1949-50 NBA Season Summary

1948-49 Season Summary 1950-51 Season Summary

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Alex Groza

PPG Leader: George Mikan (27.4)

APG Leader: Andy Phillip (5.8)

WS Leader: George Mikan (21.1)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Central Division
Minneapolis Lakers*	51	17	.750	—	84.1	75.7	8.25
Rochester Royals*	51	17	.750	—	82.4	74.6	7.72
Fort Wayne Pistons*	40	28	.588	11.0	79.3	77.9	1.84
Chicago Stags*	40	28	.588	11.0	78.7	77.1	2.06
St. Louis Bombers	26	42	.382	25.0	73.7	76.5	-2.01
Eastern Division
Syracuse Nationals*	51	13	.797	—	84.8	76.7	6.48
New York Knicks*	40	28	.588	13.0	80.7	78.6	2.53
Washington Capitols*	32	36	.471	21.0	76.5	77.4	-0.28
Philadelphia Warriors*	26	42	.382	27.0	73.3	76.4	-2.27
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	28.0	73.1	78.7	-4.55
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	31.0	79.7	82.2	-1.73
Western Division
Indianapolis Olympians*	39	25	.609	—	85.8	82.1	2.59
Anderson Packers*	37	27	.578	2.0	87.3	83.5	2.42
Tri-Cities Blackhawks*	29	35	.453	10.0	83.0	83.6	-1.43
Sheboygan Red Skins*	22	40	.355	16.0	82.4	87.8	-5.85
Waterloo Hawks	19	43	.306	19.0	79.4	84.9	-5.96
Denver Nuggets	11	51	.177	27.0	77.7	89.2	-11.31

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Anderson Packers*	64	30.4	97.7	.311	30.4	97.7	.311	26.6	36.6	.727	19.4	28.2	87.3
2	Indianapolis Olympians*	64	31.0	82.5	.375	31.0	82.5	.375	23.9	33.5	.713	21.0	26.2	85.8
3	Syracuse Nationals*	64	29.2	82.4	.354	29.2	82.4	.354	26.4	37.4	.706	23.0	28.6	84.8
4	Minneapolis Lakers*	68	31.5	85.8	.367	31.5	85.8	.367	21.2	28.6	.741	20.7	24.6	84.1
5	Tri-Cities Blackhawks*	64	28.4	86.2	.330	28.4	86.2	.330	26.2	36.1	.727	20.8	32.1	83.0
6	Rochester Royals*	68	28.8	77.2	.373	28.8	77.2	.373	24.9	34.1	.729	20.3	23.3	82.4
7	Sheboygan Red Skins*	62	27.9	81.0	.344	27.9	81.0	.344	26.7	37.7	.707	20.6	28.5	82.4
8	New York Knicks*	68	27.8	78.7	.353	27.8	78.7	.353	25.1	35.4	.711	19.2	25.3	80.7
9	Boston Celtics	68	28.6	84.6	.338	28.6	84.6	.338	22.5	31.8	.707	21.7	24.2	79.7
10	Waterloo Hawks	62	28.2	79.1	.356	28.2	79.1	.356	23.0	32.3	.714	21.4	28.7	79.4
11	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68	27.6	86.8	.318	27.6	86.8	.318	24.0	34.3	.701	20.1	30.4	79.3
12	Chicago Stags*	68	29.5	86.6	.340	29.5	86.6	.340	19.8	28.4	.696	20.1	29.1	78.7
13	Denver Nuggets	62	27.9	83.6	.334	27.9	83.6	.334	21.9	32.2	.678	16.8	27.3	77.7
14	Washington Capitols*	68	26.7	80.8	.330	26.7	80.8	.330	23.2	31.0	.746	15.5	27.0	76.5
15	St. Louis Bombers	68	25.6	74.8	.342	25.6	74.8	.342	22.5	31.6	.711	18.9	23.5	73.7
16	Philadelphia Warriors*	68	26.2	84.0	.312	26.2	84.0	.312	21.0	30.0	.700	16.8	26.0	73.3
17	Baltimore Bullets	68	25.2	81.1	.310	25.2	81.1	.310	22.8	31.2	.730	17.5	26.4	73.1
	League Average	66	28.2	83.1	.340	28.2	83.1	.340	23.6	33.0	.714	19.6	27.0	80.0

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Rochester Royals*	68												74.6
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	68												75.7
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	68												76.4
4	St. Louis Bombers	68												76.5
5	Syracuse Nationals*	64												76.7
6	Chicago Stags*	68												77.1
7	Washington Capitols*	68												77.4
8	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68												77.9
9	New York Knicks*	68												78.6
10	Baltimore Bullets	68												78.7
11	Indianapolis Olympians*	64												82.1
12	Boston Celtics	68												82.2
13	Anderson Packers*	64												83.5
14	Tri-Cities Blackhawks*	64												83.6
15	Waterloo Hawks	62												84.9
16	Sheboygan Red Skins*	62												87.8
17	Denver Nuggets	62												89.2
	League Average	66	28.2	83.1	.340	28.2	83.1	.340	23.6	33.0	.714	19.6	27.0	80.0

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

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

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	AST	PF	PTS
1	Syracuse Nationals*	64												4908
2	Rochester Royals*	68												5074
3	Minneapolis Lakers*	68												5150
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	68												5194
5	St. Louis Bombers	68												5202
6	Chicago Stags*	68												5243
7	Indianapolis Olympians*	64												5256
8	Waterloo Hawks	62												5264
9	Washington Capitols*	68												5265
10	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68												5297
11	New York Knicks*	68												5344
12	Anderson Packers*	64												5346
13	Tri-Cities Blackhawks*	64												5351
14	Baltimore Bullets	68												5353
15	Sheboygan Red Skins*	62												5443
16	Denver Nuggets	62												5530
17	Boston Celtics	68												5590
	League Average	66	1863	5484	.340	1863	5484	.340	1557	2179	.714	1294	1780	5283

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
																	Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA	Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	New York Knicks*		40	28	40	28	2.12	0.41	2.53					.449		.428	.353			.320					Madison Square Garden (III)		379
2	Washington Capitols*		32	36	31	37	-0.94	0.66	-0.28					.384		.405	.330			.287					Uline Arena		153
3	Waterloo Hawks		19	43	17	45	-5.53	-0.43	-5.96					.408		.425	.356			.291					McElroy Auditorium		116
4	Tri-Cities Blackhawks*		29	35	30	34	-0.59	-0.84	-1.43					.418		.407	.330			.304					Wharton Field House		252
5	Syracuse Nationals*		51	13	51	13	8.14	-1.70	6.48					.454		.429	.354			.321					State Fair Coliseum		243
6	St. Louis Bombers		26	42	25	43	-2.82	0.81	-2.01					.423		.415	.342			.300					St. Louis Arena		238
7	Sheboygan Red Skins*		22	40	18	44	-5.40	-0.44	-5.85					.466		.422	.344			.329					Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory		71
8	Rochester Royals*		51	17	54	14	7.76	-0.05	7.72					.442		.447	.373			.322					Edgerton Park Arena		328
9	Philadelphia Warriors*		26	42	24	44	-3.10	0.84	-2.27					.357		.377	.312			.250					Philadelphia Arena		413
10	Anderson Packers*		37	27	42	22	3.80	-1.38	2.42					.375		.384	.311			.272					Anderson High School Wigwam		58
11	Minneapolis Lakers*		51	17	55	13	8.34	-0.09	8.25					.333		.427	.367			.247					Minneapolis Auditorium		748
12	Indianapolis Olympians*		39	25	42	22	3.70	-1.15	2.59					.406		.441	.375			.289					Hinkle Fieldhouse		95
13	Fort Wayne Pistons*		40	28	38	30	1.37	0.47	1.84					.395		.389	.318			.277					North Side High School Gym		109
14	Denver Nuggets		11	51	8	54	-11.50	0.18	-11.31					.386		.397	.334			.261					Denver Auditorium Arena		135
15	Chicago Stags*		40	28	39	29	1.60	0.45	2.06					.328		.397	.340			.228					Chicago Stadium		332
16	Boston Celtics		22	46	27	41	-2.50	0.79	-1.73					.376		.404	.338			.266					Boston Garden	110,552	4,699
17	Baltimore Bullets		25	43	18	50	-5.59	1.04	-4.55					.385		.385	.310			.281					Baltimore Coliseum
	League Average				33	33	0.00	0.00	0.00					.397		.410	.340			.284						110,552	393