NBA 1950/51
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| ◄ previous | 1950/51 season | next ► | |
| Duration | October 31, 1950 - April 21, 1951 | ||
| Season games per team | Between 66 and 69 | ||
| Number of teams | 11 | ||
| Regular season | |||
| Best record | Minneapolis Lakers | ||
| Top scorer | George Mikan (Minneapolis Lakers) | ||
| Playoffs | |||
| Eastern Division - Champion | New York Knickerbockers | ||
| Western Division - Champion | Rochester Royals | ||
| Finals | |||
| NBA champions | Rochester Royals | ||
The 1950/51 NBA season was only the second season under the name of the National Basketball Association , but the association's fifth. Because the NBA is viewed as a continuum of the historical predecessor BAA and its seasons, this method of counting is sometimes assumed without separate notice. The regular season began on October 31, 1950 and ended after 354 games on March 18, 1951. The postseason ended on April 21 with 4 - 3 final victories of the Rochester Royals over the New York Knickerbockers .
After the race barrier in the league had fallen with the use of the American of Japanese descent Wat Misaka for the New York Knickerbockers in the 1947/48 season, four Afro-Americans played for the first time in the 1950/51 season . Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted by the Boston Celtics , Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton signed a black NBA player's first contract with Ned Irish, and the first game was played by Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols . Harold Hunter also signed a contract and would have been the second black on Lloyd's team, but didn't make the cut for reasons unknown. Hank DeZonie left the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in disgust after five games because the segregation was lifted in parts of Illinois recently, discrimination but obviously persisted.
Season Notes
- Of the 17 teams from the previous year, eleven remained in the league. The Chicago Stags , the original Denver Nuggets (1948–1950) and the St. Louis Bombers ceased operations, while the Anderson Packers from Indiana, the Waterloo Hawks from Iowa and the Sheboygan Red Skins from Wisconsin founded the National Professional Basketball League , but which could not connect to the heyday of the National Basketball League of the Midwest, nor played a master.
- The Washington Capitols set in their fifth year after a season without coach Red Auerbach the game operations during the current season and broke up on January 9, 1951 after 35 games. It was the first time in NBA history that a franchise failed to complete the season.
- Four years before the shot clock was introduced, the Fort Wayne Pistons game against the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 (which would be a below-average result even by pre-war standards) on November 22, 1950 was the lowest point game in NBA history . Both teams threw a total of eight baskets, each team four.
- On January 6, 1951, there was the game of Rochester Royals against the Indianapolis Olympians with six, the total number of extra times of all time.
- On Friday, March 2, 1951, the first NBA All-Star Game of the NBA took place in the Boston Garden in front of 10,094 spectators. Head Coach Joe Lapchick with the East beat John Kundla with the Western All-Stars 111-94. Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game was Ed Macauley of the Boston Celtics . However, the price was not introduced until 1953 and Macauley was chosen retrospectively.
Closing tables
Pl. = Rank, = qualified for the playoffs, Sp = number of games, S — N = wins and losses,% = win rate (wins divided by number of games played), GB = deficit on the leader of the division in number of wins , Home = home balance, exp. = Away balance, neuter. = Balance on neutral ground, Div. = Balance against the division opponents
Eastern Division
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NBA 1950/51: Western Division in red, Eastern Division in blue (DC in purple) |
| Pl. | team | Sp | S-N | % | GB | home | Selection | Neuter | Div. |
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| 1. | Philadelphia Warriors | 66 | 40-26 | .606 | - | 29-3 | 10-22 | 1–1 | 22-14 |
| 2. | Boston Celtics | 69 | 39-30 | .565 | 2.5 | 26-6 | 9-22 | 4-2 | 22-19 |
| 3. | New York Knicks | 66 | 36-30 | .545 | 4th | 22-5 | 10-25 | 4-0 | 21-15 |
| 4th | Syracuse Nationals | 66 | 32-34 | .485 | 8th | 24-9 | 8-25 | 0-0 | 19-17 |
| 5. | Baltimore Bullets | 66 | 24-42 | .364 | 16 | 21-11 | 3-25 | 0-6 | 12-24 |
| 6th | Washington Capitols | 35 | 10-25 | .286 | * | 6-11 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 6-12 |
Western Division
| Pl. | team | Sp | S-N | % | GB | home | Selection | Neuter | Div. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 44-24 | .647 | - | 29-3 | 12-21 | 3-0 | 24-12 |
| 2. | Rochester Royals | 68 | 41-27 | .603 | 3 | 29-5 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 18-15 |
| 3. | Fort Wayne Pistons | 68 | 32-36 | .471 | 12 | 27-7 | 5-27 | 0-2 | 18-16 |
| 4th | Indianapolis Olympians | 68 | 31-37 | .456 | 13 | 19-12 | 10-24 | 2-1 | 15-20 |
| 5. | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 68 | 25-43 | .368 | 19th | 22-13 | 2-28 | 1–2 | 12-24 |
* The Washington Capitols disbanded on January 9, 1951 while the game was still running.
The players were distributed to other teams.
Leading players in individual ratings
| category | player | team | value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 1932 |
| Throwing Rate † | Alex Groza | Indianapolis Olympians | 47.0% |
| Free throw rate ‡ | Joe Fulks | Philadelphia Warriors | 85.5% |
| Assists | Andy Phillip | Philadelphia Warriors | 414 |
| Rebounds | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 1080 |
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† 200 baskets required for scoring. Mikan took third place here.
- ‡ 170 free throws required for scoring.
- At 308, George Mikan committed the most fouls , while Cal Christensen ( Tri-Cities Blackhawks ) had to leave the court fouled out 19 times, the most frequently .
- Since this season, the (total) rebounds are also recorded. Up until the 1968/69 season , the statistics in the categories "points", "assists" and "rebounds" were based on the overall performance and not the rate per game.
Honors
Playoffs tree
| Division semi-finals | Division Finals | NBA finals | |||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia Warriors | 0 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Syracuse Nationals | 2 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Syracuse Nationals | 2 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||
| E3 | New York Knicks | 3 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Celtics | 0 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Knicks | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Knicks | 3 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Rochester Royals | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 2 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Indianapolis Olympians | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Rochester Royals | 3 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Rochester Royals | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 1 | |||||||||||
Playoff results
The playoffs began on March 20th and were played in the division semi-finals according to the "best of three" mode, the division finals according to the "best of five" mode and the NBA finals according to the "best of seven" mode.
Eastern Division semi-finals
New York Knickerbockers 2, Boston Celtics 0
Tuesday March 20: Boston 69-83 New York
Thursday March 22nd: New York 92-78 Boston
Syracuse Nationals 2, Philadelphia Warriors 0
Tuesday, March 20: Philadelphia 89-91 Syracuse (new)
Thursday, March 22: Syracuse 90-78 Philadelphia
Western Division semi-finals
Rochester Royals 2, Fort Wayne Pistons 1
Tuesday, March 20: Rochester 110-81 Fort Wayne
Thursday, March 22: Fort Wayne 83-78 Rochester
Saturday, March 24: Rochester 97-78 Fort Wayne
Minneapolis Lakers 2, Indianapolis Indians 1
Wednesday, March 21: Minneapolis 95-81 Indianapolis
Friday, March 23: Indianapolis 108-88 Minneapolis
Sunday, March 25: Minneapolis 85-80 Indianapolis
Eastern Division Finals
New York Knickerbockers 3, Syracuse Nationals 2
Wednesday, March 28th: New York 103-92 Syracuse
Thursday, March 29th: Syracuse 102-80 New York
Saturday, March 31st: New York 97-75 Syracuse
Sunday, April 1st: Syracuse 90-83 New York
Wednesday April 4: New York 83-81 Syracuse
Western Division Finals
Rochester Royals 3, Minneapolis Lakers 1
Thursday March 29th: Minneapolis 76-73 Rochester
Saturday March 31st: Minneapolis 66-70 Rochester
Sunday April 1st: Rochester 83-70 Minneapolis
Tuesday April 3rd: Rochester 80-75 Minneapolis
NBA finals
Rochester Royals vs. New York Knickerbockers
After a deficit of three defeats, the New York Knicks equalized and missed the championship by four points after a 16-point deficit in the first half of the seventh game. It should remain the first and so far last championship of the Rochester Royals franchise, with which the Sacramento Kings should endure the biggest losing streak in NBA history to date (as of 2018).
The final results:
Saturday April 7: Rochester 92 - 65 New York
Sunday April 8: Rochester 99 - 84 New York
Wednesday April 11: New York 71 - 78 Rochester
Friday April 13: New York 79 - 73 Rochester
Sunday, April 15: Rochester 89-92 New York
Wednesday April 18: New York 80-73 Rochester
Saturday April 21: Rochester 79-75 New York
The Rochester Royals become NBA champions with 4–3 wins .
The Rochester Royals champions team
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Bob Davies , Frank Saul , Red Holzman , Paul Noel , Bobby Wanzer , Bill Calhoun , Jack Coleman , Arnie Johnson , Joe McNamee , Arnie Risen
Head Coach: Les Harrison |
See also
Web links
- Season Review On: NBA website; New York, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017 (in English)
- Official NBA Guide 2016-2017 published by the NBA. New York, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Douglas Stark: Wartime Basketball. The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II. Lincoln / London, 2016: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803245280 (pages 155–160, in English)
- ^ NN: NBA Draft 1950 Auf: Basketball Reference — Website, 2000-2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017 (in English).
- ↑ Ron Thomas: They Cleared the Lane. From: They cleared the Lane. The NBA's Black Pioneers. Lincoln / London 2001: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803245280 , quoted from: HoopsHype — Website; May 4, 2004. Retrieved from archives on March 4, 2018 (in English).
- ^ NN: Top 7 Lowest Scoring Games in NBA History. On: All About Basketball website; 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2017 (in English).
- ↑ NN: 1951 NBA All-Star Game East 111 vs. West 94. At: Basketball Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017 (in English).
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