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1952 NBA Playoffs Summary

1951 Playoffs Summary 1953 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

1952 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: George Mikan (307)

TRB: George Mikan (207)

AST: Dick McGuire (90)

WS: George Mikan (2.4)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks (4-3)

Game 1	Sat, April 12	New York Knicks	79	@ Minneapolis Lakers	83
Game 2	Sun, April 13	New York Knicks	80	@ Minneapolis Lakers	72
Game 3	Wed, April 16	Minneapolis Lakers	82	@ New York Knicks	77
Game 4	Fri, April 18	Minneapolis Lakers	89	@ New York Knicks	90
Game 5	Sun, April 20	New York Knicks	89	@ Minneapolis Lakers	102
Game 6	Wed, April 23	Minneapolis Lakers	68	@ New York Knicks	76
Game 7	Fri, April 25	New York Knicks	65	@ Minneapolis Lakers	82

New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals (3-1)

Game 1	Wed, April 2	New York Knicks	87	@ Syracuse Nationals	85
Game 2	Thu, April 3	New York Knicks	92	@ Syracuse Nationals	102
Game 3	Sat, April 5	Syracuse Nationals	92	@ New York Knicks	99
Game 4	Tue, April 8	Syracuse Nationals	93	@ New York Knicks	100

Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals (3-1)

Game 1	Sat, March 29	Minneapolis Lakers	78	@ Rochester Royals	88
Game 2	Sun, March 30	Minneapolis Lakers	83	@ Rochester Royals	78
Game 3	Sat, April 5	Rochester Royals	67	@ Minneapolis Lakers	77
Game 4	Sun, April 6	Rochester Royals	80	@ Minneapolis Lakers	82

New York Knicks over Boston Celtics (2-1)

Game 1	Wed, March 19	New York Knicks	94	@ Boston Celtics	105
Game 2	Sun, March 23	Boston Celtics	97	@ New York Knicks	101
Game 3	Wed, March 26	New York Knicks	88	@ Boston Celtics	87

Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors (2-1)

Game 1	Thu, March 20	Philadelphia Warriors	83	@ Syracuse Nationals	102
Game 2	Sat, March 22	Syracuse Nationals	95	@ Philadelphia Warriors	100
Game 3	Sun, March 23	Philadelphia Warriors	73	@ Syracuse Nationals	84

Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians (2-0)

Game 1	Sun, March 23	Indianapolis Olympians	70	@ Minneapolis Lakers	78
Game 2	Tue, March 25	Minneapolis Lakers	94	@ Indianapolis Olympians	87

Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons (2-0)

Game 1	Tue, March 18	Fort Wayne Pistons	78	@ Rochester Royals	95
Game 2	Thu, March 20	Rochester Royals	92	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	86

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	3	256.7	31.7	75.7	.419				31.7	75.7	.419	33.0	41.7	.792			52.7	25.0				40.0	96.3
2	Syracuse Nationals	7	240.0	28.7	74.4	.386				28.7	74.4	.386	35.4	48.7	.727			53.9	18.3				36.4	92.9
3	New York Knicks	14	247.1	28.1	71.5	.393				28.1	71.5	.393	30.8	41.5	.742			53.1	18.3				30.9	86.9
4	Philadelphia Warriors	3	240.0	27.3	69.3	.394				27.3	69.3	.394	30.7	39.0	.786			50.0	18.7				37.7	85.3
5	Rochester Royals	6	244.2	27.3	71.2	.384				27.3	71.2	.384	28.7	38.2	.751			48.7	22.5				28.0	83.3
6	Minneapolis Lakers	13	245.8	29.2	72.6	.403				29.2	72.6	.403	23.8	32.2	.742			45.9	18.5				27.6	82.3
7	Fort Wayne Pistons	2	240.0	31.0	82.5	.376				31.0	82.5	.376	20.0	28.5	.702			55.0	28.5				34.0	82.0
8	Indianapolis Olympians	2	240.0	29.0	80.0	.363				29.0	80.0	.363	20.5	28.0	.732			38.5	15.5				22.5	78.5
	League Average	6	245.0	28.7	73.1	.393				28.7	73.1	.393	28.7	38.5	.745			50.1	19.6				31.2	86.1

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	13	245.8																					78.9
2	Rochester Royals	6	244.2																					80.7
3	Indianapolis Olympians	2	240.0																					86.0
4	New York Knicks	14	247.1																					88.5
5	Syracuse Nationals	7	240.0																					90.6
6	Fort Wayne Pistons	2	240.0																					93.5
7	Philadelphia Warriors	3	240.0																					93.7
8	Boston Celtics	3	256.7																					94.3
	League Average	6	245.0	28.7	73.1	.393				28.7	73.1	.393	28.7	38.5	.745			50.1	19.6				31.2	86.1

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	New York Knicks	14	3460	393	1001	.393				393	1001	.393	431	581	.742			744	256				432	1217
2	Minneapolis Lakers	13	3195	380	944	.403				380	944	.403	310	418	.742			597	240				359	1070
3	Syracuse Nationals	7	1680	201	521	.386				201	521	.386	248	341	.727			377	128				255	650
4	Rochester Royals	6	1465	164	427	.384				164	427	.384	172	229	.751			292	135				168	500
5	Boston Celtics	3	770	95	227	.419				95	227	.419	99	125	.792			158	75				120	289
6	Philadelphia Warriors	3	720	82	208	.394				82	208	.394	92	117	.786			150	56				113	256
7	Fort Wayne Pistons	2	480	62	165	.376				62	165	.376	40	57	.702			110	57				68	164
8	Indianapolis Olympians	2	480	58	160	.363				58	160	.363	41	56	.732			77	31				45	157
	League Average	6	1531	179	457	.393				179	457	.393	179	241	.745			313	122				195	538

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	Indianapolis Olympians	2	480																					172
2	Fort Wayne Pistons	2	480																					187
3	Philadelphia Warriors	3	720																					281
4	Boston Celtics	3	770																					283
5	Rochester Royals	6	1465																					484
6	Syracuse Nationals	7	1680																					634
7	Minneapolis Lakers	13	3195																					1026
8	New York Knicks	14	3460																					1239
	League Average	6	1531	179	457	.393				179	457	.393	179	241	.745			313	122				195	538

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	Minneapolis Lakers	25.9	9	4	.692	8	5	93.1	89.2	+3.9	86.4	.443		.474		.403			.328
2	Rochester Royals	29.0	3	3	.500	4	2	93.1	90.1	+3.0	88.0	.536		.474		.384			.403
3	Syracuse Nationals	25.4	3	4	.429	4	3	94.8	92.5	+2.3	97.9	.655		.484		.386			.476
4	Boston Celtics	24.7	1	2	.333	2	1	99.8	97.7	+2.1	90.2	.551		.512		.419			.436
5	New York Knicks	25.5	8	6	.571	6	8	94.9	96.6	-1.7	89.0	.580		.484		.393			.431
6	Indianapolis Olympians	24.3	0	2	.000	0	2	84.6	92.7	-8.1	92.8	.350		.425		.363			.256
7	Philadelphia Warriors	26.7	1	2	.333	1	2	96.6	106.1	-9.5	88.3	.563		.493		.394			.442
8	Fort Wayne Pistons	26.8	0	2	.000	0	2	85.5	97.5	-12.0	95.9	.345		.431		.376			.242
	League Average	26.0				3	3	93.8	93.9		89.9	.527		.478		.393			.392

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East Division Semis

West Division Semis

East Division Finals

New York Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals

West Division Finals

Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester Royals

Finals

New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers

1951-52 Reg. Season Summary