Season Summary / Expanded Leaders / Player Statistics / Debuts / Final Season / Game Results
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| Finals (4-3): | Boston Celtics over St. Louis Hawks | |
| Eastern Division Finals (3-0): | Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals | |
| Western Division Finals (3-0): | St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): | Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Western Division Semifinals (2-0): | Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): | St. Louis Hawks over Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): | St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Rk | Team | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1 | Boston Celtics* | 72 | 2808 | 7326 | .383 | 1983 | 2644 | .750 | 4963 | 1464 | 1851 | 7599 | |||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis Lakers* | 72 | 2584 | 6965 | .371 | 2195 | 2899 | .757 | 4581 | 1195 | 1887 | 7363 | |||||||||
| 3 | New York Knickerbockers | 72 | 2569 | 6645 | .387 | 2117 | 2844 | .744 | 4723 | 1312 | 1824 | 7255 | |||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Warriors* | 72 | 2584 | 6533 | .396 | 2062 | 2658 | .776 | 4305 | 1467 | 1732 | 7230 | |||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse Nationals* | 72 | 2550 | 6915 | .369 | 2075 | 2613 | .794 | 4350 | 1282 | 1809 | 7175 | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Louis Hawks* | 72 | 2557 | 6669 | .383 | 1977 | 2710 | .730 | 4566 | 1454 | 1848 | 7091 | |||||||||
| 7 | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 72 | 2532 | 6612 | .383 | 1874 | 2510 | .747 | 4289 | 1398 | 1643 | 6938 | |||||||||
| 8 | Rochester Royals | 72 | 2515 | 6807 | .369 | 1698 | 2402 | .707 | 4171 | 1298 | 1866 | 6728 | |||||||||
| League Average | 72 | 2587 | 6809 | .380 | 1998 | 2660 | .751 | 4494 | 1359 | 1808 | 7172 |
| Rk | Team | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1 | Rochester Royals | 72 | 6886 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis Hawks* | 72 | 7097 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 72 | 7104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Warriors* | 72 | 7116 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston Celtics* | 72 | 7213 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York Knickerbockers | 72 | 7265 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Syracuse Nationals* | 72 | 7277 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Minneapolis Lakers* | 72 | 7421 | ||||||||||||||||||
| League Average | 72 | 7172 |
| Most Valuable Player: | Bob Cousy |
| Rookie of the Year: | Tom Heinsohn |
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| 1st Team Paul Arizin Bob Cousy Bob Pettit Dolph Schayes Bill Sharman |
2nd Team Dick Garmaker Neil Johnston Slater Martin Maurice Stokes George Yardley |