1951-52 National Basketball Association season

Seasons

1950-51

1951-52

1952-53

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	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse, New York
Western Division	Fort Wayne Pistons	North Side High School Gym	Fort Wayne, Indiana
	Indianapolis Olympians	Hinkle Fieldhouse	Indianapolis
	Milwaukee Hawks	UWM Panther Arena	Milwaukee
	Minneapolis Lakers	Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)	Minneapolis
	Rochester Royals	Edgerton Park Arena	Rochester, New York

Changes

• Quad-City Blackhawks relocate from Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois to UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee and renamed Milwaukee Hawks.
• Syracuse Nationals relocate from Toyota Coliseum in unincorporated Onondaga County, New York to Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, New York.
• Washington Capitols suspend operations during 1950-51 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	Syracuse Nationals	40	26
	Boston Celtics	39	27	1
	New York Knickerbockers	37	29	3
	Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	7
	Baltimore Bullets	20	46	20
Western Division	Rochester Royals	41	25
	Minneapolis Lakers	40	26	1
	Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	7
	Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	12
	Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	24

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Syracuse Nationals	2	Syracuse Nationals	1	New York Knickerbockers	3	Minneapolis Lakers
Philadelphia Warriors	1
Boston Celtics	1	New York Knickerbockers	3
New York Knickerbockers	2
Rochester Royals	2	Rochester Royals	1	Minneapolis Lakers	4
Fort Wayne Pistons	0
Minneapolis Lakers	2	Minneapolis Lakers	3
Indianapolis Olympians	0

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NBA All-Star Game	Western Conferece	91-108	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	25	Two	27
						New York Knickerbockers	Two		Two
						NBA All-Star Game			One
					Matthews Arena	Boston Celtics	Three		Three
	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Providence County, Rhode Island	Providence, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Auditorium	Boston Celtics	One		One
	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Worcester County, Massachusetts	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Memorial Auditorium	Boston Celtics	One		One
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	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
		Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Metropolitan Division	Lake County, Indiana	Hammond, Indiana	Hammond Civic Center	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
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	Milwaukee Hawks	Seven		Seven
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis County, Minnesota	Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing Memorial Building Arena	Minneapolis Lakers	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	32	One	33
						New York Knickerbockers	One		One
Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area			Grand Forks County, North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Hyslop Sports Center	Minneapolis Lakers	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
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	Municipal Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	One		One
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Gardens	Indianapolis Olympians	One		One
						New York Knickerbockers	One		One
Marquette, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area			Marquette County, Michigan	Negaunee, Michigan	Lakeview Memorial Gymnasium	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	UWM Panther Arena	Milwaukee Hawks	21		21
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)	Minneapolis Lakers	26	Four	30
			Ramsey County, Minnesota	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roy Wilkins Auditorium	Minneapolis Lakers	Four	Three	Seven
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	Three	12
					Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Knickerbockers	16	Three	19
						Boston Celtics	Two		Two
						Philadelphia Warriors	Two		Two
						Baltimore Bullets	One		One
						Fort Wayne Pistons	One		One
						Indianapolis Olympians	One		One
						Milwaukee Hawks	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	28	One	29
						New York Knickerbockers	Two		Two
					Philadelphia Convention Hall	Philadelphia Warriors	Three		Three
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wake County, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina	James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum	Boston Celtics	One		One
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	33	Three	36
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Onondaga County, New York	Syracuse, New York	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse Nationals	33	Four	37
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
						New York Knickerbockers	Two		Two
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area	Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wood County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	Lincoln Fieldhouse	Milwaukee Hawks	One		One
Total							330	25	356