The 1950–51 NBA season was the 5th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .
Notable occurrences [ ] The NBA contracts, losing six teams (Anderson Packers , Chicago Stags , Denver Nuggets , St. Louis Bombers , Sheboygan Red Skins , and Waterloo Hawks ) and shrinks from 17 teams to 11 before the season starts. Midway through the season, the Washington Capitols fold, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten.
The first annual NBA All-Star Game , a showcase of the league's top players, was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 111-94. Ed Macauley of the Boston Celtics receives the first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. Final standings [ ] x - Clinched playoff spotEastern Division [ ]
Eastern Division v •d •e
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Neutral
Div
x- Philadelphia Warriors
40
26
.606
-
28-4
11-21
1-1
22-14
x- Boston Celtics
39
30
.565
1
25-5
10-23
4-2
21-19
x- New York Knicks
36
30
.545
4
22-5
10-25
4-0
21-15
x- Syracuse Nationals
32
34
.485
8
23-10
9–24
-
19-17
Baltimore Bullets
24
42
.364
16
20-12
4–24
0-6
12-24
Washington Capitols
10
25
.286
30
7-12
3–12
0-1
6-12
Western Division [ ]
Western Division v •d •e
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Neutral
Div
x- Minneapolis Lakers
44
24
.647
-
29-3
12-21
3-0
24-12
x- Rochester Royals
41
27
.603
3
29-5
12-22
-
18-15
x- Fort Wayne Pistons
32
36
.471
12
27-7
5-27
0-2
18-6
x- Indianapolis Olympians
31
37
.456
13
19-12
10–24
2-1
15-20
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
25
43
.368
19
22-13
2–28
1-2
12-24
Statistics leaders [ ] Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season , league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
NBA awards [ ] Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
See also [ ] 