1950–51 NBA season

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The 1950–51 NBA season was the league’s fifth season, notable for the Rochester Royals winning the championship and for being part of the NBA’s early formative years following the BAA–NBL merger.

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1950–51 NBA season canonical 2
NBA 1950–51 season 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA season ⓘ
sports season ⓘ
assistsLeader Andy Phillip ⓘ
assistsLeaderTeam Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
averagePointsLeader George Mikan ⓘ
averagePointsPerGameLeader 28.4 ⓘ
champion Rochester Royals ⓘ
conferenceStructure two divisions ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
easternDivisionChampion Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
endDate 1951-04-21 ⓘ
endYear 1951 ⓘ
expansionOrContraction league contracted from 17 to 11 teams over two seasons ⓘ
finalsFormat best-of-seven series ⓘ
finalsName 1951 NBA Finals ⓘ
finalsResult Rochester Royals defeated New York Knicks 4–3 ⓘ
followedBy 1951–52 NBA season ⓘ
follows 1949–50 NBA season ⓘ
historicalContext early formative years of the NBA ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
MVP Dolph Schayes ⓘ
notableFor Rochester Royals winning their only NBA championship ⓘ
being among the NBA’s early seasons after the BAA–NBL merger ⓘ
numberOfGamesPerTeam 66 ⓘ
numberOfTeams 11 ⓘ
playoffFormat multi-round elimination tournament ⓘ
precededByMerger BAA–NBL merger of 1949 ⓘ
reboundsLeader George Mikan ⓘ
regularSeasonChampion Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
runnerUp New York Knicks ⓘ
seasonNumber 5 ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
startDate 1950-10-31 ⓘ
startYear 1950 ⓘ
team Baltimore Bullets ⓘ
Boston Celtics ⓘ
Chicago Stags ⓘ
Fort Wayne Pistons ⓘ
Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks ⓘ
Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
Rochester Royals ⓘ
Syracuse Nationals ⓘ
Tri-Cities Blackhawks ⓘ
Washington Capitols ⓘ
topScorer George Mikan ⓘ
topScorerTeam Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
topSeed Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
westernDivisionChampion Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

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Andy Phillip → participantIn → 1950–51 NBA season ⓘ
Jack Coleman → championshipSeason → 1950–51 NBA season ⓘ
Stan Miasek → playedIn → NBA 1950–51 season ⓘ
linked to: 1950–51 NBA season