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1950-51 NBA Season Summary

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League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Philadelphia Warriors* 40 26 .606 — 85.4 81.6 3.40
Boston Celtics* 39 30 .565 2.5 85.2 85.5 -0.41
New York Knickerbockers* 36 30 .545 4.0 85.8 85.4 0.49
Syracuse Nationals* 32 34 .485 8.0 86.1 85.5 0.62
Baltimore Bullets 24 42 .364 16.0 82.0 84.3 -1.94
Washington Capitols 10 25 .286 14.5 81.3 86.0 -4.63
Western Division              
Minneapolis Lakers* 44 24 .647 — 82.8 77.4 4.79
Rochester Royals* 41 27 .603 3.0 84.6 81.7 2.54
Fort Wayne Pistons* 32 36 .471 12.0 84.1 86.0 -1.81
Indianapolis Olympians* 31 37 .456 13.0 81.7 84.1 -2.00
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 25 43 .368 19.0 84.3 88.1 -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 ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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* 66 1884 5365 .351 1912 2634 .726 3259 1493 1995 5680 86.1
2 New York Knickerbockers* 66 2037 5380 .379 1592 2231 .714 3421 1551 1810 5666 85.8
3 Philadelphia Warriors* 66 1985 5665 .350 1664 2181 .763 3586 1432 1710 5634 85.4
4 Boston Celtics* 69 2065 5607 .368 1751 2415 .725 3499 1579 1881 5881 85.2
5 Rochester Royals* 68 2032 5377 .378 1692 2248 .753 3015 1368 1534 5756 84.6
6 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 68 1988 6041 .329 1754 2425 .723 3715 1476 2092 5730 84.3
7 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 2002 5927 .338 1718 2387 .720 3725 1142 1961 5722 84.1
8 Minneapolis Lakers* 68 2084 5590 .373 1464 1989 .736 3049 1408 1801 5632 82.8
9 Baltimore Bullets 66 1955 5542 .353 1504 2020 .745 3044 1345 1736 5414 82.0
10 Indianapolis Olympians* 68 2096 5779 .363 1363 1902 .717 2779 1455 1569 5555 81.7
11 Washington Capitols 35 967 2893 .334 910 1244 .732 1567 584 1050 2844 81.3
League Average 64 1918 5379 .357 1575 2152 .732 3151 1348 1740 5410 84.1

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 5264 77.4
2 Philadelphia Warriors* 66 5386 81.6
3 Rochester Royals* 68 5553 81.7
4 Indianapolis Olympians* 68 5716 84.1
5 Baltimore Bullets 66 5565 84.3
6 New York Knickerbockers* 66 5639 85.4
7 Boston Celtics* 69 5899 85.5
8 Syracuse Nationals* 66 5645 85.5
9 Fort Wayne Pistons* 68 5849 86.0
10 Washington Capitols 35 3011 86.0
11 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 68 5988 88.1
League Average 64 5410 84.1

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 Minneapolis Lakers* 49.0 19.0 4.79 .373 .262 Minneapolis Auditorium
2 Rochester Royals* 42.4 25.6 2.54 .378 .315 Edgerton Park Arena
3 Philadelphia Warriors* 43.1 22.9 3.40 .350 .294 Philadelphia Arena 105,108
4 Boston Celtics* 33.8 35.2 -0.41 .368 .312 Boston Garden 197,888
5 New York Knickerbockers* 34.1 31.9 0.49 .379 .296 Madison Square Garden (III) 151,742
6 Fort Wayne Pistons* 28.8 39.2 -1.81 .338 .290 North Side High School Gym
7 Syracuse Nationals* 34.4 31.6 0.62 .351 .356 State Fair Coliseum 174,094
8 Indianapolis Olympians* 27.3 40.7 -2.00 .363 .236 Hinkle Fieldhouse
9 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 23.8 44.2 -3.22 .329 .290 Wharton Field House
10 Baltimore Bullets 26.7 39.3 -1.94 .353 .271 Baltimore Coliseum
11 Washington Capitols 10.9 24.1 -4.63 .334 .315 Uline Arena
League Average 32.2 32.2 0.00 .357 .293 157,208

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Field Goals

1. George Mikan*-MNL 678
2. Alex Groza-INO 492
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 459
4. Joe Fulks*-PHW 429
5. Ralph Beard-INO 409

Field Goal Attempts

1. George Mikan*-MNL 1584
2. Joe Fulks*-PHW 1358
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1138
4. Frankie Brian-TRI 1127
5. Dike Eddleman-TRI 1120

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*-MNL 576
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 466
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 457
4. Alex Groza-INO 445
5. Frankie Brian-TRI 418

Free Throw Attempts

1. George Mikan*-MNL 717
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 614
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 608
4. Alex Groza-INO 566
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW 526

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*-SYR 1080
2. George Mikan*-MNL 958
3. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 800
4. Arnie Risen*-ROC 795
5. Alex Groza-INO 709

Assists

1. Andy Phillip*-PHW 414
2. Dick McGuire*-NYK 400
3. George Senesky-PHW 342
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 341
5. Ralph Beard-INO 318

Personal Fouls

1. George Mikan*-MNL 308
2. Arnie Johnson-ROC 290
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW 284
4. Arnie Risen*-ROC 278
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 271
  Alex Hannum*-SYR 271

Points

1. George Mikan*-MNL 1932
2. Alex Groza-INO 1429
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 1384
4. Joe Fulks*-PHW 1236
5. Frankie Brian-TRI 1144

Points Per Game

1. George Mikan*-MNL 28.4
2. Alex Groza-INO 21.7
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 20.4
4. Joe Fulks*-PHW 18.7
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW 17.2

Rebounds Per Game

1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 16.4
2. George Mikan*-MNL 14.1
3. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 12.1
4. Arnie Risen*-ROC 12.0
5. Alex Groza-INO 10.7

Assists Per Game

1. Andy Phillip*-PHW 6.3
2. Dick McGuire*-NYK 6.2
3. George Senesky-PHW 5.3
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 4.9
5. Ralph Beard-INO 4.8

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

Effective 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
 

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 Game Rosters

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