NBA
1950-51 Season
Champions: Rochester Royals (4-3)
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The 1950-51 NBA season featured 11 teams across 221 recorded games. Minneapolis Lakers posted the league's best record at 44-24. Rochester Royals won the championship, defeating New York Knicks 4-3 in the Finals.
Final Standings
West Division
- Minneapolis Lakers 44-24 0.647
- Rochester Royals 🏆 41-27 0.603
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 32-36 0.471
- Indianapolis Olympians 31-37 0.456
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks 25-43 0.368
East Division
- Philadelphia Warriors 40-26 0.606
- Boston Celtics 39-30 0.565
- New York Knicks 36-30 0.545
- Syracuse Nationals 32-34 0.485
- Baltimore Bullets 24-42 0.364
- Washington Capitols 10-25 0.286
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 George Mikan MNL 28.4 PPG
- 2 Alex Groza INO 21.7 PPG
- 3 Ed Macauley BOS 20.4 PPG
- 4 Joe Fulks PHW 18.7 PPG
- 5 Paul Arizin PHW 17.2 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Dolph Schayes SYR 16.4 RPG
- 2 George Mikan MNL 14.1 RPG
- 3 Harry Gallatin NYK 12.1 RPG
- 4 Arnie Risen ROC 12.0 RPG
- 5 Alex Groza INO 10.7 RPG
Assists
- 1 Andy Phillip PHW 6.3 APG
- 2 Dick McGuire NYK 6.2 APG
- 3 George Senesky PHW 5.3 APG
- 4 Bob Cousy BOS 4.9 APG
- 5 Ralph Beard INO 4.8 APG
1950 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors
- #0 Gerry Calabrese Syracuse Nationals
- #0 Chuck Cooper Boston Celtics