1950-51 National Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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* League realigned into Eastern Division and Western Division. | * League realigned into Eastern Division and Western Division. | ||
* Anderson Packers transfer to National Professional Basketball League. | * Anderson Packers transfer to National Professional Basketball League. | ||
* Chicago | * Chicago Stags fold. | ||
* Denver Nuggets transfer to National Professional Basketball League. | * Denver Nuggets transfer to National Professional Basketball League. | ||
* Fort Wayne Pistons realigned from Central Division to Western Division. | * Fort Wayne Pistons realigned from Central Division to Western Division. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 27 September 2026
| 1949-50 | 1950-51 | 1951-52 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Bullets | Baltimore Coliseum | Baltimore |
| Boston Celtics | Boston Garden | Boston | |
| New York Knickerbockers | Madison Square Garden (1925) | Manhattan, New York | |
| Philadelphia Warriors | Philadelphia Arena | Philadelphia | |
| Syracuse Nationals | Toyota Coliseum | Onondaga County, New York | |
| Washington Capitols (folded during season) | Uline Arena | Washington | |
| Western Division | Fort Wayne Pistons | North Side High School Gym | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Indianapolis Olympians | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | |
| Minneapolis Lakers | Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) | Minneapolis | |
| Quad-City Blackhawks | Wharton Field House | Moline, Illinois | |
| Rochester Royals | Edgerton Park Arena | Rochester, New York |
Changes
- League realigned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
- Anderson Packers transfer to National Professional Basketball League.
- Chicago Stags fold.
- Denver Nuggets transfer to National Professional Basketball League.
- Fort Wayne Pistons realigned from Central Division to Western Division.
- Minneapolis Lakers realigned from Central Division to Western Division.
- Rochester Royals realigned from Central Division to Western Division.
- Sheboygan Redskins transfer to National Professional Basketball League.
- St. Louis Bombers fold.
- Waterloo Hawks transfer to National Professional Basketball League.
- Washington Capitols suspend operations during season before Washington Capitols resume operations and transfer to American Basketball League in 1951-52.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Philadelphia Warriors | 40 | 26 | |
| Boston Celtics | 39 | 30 | 2.5 | |
| New York Knickerbockers | 36 | 30 | 4 | |
| Syracuse Nationals | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | 16 | |
| Washington Capitols | 10 | 25 | 14.5 | |
| Western Division | Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 24 | |
| Rochester Royals | 41 | 27 | 3 | |
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 32 | 36 | 12 | |
| Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | 37 | 13 | |
| Quad-City Blackhawks | 25 | 43 | 19 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Warriors | 0 | Syracuse Nationals | 2 | New York Knickerbockers | 3 | Rochester Royals |
| Syracuse Nationals | 2 | |||||
| Boston Celtics | 0 | New York Knickerbockers | 3 | |||
| New York Knickerbockers | 2 | |||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 2 | Minneapolis Lakers | 1 | Rochester Royals | 4 | |
| Indianapolis Olympians | 1 | |||||
| Rochester Royals | 2 | Rochester Royals | 3 | |||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 1 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBA All-Star Game | Western Conferece | 94-111 | Eastern Conference |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Boston | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics | 19 | One | 20 |
| NBA All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Matthews Arena | Boston Celtics | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Providence County, Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island | Rhode Island Auditorium | Boston Celtics | Three | Three | |||
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | New York Knickerbockers | One | One | |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hamilton County, Ohio | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | Indianapolis Olympians | Two | Two | ||
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Rock Island County, Illinois | Moline, Illinois | Wharton Field House | Quad-City Blackhawks | 34 | 34 | ||
| New York Knickerbockers | One | One | |||||||
| Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area | Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Allen County, Indiana | Fort Wayne, Indiana | North Side High School Gym | Fort Wayne Pistons | 34 | One | 35 | |
| Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Hersheypark Arena | Philadelphia Warriors | One | One | ||
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | One | 32 | |
| Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area | Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cambria County, Pennsylvania | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial | Baltimore Bullets | One | One | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Clark County, Indiana | Jeffersonville, Indiana | Jeffersonville High School Gym | Indianapolis Olympians | One | One | ||
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Milwaukee | UWM Panther Arena | Minneapolis Lakers | Two | Two | ||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hennepin County, Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Armory | Minneapolis Lakers | Three | Three | ||
| Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) | Minneapolis Lakers | 32 | One | 33 | |||||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | 69th Regiment Armory | New York Knickerbockers | Nine | Four | 13 |
| Madison Square Garden (1925) | New York Knickerbockers | 18 | Three | 21 | |||||
| Baltimore Bullets | One | One | |||||||
| Boston Celtics | One | One | |||||||
| Philadelphia Warriors | One | One | |||||||
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Arena | Philadelphia Warriors | 27 | One | 28 |
| New York Knickerbockers | One | One | |||||||
| Philadelphia Convention Hall | Philadelphia Warriors | Five | Five | ||||||
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area | Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | Monroe County, New York | Rochester, New York | Edgerton Park Arena | Rochester Royals | 34 | Eight | 42 | |
| Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area | Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | Onondaga County, New York | Unincorporated | Toyota Coliseum | Syracuse Nationals | 32 | Three | 35 | |
| New York Knickerbockers | One | One | |||||||
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore | Baltimore Coliseum | Baltimore Bullets | 32 | 32 | |||
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division | District of Columbia | Uline Arena | Washington Capitols | 19 | 19 | |||
| Total | 354 | 26 | 381 | ||||||
