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1950-51 NBA Season Summary

1949-50 Season Summary 1951-52 Season Summary

League Champion: Rochester Royals

Rookie of the Year: Paul Arizin (17.2/9.8/2.1)

PPG Leader: George Mikan (28.4)

RPG Leader: Dolph Schayes (16.4)

APG Leader: Andy Phillip (6.3)

WS Leader: George Mikan (23.4)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
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 Knicks*	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

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Syracuse Nationals*	66		28.5	81.3	.351				28.5	81.3	.351	29.0	39.9	.726			49.4	22.6				30.2	86.1
2	New York Knicks*	66		30.9	81.5	.379				30.9	81.5	.379	24.1	33.8	.714			51.8	23.5				27.4	85.8
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	66		30.1	85.8	.350				30.1	85.8	.350	25.2	33.0	.763			54.3	21.7				25.9	85.4
4	Boston Celtics*	69		29.9	81.3	.368				29.9	81.3	.368	25.4	35.0	.725			50.7	22.9				27.3	85.2
5	Rochester Royals*	68		29.9	79.1	.378				29.9	79.1	.378	24.9	33.1	.753			44.3	20.1				22.6	84.6
6	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	68		29.2	88.8	.329				29.2	88.8	.329	25.8	35.7	.723			54.6	21.7				30.8	84.3
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68		29.4	87.2	.338				29.4	87.2	.338	25.3	35.1	.720			54.8	16.8				28.8	84.1
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	68		30.6	82.2	.373				30.6	82.2	.373	21.5	29.3	.736			50.1	20.7				26.5	82.8
9	Baltimore Bullets	66		29.6	84.0	.353				29.6	84.0	.353	22.8	30.6	.745			46.1	20.4				26.3	82.0
10	Indianapolis Olympians*	68		30.8	85.0	.363				30.8	85.0	.363	20.0	28.0	.717			40.9	21.4				23.1	81.7
11	Washington Capitols	35		27.6	82.7	.334				27.6	82.7	.334	26.1	34.1	.765			44.8	16.7				30.0	81.3
	League Average	64		29.8	83.6	.357				29.8	83.6	.357	24.5	33.4	.733			49.5	21.0				27.0	84.1

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Minneapolis Lakers*	68																						77.4
2	Philadelphia Warriors*	66																						81.6
3	Rochester Royals*	68																						81.7
4	Indianapolis Olympians*	68																						84.1
5	Baltimore Bullets	66																						84.3
6	New York Knicks*	66																						85.4
7	Boston Celtics*	69																						85.5
8	Syracuse Nationals*	66																						85.5
9	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68																						86.0
10	Washington Capitols	35																						86.0
11	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	68																						88.1
	League Average	64		29.8	83.6	.357				29.8	83.6	.357	24.5	33.4	.733			49.5	21.0				27.0	84.1

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	69		2065	5607	.368				2065	5607	.368	1751	2415	.725			3499	1579				1881	5881
2	Rochester Royals*	68		2032	5377	.378				2032	5377	.378	1692	2248	.753			3015	1368				1534	5756
3	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	68		1988	6041	.329				1988	6041	.329	1754	2425	.723			3715	1476				2092	5730
4	Fort Wayne Pistons*	68		2002	5927	.338				2002	5927	.338	1718	2387	.720			3725	1142				1961	5722
5	Syracuse Nationals*	66		1884	5365	.351				1884	5365	.351	1912	2634	.726			3259	1493				1995	5680
6	New York Knicks*	66		2037	5380	.379				2037	5380	.379	1592	2231	.714			3421	1551				1810	5666
7	Philadelphia Warriors*	66		1985	5665	.350				1985	5665	.350	1664	2181	.763			3586	1432				1710	5634
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	68		2084	5590	.373				2084	5590	.373	1464	1989	.736			3409	1408				1801	5632
9	Indianapolis Olympians*	68		2096	5779	.363				2096	5779	.363	1363	1902	.717			2779	1455				1569	5555
10	Baltimore Bullets	66		1955	5542	.353				1955	5542	.353	1504	2020	.745			3044	1345				1736	5414
11	Washington Capitols	35		965	2893	.334				965	2893	.334	914	1194	.765			1567	584				1050	2844
	League Average	64		1918	5379	.357				1918	5379	.357	1575	2148	.733			3184	1348				1740	5410

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	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 Knicks*	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		1918	5379	.357				1918	5379	.357	1575	2148	.733			3184	1348				1740	5410

Advanced Stats

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	Minneapolis Lakers*		44	24	49	19	5.41	-0.63	4.79	86.4	80.7	+5.7	94.8	.356		.436		.373			.262							Minneapolis Auditorium		573
2	Philadelphia Warriors*		40	26	43	23	3.76	-0.36	3.40	84.8	81.0	+3.8	99.3	.385		.425		.350			.294							Philadelphia Arena		418
3	Rochester Royals*		41	27	42	26	2.99	-0.44	2.54	89.3	86.2	+3.1	92.3	.418		.452		.378			.315							Edgerton Park Arena		245
4	Syracuse Nationals*		32	34	34	32	0.53	0.09	0.62	86.4	85.9	+0.5	98.1	.491		.435		.351			.356							State Fair Coliseum		666
5	New York Knicks*		36	30	34	32	0.41	0.07	0.49	88.0	87.6	+0.4	94.8	.415		.445		.379			.296							Madison Square Garden (III)		978
6	Boston Celtics*		39	30	34	35	-0.26	-0.15	-0.41	87.3	87.6	-0.3	95.9	.431		.441		.368			.312							Boston Garden	197,888	6,514
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*		32	36	29	39	-1.87	0.07	-1.81	82.0	83.8	-1.8	102.4	.403		.410		.338			.290							North Side High School Gym		103
8	Baltimore Bullets		24	42	27	39	-2.29	0.35	-1.94	83.9	86.3	-2.4	96.8	.364		.421		.353			.271							Baltimore Coliseum		616
9	Indianapolis Olympians*		31	37	27	41	-2.37	0.37	-2.00	83.6	86.0	-2.4	96.4	.329		.420		.363			.236							Hinkle Fieldhouse		240
10	Tri-Cities Blackhawks		25	43	24	44	-3.79	0.56	-3.22	80.8	84.4	-3.6	103.9	.401		.403		.329			.290							Wharton Field House		241
11	Washington Capitols		10	25	11	24	-4.77	0.14	-4.63	83.2	88.1	-4.9	97.1	.413		.416		.334			.316							Uline Arena		253
	League Average				32	32	0.00	0.00	0.00	85.1	85.1		97.4	.399		.428		.357			.293								197,888	865

League Awards

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