1950-51 National Basketball Association season

Seasons

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 Bruins 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