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1949-50 NBA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G W Pyth L Pyth SRS
Central Division         
Rochester Royals* 51 17 .750 — 82.4 74.6 54 14 7.72
Minneapolis Lakers* 51 17 .750 — 84.1 75.7 55 13 8.25
Chicago Stags* 40 28 .588 11.0 78.7 77.1 39 29 2.06
Fort Wayne Pistons* 40 28 .588 11.0 79.3 77.9 38 30 1.84
St. Louis Bombers 26 42 .382 25.0 73.7 76.5 25 43 -2.01
Eastern Division         
Syracuse Nationals* 51 13 .797 — 84.8 76.7 51 13 6.48
New York Knickerbockers* 40 28 .588 13.0 80.7 78.6 40 28 2.53
Washington Capitols* 32 36 .471 21.0 76.5 77.4 31 37 -0.28
Philadelphia Warriors* 26 42 .382 27.0 73.3 76.4 24 44 -2.26
Baltimore Bullets 25 43 .368 28.0 73.1 78.7 18 50 -4.55
Boston Celtics 22 46 .324 31.0 79.7 82.2 27 41 -1.72
Western Division         
Indianapolis Olympians* 39 25 .609 — 85.8 82.1 42 22 2.59
Anderson Packers* 37 27 .578 2.0 87.3 83.5 42 22 2.42
Tri-Cities Blackhawks* 29 35 .453 10.0 83.0 83.6 30 34 -1.43
Sheboygan Redskins* 22 40 .355 16.0 82.4 87.8 18 44 -5.84
Waterloo Hawks 19 43 .306 19.0 79.4 84.9 17 45 -5.96
Denver Nuggets 11 51 .177 27.0 77.7 89.2 8 54 -11.31

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Minneapolis Lakers over Syracuse Nationals
 
Semifinals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Anderson Packers
 
Central Division Finals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons
 
Eastern Division Finals (2-1): Syracuse Nationals over New York Knickerbockers
 
Western Division Finals (2-1): Anderson Packers over Indianapolis Olympians
 
Central Division Semifinals (2-0): Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals
Central Division Semifinals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Chicago Stags
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): New York Knickerbockers over Washington Capitols
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors
 
Western Division Semifinals (2-1): Anderson Packers over Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Western Division Semifinals (2-1): Indianapolis Olympians over Sheboygan Redskins
 
Central Division First Place Tiebreaker (1-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals
 
Central Division Third Place Tiebreaker (1-0): Fort Wayne Pistons over Chicago Stags

Team Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Minneapolis Lakers* 68 2139 5832 .367 1439 1943 .741 1406 1672 5717 84.1
2 Rochester Royals* 68 1956 5247 .373 1690 2319 .729 1383 1585 5602 82.4
3 Anderson Packers* 64 1943 6254 .311 1703 2343 .727 1240 1806 5589 87.3
4 Indianapolis Olympians* 64 1982 5283 .375 1529 2145 .713 1342 1676 5493 85.8
5 New York Knickerbockers* 68 1889 5351 .353 1710 2404 .711 1308 1718 5488 80.7
6 Syracuse Nationals* 64 1869 5276 .354 1691 2396 .706 1473 1833 5429 84.8
7 Boston Celtics 68 1945 5756 .338 1530 2163 .707 1473 1644 5420 79.7
8 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 1878 5901 .318 1634 2331 .701 1364 2065 5390 79.3
9 Chicago Stags* 68 2003 5892 .340 1346 1934 .696 1366 1977 5352 78.7
10 Tri-Cities Blackhawks* 64 1818 5515 .330 1677 2308 .727 1330 2057 5313 83.0
11 Washington Capitols* 68 1813 5493 .330 1575 2111 .746 1057 1837 5201 76.5
12 Sheboygan Redskins* 62 1727 5022 .344 1654 2338 .707 1279 1766 5108 82.4
13 St. Louis Bombers 68 1741 5086 .342 1528 2149 .711 1285 1596 5010 73.7
14 Philadelphia Warriors* 68 1779 5711 .312 1425 2037 .700 1142 1768 4983 73.3
15 Baltimore Bullets 68 1712 5516 .310 1549 2123 .730 1189 1792 4973 73.1
16 Waterloo Hawks 62 1746 4904 .356 1429 2002 .714 1324 1780 4921 79.4
17 Denver Nuggets 62 1731 5182 .334 1355 1999 .678 1044 1692 4817 77.7
League Average 66 1863 5484 .340 1557 2179 .714 1294 1780 5283 80.0

Opponent Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Syracuse Nationals* 64 4908 76.7
2 Rochester Royals* 68 5074 74.6
3 Minneapolis Lakers* 68 5150 75.7
4 Philadelphia Warriors* 68 5194 76.4
5 St. Louis Bombers 68 5202 76.5
6 Chicago Stags* 68 5243 77.1
7 Indianapolis Olympians* 64 5256 82.1
8 Waterloo Hawks 62 5264 84.9
9 Washington Capitols* 68 5265 77.4
10 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 5297 77.9
11 New York Knickerbockers* 68 5344 78.6
12 Anderson Packers* 64 5346 83.5
13 Tri-Cities Blackhawks* 64 5351 83.6
14 Baltimore Bullets 68 5353 78.7
15 Sheboygan Redskins* 62 5443 87.8
16 Denver Nuggets 62 5530 89.2
17 Boston Celtics 68 5590 82.2
League Average 66 5283 80.0

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Syracuse Nationals* 51.5 12.5 6.48 .354 .321 State Fair Coliseum
2 Rochester Royals* 54.4 13.6 7.72 .373 .322 Edgerton Park Arena 81,872
3 Minneapolis Lakers* 55.2 12.8 8.25 .367 .247 Minneapolis Auditorium
4 New York Knickerbockers* 40.3 27.7 2.53 .353 .320 Madison Square Garden (III) 186,882
5 Chicago Stags* 38.9 29.1 2.06 .340 .228 Chicago Stadium
6 Fort Wayne Pistons* 38.1 29.9 1.84 .318 .277 North Side High School Gym
7 Indianapolis Olympians* 41.6 22.4 2.59 .375 .289 Hinkle Fieldhouse
8 Anderson Packers* 41.6 22.4 2.42 .311 .272 Anderson High School Wigwam
9 Washington Capitols* 31.1 36.9 -0.28 .330 .287 Uline Arena
10 Tri-Cities Blackhawks* 30.4 33.6 -1.43 .330 .304 Wharton Field House
11 Philadelphia Warriors* 24.4 43.6 -2.26 .312 .250 Philadelphia Arena 63,270
12 St. Louis Bombers 25.3 42.7 -2.01 .342 .300 St. Louis Arena
13 Baltimore Bullets 17.9 50.1 -4.55 .310 .281 Baltimore Coliseum
14 Boston Celtics 26.8 41.2 -1.72 .338 .266 Boston Garden 110,552
15 Sheboygan Redskins* 18.1 43.9 -5.84 .344 .329 Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory
16 Waterloo Hawks 17.4 44.6 -5.96 .356 .291 McElroy Auditorium
17 Denver Nuggets 7.8 54.2 -11.31 .334 .261 Denver Auditorium Arena
League Average 33.0 33.0 0.00 .340 .284 110,644

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Field Goals

1.George Mikan*-MNL649
2.Alex Groza-INO521
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS397
4.Jim Pollard*-MNL394
5.Carl Braun-NYK373

Field Goal Attempts

1.George Mikan*-MNL1595
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW1209
3.Frankie Brian-AND1156
4.Jim Pollard*-MNL1140
5.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1132

Field Goal Pct

1.Alex Groza-INO.478
2.Dick Mehen-WAT.420
3.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.414
4.Harry Boykoff-WAT.413
5.George Mikan*-MNL.407

Free Throws

1.George Mikan*-MNL567
2.Alex Groza-INO454
3.Frankie Brian-AND402
4.Ed Macauley*-STB379
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR376

Free Throw Attempts

1.George Mikan*-MNL728
2.Alex Groza-INO623
3.Ed Macauley*-STB528
4.Frankie Brian-AND488
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR486

Free Throw Pct

1.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.843
2.Chick Reiser-WSC.835
3.Al Cervi*-SYR.830
4.Belus Smawley-STB.828
5.Fran Curran-ROC.826

Assists

1.Dick McGuire*-NYK386
2.Andy Phillip*-CHS377
3.Bob Davies*-ROC294
4.Al Cervi*-SYR264
 George Senesky-PHW264

Personal Fouls

1.George Mikan*-MNL297
2.Bob Brannum-SHE279
3.Chuck Gilmur-WSC275
4.Charlie Black-TOT273
5.Bob Brown-DNN269

Points

1.George Mikan*-MNL1865
2.Alex Groza-INO1496
3.Frankie Brian-AND1138
4.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1115
5.Ed Macauley*-STB1081

Points Per Game

1.George Mikan*-MNL27.4
2.Alex Groza-INO23.4
3.Frankie Brian-AND17.8
4.Kenny Sailors-DNN17.3
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR16.8

Assists Per Game

1.Andy Phillip*-CHS5.8
2.Dick McGuire*-NYK5.7
3.Al Cervi*-SYR4.7
4.Bob Davies*-ROC4.6
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR4.0

True Shooting Pct

1.Alex Groza-INO.548
2.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.515
3.George Mikan*-MNL.487
4.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.487
5.Ed Macauley*-STB.485

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Bob Davies
Alex Groza
George Mikan
Jim Pollard
Max Zaslofsky
 2nd Team
Ralph Beard
Frankie Brian
Al Cervi
Fred Schaus
Dolph Schayes