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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
Eastern Division         
Philadelphia Warriors* 40 26 .606 — 85.4 81.6 43 23 3.40
Boston Celtics* 39 30 .565 2.5 85.2 85.5 34 35 -0.41
New York Knickerbockers* 36 30 .545 4.0 85.8 85.4 34 32 0.49
Syracuse Nationals* 32 34 .485 8.0 86.1 85.5 34 32 0.62
Baltimore Bullets 24 42 .364 16.0 82.0 84.3 27 39 -1.94
Washington Capitols 10 25 .286 14.5 81.3 86.0 11 24 -4.63
Western Division         
Minneapolis Lakers* 44 24 .647 — 82.8 77.4 49 19 4.79
Rochester Royals* 41 27 .603 3.0 84.6 81.7 42 26 2.54
Fort Wayne Pistons* 32 36 .471 12.0 84.1 86.0 29 39 -1.81
Indianapolis Olympians* 31 37 .456 13.0 81.7 84.1 27 41 -2.00
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 25 43 .368 19.0 84.3 88.1 24 44 -3.22

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Rochester Royals over New York Knickerbockers
 
Eastern Division Finals (3-2): New York Knickerbockers over Syracuse Nationals
 
Western Division Finals (3-1): Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): New York Knickerbockers over Boston Celtics
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors
 
Western Division Semifinals (2-1): Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians
Western Division Semifinals (2-1): Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons

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
1 Boston Celtics* 69 2065 5607 .368 1751 2415 .725 3499 1579 1881 5881
2 Rochester Royals* 68 2032 5377 .378 1692 2248 .753 3015 1368 1534 5756
3 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 68 1988 6041 .329 1754 2425 .723 3715 1476 2092 5730
4 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 2002 5927 .338 1718 2387 .720 3725 1142 1961 5722
5 Syracuse Nationals* 66 1884 5365 .351 1912 2634 .726 3259 1493 1995 5680
6 New York Knickerbockers* 66 2037 5380 .379 1592 2231 .714 3421 1551 1810 5666
7 Philadelphia Warriors* 66 1985 5665 .350 1664 2181 .763 3586 1432 1710 5634
8 Minneapolis Lakers* 68 2084 5590 .373 1464 1989 .736 3049 1408 1801 5632
9 Indianapolis Olympians* 68 2096 5779 .363 1363 1902 .717 2779 1455 1569 5555
10 Baltimore Bullets 66 1955 5542 .353 1504 2020 .745 3044 1345 1736 5414
11 Washington Capitols 35 967 2893 .334 910 1244 .732 1567 584 1050 2844
League Average 64 1918 5379 .357 1575 2152 .732 3151 1348 1740 5410

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
1 Washington Capitols 35 3011
2 Minneapolis Lakers* 68 5264
3 Philadelphia Warriors* 66 5386
4 Rochester Royals* 68 5553
5 Baltimore Bullets 66 5565
6 New York Knickerbockers* 66 5639
7 Syracuse Nationals* 66 5645
8 Indianapolis Olympians* 68 5716
9 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 5849
10 Boston Celtics* 69 5899
11 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 68 5988
League Average 64 5410

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Field Goals

1.George Mikan*-MNL678
2.Alex Groza-INO492
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS459
4.Joe Fulks*-PHW429
5.Ralph Beard-INO409

Field Goal Attempts

1.George Mikan*-MNL1584
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW1358
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS1138
4.Frankie Brian-TRI1127
5.Dike Eddleman-TRI1120

Field Goal Pct

1.Alex Groza-INO.470
2.Ed Macauley*-BOS.466
3.George Mikan*-MNL.428
4.Jack Coleman-ROC.421
5.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.416

Free Throws

1.George Mikan*-MNL576
2.Ed Macauley*-BOS466
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR457
4.Alex Groza-INO445
5.Frankie Brian-TRI418

Free Throw Attempts

1.George Mikan*-MNL717
2.Ed Macauley*-BOS614
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR608
4.Alex Groza-INO566
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW526

Free Throw Pct

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW.855
2.Belus Smawley-TOT.850
3.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.850
4.Fred Scolari-TOT.843
5.Vince Boryla-NYK.837

Total Rebounds

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1080
2.George Mikan*-MNL958
3.Harry Gallatin*-NYK800
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC795
5.Alex Groza-INO709

Assists

1.Andy Phillip*-PHW414
2.Dick McGuire*-NYK400
3.George Senesky-PHW342
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS341
5.Ralph Beard-INO318

Personal Fouls

1.George Mikan*-MNL308
2.Arnie Johnson-ROC290
3.Paul Arizin*-PHW284
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC278
5.Alex Hannum-SYR271
 Dolph Schayes*-SYR271

Points

1.George Mikan*-MNL1932
2.Alex Groza-INO1429
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS1384
4.Joe Fulks*-PHW1236
5.Frankie Brian-TRI1144

Points Per Game

1.George Mikan*-MNL28.4
2.Alex Groza-INO21.7
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS20.4
4.Joe Fulks*-PHW18.7
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW17.2

Rebounds Per Game

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR16.4
2.George Mikan*-MNL14.1
3.Harry Gallatin*-NYK12.1
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC12.0
5.Alex Groza-INO10.7

Assists Per Game

1.Andy Phillip*-PHW6.3
2.Dick McGuire*-NYK6.2
3.George Senesky-PHW5.3
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS4.9
5.Ralph Beard-INO4.8

True Shooting Pct

1.Arnie Johnson-ROC.564
2.Alex Groza-INO.552
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS.551
4.George Ratkovicz-SYR.512
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW.512
    

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Ralph Beard
Bob Davies
Alex Groza
Ed Macauley
George Mikan
 2nd Team
Frankie Brian
Joe Fulks
Dick McGuire
Vern Mikkelsen
Dolph Schayes

All-Star Teams

East
Paul Arizin*
Vince Boryla*
Bob Cousy*
Joe Fulks*
Harry Gallatin*
Ed Macauley*
Dick McGuire*
Andy Phillip*
Red Rocha*
Dolph Schayes*
 West
Ralph Beard*
Frankie Brian*
Bob Davies*
Dike Eddleman*
Larry Foust*
Alex Groza*
George Mikan*
Vern Mikkelsen*
Jim Pollard*
Fred Schaus*
Players who played in the game are marked with an asterisk (*).