1950–51 NBA season

The 1950–51 NBA season was the fifth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

1950–51 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 31, 1950 – March 18, 1951
March 20 – April 4, 1951 (Playoffs)
April 7–21, 1951 (Finals)
Number of games65-68
Number of teams11 (10 midway through the season)
Draft
Top draft pickChuck Share
Picked byBoston Celtics
Regular season
Top seedMinneapolis Lakers
Top scorerGeorge Mikan (Minneapolis)
Playoffs
Eastern championsNew York Knicks
  Eastern runners-upSyracuse Nationals
Western championsRochester Royals
  Western runners-upMinneapolis Lakers
Finals
ChampionsRochester Royals
  Runners-upNew York Knicks

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 1949–50 coach 1950–51 coach
Boston Celtics Doggie Julian Red Auerbach
Tri-Cities Blackhawks Red Auerbach Dave MacMillan
Washington Capitols Bob Feerick Bones McKinney
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Baltimore Bullets Buddy Jeannette Walt Budko
Indianapolis Olympians Cliff Barker Wally Jones
Tri-Cities Blackhawks Dave MacMillan Johnny Logan
Mike Todorovich

Final standings

Eastern Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors4026.60628–411–211–122–14
x-Boston Celtics3930.565125–510–234–221–19
x-New York Knicks3630.545422–510–254–021–15
x-Syracuse Nationals3234.485823–109–2419–17
Baltimore Bullets2442.3641620–124–240–612–24
Washington Capitols1025.286307–123–120–16–12

Western Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers4424.64729–312–213–024–12
x-Rochester Royals4127.603329–512–2218–15
x-Fort Wayne Pistons3236.4711227–75–270–218–6
x-Indianapolis Olympians3137.4561319–1210–242–115–20
Tri-Cities Blackhawks2543.3681922–132–281–212–24
x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals
         
E1 Philadelphia* 0
E4 Syracuse 2
E4 Syracuse 2
Eastern Division
E3 New York 3
E3 New York 2
E2 Boston 0
E3 New York 3
W2 Rochester 4
W1 Minneapolis* 2
W4 Indianapolis 1
W1 Minneapolis* 1
Western Division
W2 Rochester 3
W3 Fort Wayne 1
W2 Rochester 2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
PointsGeorge MikanMinneapolis Lakers1,932
ReboundsDolph SchayesSyracuse Nationals1,080
AssistsAndy PhillipPhiladelphia Warriors414
FG%Alex GrozaIndianapolis Olympians.470
FT%Joe FulksPhiladelphia Warriors.855

Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

References

  1. Maiorana, Sal. "Remembering the Royals". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: USA Today Network. pp. 1A, 6A. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. "Longest NBA basketball game". Guinness World Records. Retrieved September 5, 2019.


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