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1949–50 NBA season

 
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1949–50 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Regular season
Top scorer George Mikan (Minneapolis)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Syracuse Nationals
  Eastern runners-up New York Knicks
Western champions Minneapolis Lakers
  Western runners-up Anderson Packers
Finals
Finals champions Minneapolis Lakers
  Runners-up Syracuse Nationals
NBA seasons

← 1948–49

1950–51 →

The 1949–50 NBA season was officially the 4th season of the National Basketball Association. However, it is the first season that the league is officially called the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

Contents

Notable occurrences

  • The Indianapolis Jets and Providence Steamrollers folded after the 1948-49 season.
  • Six established teams (Anderson, Denver, Sheboygan, Syracuse, Tri-Cities and Waterloo) from the National Basketball League were absorbed into the Basketball Association of America. The Indianapolis Olympians, an expansion team scheduled to begin play in the NBL in 1949-50, were also added. As a result, the BAA is renamed the National Basketball Association.
  • The league realigned itself into three divisions.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Syracuse Nationals 51 13 .797 -
New York Knicks 40 28 .588 13
Washington Capitols 32 36 .471 21
Philadelphia Warriors 26 42 .382 27
Baltimore Bullets 25 43 .368 28
Boston Celtics 22 46 .324 31

Central Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Minneapolis Lakers C 51 17 .750 -
Rochester Royals 51 17 .750 -
Chicago Stags 40 28 .588 11
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 40 28 .588 11
St. Louis Bombers 26 42 .382 25

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Indianapolis Olympians 39 25 .609 -
Anderson Packers 37 27 .578 2
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 29 35 .453 10
Sheboygan Red Skins 22 40 .355 16
Waterloo Hawks 19 43 .306 19
Denver Nuggets 11 51 .177 27

C - NBA Champions

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 1,865
Assists Dick McGuire New York Knicks 386
FG% Alex Groza Indianapolis Olympians 47.8
FT% Max Zaslofsky Chicago Stags 84.3

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points 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



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