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1951-52 NBA Season Summary

1950-51 Season Summary 1952-53 Season Summary

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Mel Hutchins (9.2/13.3/2.9), Bill Tosheff (9.4/3.3/3.4)

PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.4)

RPG Leader: George Mikan (13.5)

APG Leader: Andy Phillip (8.2)

WS Leader: Paul Arizin (16.0)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Syracuse Nationals*	40	26	.606	—	86.7	82.2	3.94
Boston Celtics*	39	27	.591	1.0	91.3	87.2	3.60
New York Knicks*	37	29	.561	3.0	85.0	84.2	0.67
Philadelphia Warriors*	33	33	.500	7.0	86.5	87.8	-1.08
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	.303	20.0	81.5	89.0	-6.60
Western Division
Rochester Royals*	41	25	.621	—	86.2	82.8	2.92
Minneapolis Lakers*	40	26	.606	1.0	85.6	79.5	5.28
Indianapolis Olympians*	34	32	.515	7.0	82.9	82.8	0.08
Fort Wayne Pistons*	29	37	.439	12.0	78.0	80.1	-1.83
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	.258	24.0	73.2	81.2	-7.04

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	Boston Celtics*	66		32.3	83.5	.387				32.3	83.5	.387	26.7	36.5	.734			56.8	24.3				26.3	91.3
2	Syracuse Nationals*	66		28.7	78.9	.364				28.7	78.9	.364	29.3	39.2	.747			54.6	20.8				29.8	86.7
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	66		30.9	81.3	.380				30.9	81.3	.380	24.8	32.5	.762			55.3	24.1				27.4	86.5
4	Rochester Royals*	66		30.5	78.4	.389				30.5	78.4	.389	25.2	32.6	.773			51.1	24.1				27.3	86.2
5	Minneapolis Lakers*	66		31.9	86.9	.367				31.9	86.9	.367	21.8	29.1	.748			53.7	21.0				26.7	85.6
6	New York Knicks*	66		30.6	80.0	.383				30.6	80.0	.383	23.7	33.1	.716			58.1	23.7				26.8	85.0
7	Indianapolis Olympians*	66		30.7	83.5	.367				30.7	83.5	.367	21.5	29.8	.724			49.8	19.5				24.0	82.9
8	Baltimore Bullets	66		28.5	83.3	.342				28.5	83.3	.342	24.5	33.5	.730			57.3	21.5				26.0	81.5
9	Fort Wayne Pistons*	66		26.8	76.0	.353				26.8	76.0	.353	24.4	33.2	.733			54.8	21.3				26.5	78.0
10	Milwaukee Hawks	66		25.4	76.6	.331				25.4	76.6	.331	22.5	33.0	.682			53.6	18.6				28.0	73.2
	League Average	66		29.6	80.8	.367				29.6	80.8	.367	24.4	33.2	.735			54.5	21.9				26.9	83.7

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*	66																						79.5
2	Fort Wayne Pistons*	66																						80.1
3	Milwaukee Hawks	66																						81.2
4	Syracuse Nationals*	66																						82.2
5	Indianapolis Olympians*	66																						82.8
6	Rochester Royals*	66																						82.8
7	New York Knicks*	66																						84.2
8	Boston Celtics*	66																						87.2
9	Philadelphia Warriors*	66																						87.8
10	Baltimore Bullets	66																						89.0
	League Average	66		29.6	80.8	.367				29.6	80.8	.367	24.4	33.2	.735			54.5	21.9				26.9	83.7

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*	66		2131	5510	.387				2131	5510	.387	1765	2406	.734			3750	1606				1734	6027
2	Syracuse Nationals*	66		1894	5207	.364				1894	5207	.364	1933	2589	.747			3603	1373				1970	5721
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	66		2039	5367	.380				2039	5367	.380	1634	2143	.762			3647	1593				1806	5712
4	Rochester Royals*	66		2014	5172	.389				2014	5172	.389	1661	2150	.773			3373	1590				1804	5689
5	Minneapolis Lakers*	66		2106	5733	.367				2106	5733	.367	1436	1921	.748			3543	1389				1763	5648
6	New York Knicks*	66		2022	5282	.383				2022	5282	.383	1565	2185	.716			3834	1567				1770	5609
7	Indianapolis Olympians*	66		2026	5513	.367				2026	5513	.367	1422	1965	.724			3288	1290				1586	5474
8	Baltimore Bullets	66		1882	5495	.342				1882	5495	.342	1614	2211	.730			3780	1417				1719	5378
9	Fort Wayne Pistons*	66		1771	5013	.353				1771	5013	.353	1609	2194	.733			3619	1403				1751	5151
10	Milwaukee Hawks	66		1674	5055	.331				1674	5055	.331	1485	2177	.682			3540	1229				1848	4833
	League Average	66		1956	5335	.367				1956	5335	.367	1612	2194	.735			3598	1446				1775	5524

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	Minneapolis Lakers*	66																						5250
2	Fort Wayne Pistons*	66																						5286
3	Milwaukee Hawks	66																						5357
4	Syracuse Nationals*	66																						5427
5	Indianapolis Olympians*	66																						5466
6	Rochester Royals*	66																						5468
7	New York Knicks*	66																						5560
8	Boston Celtics*	66																						5758
9	Philadelphia Warriors*	66																						5795
10	Baltimore Bullets	66																						5873
	League Average	66		1956	5335	.367				1956	5335	.367	1612	2194	.735			3598	1446				1775	5524

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*	25.9	40	26	49	17	6.03	-0.75	5.28	85.3	79.3	+6.0	97.2	.335		.429		.367			.250							Minneapolis Auditorium		401
2	Syracuse Nationals*	25.8	40	26	45	21	4.45	-0.52	3.94	89.2	84.6	+4.6	96.1	.497		.451		.364			.371							Onondaga War Memorial		1,016
3	Boston Celtics*	24.9	39	27	43	23	4.08	-0.47	3.60	90.4	86.4	+4.0	100.0	.437		.459		.387			.320							Boston Garden	160,167	5,528
4	Rochester Royals*	28.9	41	25	42	24	3.35	-0.43	2.92	91.6	88.1	+3.5	92.7	.416		.465		.389			.321							Edgerton Park Arena		325
5	New York Knicks*	25.5	37	29	35	31	0.74	-0.07	0.67	88.7	87.9	+0.8	94.9	.414		.449		.383			.296							Madison Square Garden (III)		1,489
6	Indianapolis Olympians*	24.5	34	32	33	33	0.12	-0.04	0.08	85.2	85.1	+0.1	96.7	.356		.429		.367			.258							Hinkle Fieldhouse		135
7	Philadelphia Warriors*	26.6	33	33	30	36	-1.26	0.17	-1.08	89.5	90.8	-1.3	95.5	.399		.453		.380			.304							Philadelphia Arena		668
8	Fort Wayne Pistons*	26.5	29	37	27	39	-2.05	0.22	-1.83	85.6	87.9	-2.3	90.1	.438		.431		.353			.321							North Side High School Gym		91
9	Baltimore Bullets	27.3	20	46	15	51	-7.50	0.92	-6.60	83.0	90.6	-7.6	97.3	.402		.416		.342			.294							Baltimore Coliseum		109
10	Milwaukee Hawks	26.6	17	49	13	53	-7.94	0.93	-7.04	80.4	89.1	-8.7	90.7	.431		.402		.331			.294							Milwaukee Arena		136
	League Average	26.3			33	33	0.00	0.00	-0.01	86.9	86.9		95.1	.411		.438		.367			.302								160,167	910

League Awards

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League Leaders

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All-NBA

All-Star Game Rosters

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1951-52 NBA Season

Standings

Schedule and Results

Leaders

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Player Stats

Other

1952 Playoffs Summary