Roster
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| 1953–54 Baltimore Bullets season | |
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| Head coach | Clair Bee |
| Arena | Baltimore Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–56 (.222) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Radio | WCBM |
The 1953-54 NBA season was the Bullets' 7th season in the NBA and 10th overall season of existence. [1] It would also become their final full season of play as a whole. Ray Felix won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| x- New York Knicks | 44 | 28 | .611 | – | 18–8 | 15–13 | 11–7 | 24–16 |
| x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 17–6 | 10–19 | 15–5 | 25–15 |
| x- Syracuse Nationals | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 26–6 | 11–17 | 5–7 | 21–19 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 29 | 43 | .403 | 15 | 10–9 | 6–16 | 13–18 | 19–21 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 56 | .222 | 28 | 12–18 | 0–22 | 4–16 | 11–29 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–9 | 0–8 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 1–7 | 3–7 |
| Boston | 9–1 | — | 4–4 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5–5 |
| Fort Wayne | 8–0 | 4–4 | — | 9–2 | 5–5 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 3–8 | 2–6 |
| Milwaukee | 6–2 | 2–6 | 2–9 | — | 3–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 1–9 | 1–7 |
| Minneapolis | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–3 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 5–3 |
| New York | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | — | 7–3 | 7–1 | 5–5 |
| Philadelphia | 6–4 | 4–6 | 2–6 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 3–7 | — | 1–7 | 6–4 |
| Rochester | 7–1 | 4–4 | 8–3 | 9–1 | 5–6 | 1–7 | 7–1 | — | 3–5 |
| Syracuse | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–3 | — |
| 1953–54 Game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
| 1 | October 31 | N Rochester | 72–68 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | November 1 | Rochester | 80–72 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 0–2 | |||||
| 3 | November 4 | Minneapolis | 77–75 | Ray Felix (20) | 0–3 | |||||
| 4 | November 7 | N Syracuse | 88–77 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 0–4 | |||||
| 5 | November 8 | Philadelphia | 85–75 | Leo Barnhorst (15) | 0–5 | |||||
| 6 | November 14 | New York | 83–88 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 1–5 | |||||
| 7 | November 15 | @ New York | 79–91 | Max Zaslofsky (15) | 1–6 | |||||
| 8 | November 18 | Milwaukee | 74–104 | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 2–6 | |||||
| 9 | November 19 | N New York | 96–85 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 2–7 | |||||
| 10 | November 21 | N Philadelphia | 103–83 | Eddie Miller (19) | 2–8 | |||||
| 11 | November 24 | @ Philadelphia | 80–83 | Ray Felix (18) | 2–9 | |||||
| 12 | November 25 | N Syracuse | 58–66 | Jim Fritsche (11) | 3–9 | |||||
| 13 | November 26 | Rochester | 80–75 (OT) | Ray Felix (19) | 3–10 | |||||
| 14 | November 28 | Fort Wayne | 92–81 | Jim Fritsche (24) | 3–11 | |||||
| 15 | November 29 | @ Syracuse | 82–101 | Ray Felix (21) | 3–12 | |||||
| 16 | December 5 | @ Rochester | 65–72 | Ray Felix (19) | 3–13 | |||||
| 17 | December 6 | Boston | 102–95 (OT) | Eddie Miller (32) | 3–14 | |||||
| 18 | December 9 | Syracuse | 77–92 | Ray Felix (24) | 4–14 | |||||
| 19 | December 10 | N Philadelphia | 83–77 | Ray Felix (17) | 4–15 | |||||
| 20 | December 12 | @ Boston | 75–106 | Eddie Miller (17) | 4–16 | |||||
| 21 | December 13 | Milwaukee | 73–70 | Ray Felix (17) | 4–17 | |||||
| 22 | December 17 | Minneapolis | 64–75 | Bob Houbregs (15) | 5–17 | |||||
| 23 | December 19 | New York | 65–63 | Ray Felix (14) | 5–18 | |||||
| 24 | December 20 | @ New York | 67–75 | Ray Felix (18) | 5–19 | |||||
| 25 | December 23 | Syracuse | 76–72 | Ray Felix (23) | 5–20 | |||||
| 26 | December 25 | N Minneapolis | 88–78 | Ray Felix (23) | 6–20 | |||||
| 27 | December 29 | @ Rochester | 77–96 | Ray Felix (20) | 6–21 | |||||
| 28 | December 30 | New York | 79–86 | Ray Felix (26) | 7–21 | |||||
| 29 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 52–62 | Ray Felix (15) | 7–22 | |||||
| 30 | January 2 | Boston | 92–77 | Ray Felix (23) | 7–23 | |||||
| 31 | January 3 | N Boston | 72–90 | Ray Felix (35) | 7–24 | |||||
| 32 | January 4 | N Boston | 77–73 | Ray Felix (21) | 7–25 | |||||
| 33 | January 6 | Fort Wayne | 90–78 | Ray Felix (28) | 7–26 | |||||
| 34 | January 7 | @ New York | 70–82 | Ray Felix (32) | 7–27 | |||||
| 35 | January 9 | Philadelphia | 90–95 | Ray Felix (25) | 8–27 | |||||
| 36 | January 10 | @ Syracuse | 73–77 | Eddie Miller (22) | 8–28 | |||||
| 37 | January 12 | N Fort Wayne | 97–66 | Ray Felix (18) | 8–29 | |||||
| 38 | January 14 | N Fort Wayne | 81–74 | Felix, Roges (15) | 8–30 | |||||
| 39 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 72–82 | Al Roges (22) | 9–30 | |||||
| 40 | January 17 | N Philadelphia | 74–78 | Hoffman, Roges (16) | 10–30 | |||||
| 41 | January 23 | Syracuse | 91–98 | Al Roges (23) | 11–30 | |||||
| 42 | January 24 | @ Fort Wayne | 70–79 | Leo Barnhorst (16) | 11–31 | |||||
| 43 | January 26 | N Boston | 94–69 | Barnhorst, Houbregs (13) | 11–32 | |||||
| 44 | January 27 | @ Minneapolis | 73–76 | Ray Felix (32) | 11–33 | |||||
| 45 | January 28 | N Minneapolis | 104–82 | Al Roges (18) | 11–34 | |||||
| 46 | January 30 | Philadelphia | 74–80 | Felix, Houbregs (13) | 12–34 | |||||
| 47 | February 3 | Milwaukee | 78–72 | Bob Houbregs (16) | 12–35 | |||||
| 48 | February 4 | Minneapolis | 82–70 | Ray Felix (19) | 12–36 | |||||
| 49 | February 6 | @ New York | 83–98 | Ray Felix (24) | 12–37 | |||||
| 50 | February 7 | Rochester | 73–75 | Bob Houbregs (18) | 13–37 | |||||
| 51 | February 8 | N Boston | 87–75 | Ray Felix (18) | 13–38 | |||||
| 52 | February 10 | N Philadelphia | 97–79 | Al Roges (15) | 13–39 | |||||
| 53 | February 11 | @ Minneapolis | 82–110 | Ray Felix (18) | 13–40 | |||||
| 54 | February 12 | N Philadelphia | 75–72 | Rollen Hans (26) | 13–41 | |||||
| 55 | February 13 | Boston | 93–96 | Eddie Miller (27) | 14–41 | |||||
| 56 | February 14 | @ Syracuse | 91–111 | Felix, Miller (20) | 14–42 | |||||
| 57 | February 17 | New York | 80–84 | Al Roges (23) | 15–42 | |||||
| 58 | February 20 | Fort Wayne | 87–85 | Ray Felix (24) | 15–43 | |||||
| 59 | February 21 | N New York | 85–76 | Ray Felix (21) | 15–44 | |||||
| 60 | February 22 | N Boston | 111–110 (3OT) | Felix, Houbregs (29) | 15–45 | |||||
| 61 | February 24 | Rochester | 79–64 | Eddie Miller (15) | 15–46 | |||||
| 62 | February 25 | N Rochester | 102–86 | Ray Felix (21) | 15–47 | |||||
| 63 | February 27 | Minneapolis | 95–85 | Ray Felix (22) | 15–48 | |||||
| 64 | March 3 | Milwaukee | 103–100 | Paul Hoffman (29) | 15–49 | |||||
| 65 | March 4 | N Milwaukee | 87–95 | Rollen Hans (29) | 16–49 | |||||
| 66 | March 6 | Fort Wayne | 76–71 | Paul Hoffman (21) | 16–50 | |||||
| 67 | March 7 | @ Syracuse | 77–103 | Bob Houbregs (20) | 16–51 | |||||
| 68 | March 8 | @ Milwaukee | 54–64 | Eddie Miller (21) | 16–52 | |||||
| 69 | March 8 | @ Milwaukee | 54–65 | Bob Houbregs (14) | 16–53 | |||||
| 70 | March 10 | Syracuse | 85–77 | Ray Felix (16) | 16–54 | |||||
| 71 | March 13 | @ Boston | 85–97 | Ray Felix (21) | 16–55 | |||||
| 72 | March 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 86–91 | Eddie Miller (21) | 16–56 | |||||
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