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1951 NBA Playoffs Summary

1950 Playoffs Summary 1952 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Rochester Royals

1951 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Arnie Risen (273)

TRB: Arnie Risen (196)

AST: Dick McGuire (78)

WS: Bobby Wanzer (2.7)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Rochester Royals over New York Knicks (4-3)

Game 1	Sat, April 7	New York Knicks	65	@ Rochester Royals	92
Game 2	Sun, April 8	New York Knicks	84	@ Rochester Royals	99
Game 3	Wed, April 11	Rochester Royals	78	@ New York Knicks	71
Game 4	Fri, April 13	Rochester Royals	73	@ New York Knicks	79
Game 5	Sun, April 15	New York Knicks	92	@ Rochester Royals	89
Game 6	Wed, April 18	Rochester Royals	73	@ New York Knicks	80
Game 7	Sat, April 21	New York Knicks	75	@ Rochester Royals	79

New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals (3-2)

Game 1	Wed, March 28	Syracuse Nationals	92	@ New York Knicks	103
Game 2	Thu, March 29	New York Knicks	80	@ Syracuse Nationals	102
Game 3	Sat, March 31	Syracuse Nationals	75	@ New York Knicks	77
Game 4	Sun, April 1	New York Knicks	83	@ Syracuse Nationals	90
Game 5	Wed, April 4	Syracuse Nationals	81	@ New York Knicks	83

Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers (3-1)

Game 1	Thu, March 29	Rochester Royals	73	@ Minneapolis Lakers	76
Game 2	Sat, March 31	Rochester Royals	70	@ Minneapolis Lakers	66
Game 3	Sun, April 1	Minneapolis Lakers	70	@ Rochester Royals	83
Game 4	Tue, April 3	Minneapolis Lakers	75	@ Rochester Royals	80

New York Knicks over Boston Celtics (2-0)

Game 1	Tue, March 20	New York Knicks	83	@ Boston Celtics	69
Game 2	Sat, March 24	Boston Celtics	78	@ New York Knicks	92

Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors (2-0)

Game 1	Tue, March 20	Syracuse Nationals	91	@ Philadelphia Warriors	89
Game 2	Thu, March 22	Philadelphia Warriors	78	@ Syracuse Nationals	90

Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians (2-1)

Game 1	Wed, March 21	Indianapolis Olympians	81	@ Minneapolis Lakers	95
Game 2	Fri, March 23	Minneapolis Lakers	88	@ Indianapolis Olympians	108
Game 3	Sun, March 25	Indianapolis Olympians	80	@ Minneapolis Lakers	85

Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons (2-1)

Game 1	Tue, March 20	Fort Wayne Pistons	81	@ Rochester Royals	110
Game 2	Thu, March 22	Rochester Royals	78	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	83
Game 3	Sat, March 24	Fort Wayne Pistons	78	@ Rochester Royals	97

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	Indianapolis Olympians	3		34.7	86.3	.402				34.7	86.3	.402	20.3	29.3	.693			37.7	23.3				24.3	89.7
2	Syracuse Nationals	7		29.6	78.7	.376				29.6	78.7	.376	29.6	39.1	.755			58.6	24.0				34.0	88.7
3	Rochester Royals	14		29.0	73.9	.392				29.0	73.9	.392	25.9	34.6	.748			53.8	23.5				24.1	83.9
4	Philadelphia Warriors	2		27.0	79.0	.342				27.0	79.0	.342	29.5	38.5	.766			49.5	21.5				28.0	83.5
5	New York Knicks	14		29.3	77.5	.378				29.3	77.5	.378	23.4	34.0	.687			53.1	22.1				30.3	81.9
6	Fort Wayne Pistons	3		32.3	97.0	.333				32.3	97.0	.333	16.0	23.0	.696			50.0	22.0				34.0	80.7
7	Minneapolis Lakers	7		28.7	76.6	.375				28.7	76.6	.375	21.9	29.6	.739			46.4	17.3				27.7	79.3
8	Boston Celtics	2		26.5	82.0	.323				26.5	82.0	.323	20.5	33.0	.621			44.5	21.0				31.0	73.5
	League Average	7		29.5	78.4	.376				29.5	78.4	.376	24.2	33.5	.723			51.6	22.1				28.6	83.1

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	Rochester Royals	14																						76.8
2	Minneapolis Lakers	7																						82.1
3	New York Knicks	14																						83.6
4	Syracuse Nationals	7																						84.7
5	Boston Celtics	2																						87.5
6	Indianapolis Olympians	3																						89.3
7	Philadelphia Warriors	2																						90.5
8	Fort Wayne Pistons	3																						95.0
	League Average	7		29.5	78.4	.376				29.5	78.4	.376	24.2	33.5	.723			51.6	22.1				28.6	83.1

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	Rochester Royals	14		406	1035	.392				406	1035	.392	362	484	.748			753	329				338	1174
2	New York Knicks	14		410	1085	.378				410	1085	.378	327	476	.687			743	309				424	1147
3	Syracuse Nationals	7		207	551	.376				207	551	.376	207	274	.755			410	168				238	621
4	Minneapolis Lakers	7		201	536	.375				201	536	.375	153	207	.739			325	121				194	555
5	Indianapolis Olympians	3		104	259	.402				104	259	.402	61	88	.693			113	70				73	269
6	Fort Wayne Pistons	3		97	291	.333				97	291	.333	48	69	.696			150	66				102	242
7	Philadelphia Warriors	2		54	158	.342				54	158	.342	59	77	.766			99	43				56	167
8	Boston Celtics	2		53	164	.323				53	164	.323	41	66	.621			89	42				62	147
	League Average	7		192	510	.376				192	510	.376	157	218	.723			335	144				186	540

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	2																						175
2	Philadelphia Warriors	2																						181
3	Indianapolis Olympians	3																						268
4	Fort Wayne Pistons	3																						285
5	Minneapolis Lakers	7																						575
6	Syracuse Nationals	7																						593
7	Rochester Royals	14																						1075
8	New York Knicks	14																						1170
	League Average	7		192	510	.376				192	510	.376	157	218	.723			335	144				186	540

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Rochester Royals		9	5	.643	11	3	92.5	84.7	+7.8	80.3	.468		.470		.392			.350
2	Syracuse Nationals		4	3	.571	5	2	91.2	87.1	+4.1	85.6	.497		.462		.376			.376
3	Indianapolis Olympians		1	2	.333	2	1	88.9	88.6	+0.3	76.4	.340		.452		.402			.236
4	New York Knicks		8	6	.571	6	8	87.5	89.3	-1.8	82.4	.439		.443		.378			.301
5	Minneapolis Lakers		3	4	.429	3	4	87.6	90.8	-3.2	81.6	.386		.443		.375			.285
6	Philadelphia Warriors		0	2	.000	0	2	86.6	93.9	-7.3	65.2	.487		.435		.342			.373
7	Fort Wayne Pistons		1	2	.333	0	3	75.9	89.4	-13.5	99.9	.237		.377		.333			.165
8	Boston Celtics		0	2	.000	0	2	76.4	91.0	-14.6	59.3	.402		.381		.323			.250
	League Average					3	3	88.2	88.2		80.6	.427		.446		.376			.308

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East Division Semis

West Division Semis

East Division Finals

Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knicks

West Division Finals

Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers

Finals

New York Knicks vs. Rochester Royals

1950-51 Reg. Season Summary