 23N Boston74–80Don Sunderlage (23)6–20
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| 27

December 26Boston67–74George Ratkovicz (16)7–20
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 28

December 27@ Syracuse75–96Bill Calhoun (17)7–21
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| 29

December 28N Philadelphia69–63Lew Hitch (13)7–22
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| 30

January 1Baltimore52–62Don Sunderlage (12)8–22
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| 31

January 5@ Philadelphia88–99Bill Calhoun (21)8–23
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| 32

January 6N Philadelphia77–72Irv Bemoras (15)8–24
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| 33

January 7N Philadelphia88–73Don Sunderlage (19)8–25
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 34

January 9Minneapolis78–67Irv Bemoras (16)8–26
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 35

January 10@ Fort Wayne73–81Bill Tosheff (23)8–27
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 36

January 12@ Rochester73–78Bill Tosheff (16)8–28
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 37

January 14N Boston74–86Don Sunderlage (26)8–29
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| 38

January 16@ Minneapolis64–58Lew Hitch (16)9–29
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| 39

January 18N Minneapolis91–72Don Sunderlage (16)9–30
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 40

January 19New York78–75Don Sunderlage (19)9–31
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| 41

January 23@ New York63–75Dick Surhoff (12)9–32
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| 42

January 24N New York66–68Don Sunderlage (19)10–32
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 43

January 26Minneapolis84–69Don Sunderlage (22)10–33
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 44

January 27N Fort Wayne68–77George Ratkovicz (14)10–34
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 45

January 29Boston70–82Don Sunderlage (19)11–34
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 46

January 30@ Minneapolis64–80Lew Hitch (15)11–35
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 47

February 1Fort Wayne72–71Chuck Share (22)11–36
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 48

February 3@ Baltimore78–72Bill Calhoun (19)12–36
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 49

February 5Philadelphia66–69Chuck Share (19)13–36
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 50

February 7@ Syracuse73–88Chuck Share (21)13–37
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 51

February 9@ Rochester70–81Chuck Share (15)13–38
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 52

February 10Rochester62–61Don Sunderlage (18)13–39
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 53

February 11N Rochester79–68Bob Harrison (16)13–40
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| 54

February 12N Minneapolis62–71Don Sunderlage (17)14–40
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 55

February 16Fort Wayne69–65Chuck Share (16)14–41
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 56

February 19Boston78–73Don Sunderlage (15)14–42
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| 57

February 20@ Rochester64–66Calhoun, Hitch (16)14–43
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| 58

February 21@ Fort Wayne64–62Calhoun, Harrison (11)15–43
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| 59

February 22N Fort Wayne82–95Don Sunderlage (22)15–44
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| 60

February 23N Syracuse68–70Chuck Share (28)16–44
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| 61

February 26Syracuse68–62Chuck Share (15)16–45
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| 62

February 27@ New York58–57Chuck Share (16)17–45
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 63

February 28N Boston74–93Chuck Share (26)17–46
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| 64

March 1N Philadelphia78–73Chuck Share (16)17–47
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| 65

March 3@ Baltimore103–100Bemoras, Harrison (22)18–47
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| 66

March 4N Baltimore87–95Don Sunderlage (19)18–48
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 67

March 7@ Minneapolis63–65Bill Calhoun (22)18–49
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 68

March 8Baltimore54–64Bob Harrison (14)19–49
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| 69

March 8Baltimore54–65Bob Harrison (18)20–49
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 70

March 9N New York72–65Bill Calhoun (15)20–50
align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"

| 71

March 10N Rochester84–69Chuck Share (23)20–51
align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 72

March 14Rochester53–91Bill Calhoun (22)21–51

References

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{{1953-54 NBA season by team}}

{{Atlanta Hawks seasons}}

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