NBA
1951-52 Season
Champions: Minneapolis Lakers (4-3)
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The 1951-52 NBA season featured 10 teams across 227 recorded games. Rochester Royals posted the league's best record at 41-25. Minneapolis Lakers won the championship, defeating New York Knicks 4-3 in the Finals.
Final Standings
West Division
- Rochester Royals 41-25 0.621
- Syracuse Nationals 40-26 0.606
- Minneapolis Lakers 🏆 40-26 0.606
- Indianapolis Olympians 34-32 0.515
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 29-37 0.439
- Milwaukee Hawks 17-49 0.258
East Division
- Boston Celtics 39-27 0.591
- New York Knicks 37-29 0.561
- Philadelphia Warriors 33-33 0.500
- Baltimore Bullets 20-46 0.303
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Paul Arizin PHW 25.4 PPG
- 2 George Mikan MNL 23.8 PPG
- 3 Bob Cousy BOS 21.7 PPG
- 4 Ed Macauley BOS 19.2 PPG
- 5 Bob Davies ROC 16.2 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 George Mikan MNL 13.5 RPG
- 2 Larry Foust FTW 13.3 RPG
- 3 Mel Hutchins MLH 13.3 RPG
- 4 Arnie Risen ROC 12.7 RPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 12.3 RPG
Assists
- 1 Andy Phillip PHW 8.2 APG
- 2 Bob Cousy BOS 6.7 APG
- 3 Dick McGuire NYK 6.1 APG
- 4 Bob Davies ROC 6.0 APG
- 5 George Senesky PHW 4.9 APG
1951 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Whitey Skoog Minneapolis Lakers
- #1 Gene Melchiorre Baltimore Bullets
- #2 Mel Hutchins Milwaukee Hawks