League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
PTS Leader: George Mikan (252)
TRB Leader: George Mikan (171)
AST Leader: Slater Martin (60) & Paul Seymour (60)
WS Leader: George Mikan (3.5)
| Place | Division | Margin | Month | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | E | W | ≤3 | ≥10 | Mar | Apr |
| 1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9-4 | 6-2 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 5-1 | 0-3 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 3-3 |
| 2 | Syracuse Nationals | 9-4 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 6-1 | 3-3 |
| 3 | Rochester Royals | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | ||
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| 5 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-4 | |||
| 6 | New York Knicks | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
| Rk | Team | BOS | FTW | MNL | NYK | ROC | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 2-0 | 0-4 | ||||
| 2 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||||
| 3 | Minneapolis Lakers | 2-0 | 3-1 | 4-3 | |||
| 4 | New York Knicks | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||||
| 5 | Rochester Royals | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||||
| 6 | Syracuse Nationals | 4-0 | 3-4 | 2-0 |