The 1953 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1952–53 season. The Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series with Minneapolis having home-court advantage.

The 1953 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 1952–53 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

The 1952-53 NBA Finals winner was the Minneapolis Lakers, who defeated the New York Knicks in 5 games. The final game was on on Apr 10, 1953, in which the Lakers won 91-84 on the road.