1950–51 NBA season

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The 1950–51 NBA season was the league’s fifth season, notable for the Rochester Royals winning the championship and for being part of the NBA’s early formative years following the BAA–NBL merger.

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1950–51 NBA season canonical 2
NBA 1950–51 season 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA season
sports season
assistsLeader Andy Phillip
assistsLeaderTeam Philadelphia Warriors
averagePointsLeader George Mikan
averagePointsPerGameLeader 28.4
champion Rochester Royals
conferenceStructure two divisions
country United States
easternDivisionChampion Philadelphia Warriors
endDate 1951-04-21
endYear 1951
expansionOrContraction league contracted from 17 to 11 teams over two seasons
finalsFormat best-of-seven series
finalsName 1951 NBA Finals
finalsResult Rochester Royals defeated New York Knicks 4–3
followedBy 1951–52 NBA season
follows 1949–50 NBA season
historicalContext early formative years of the NBA
league National Basketball Association
MVP Dolph Schayes
notableFor Rochester Royals winning their only NBA championship
being among the NBA’s early seasons after the BAA–NBL merger
numberOfGamesPerTeam 66
numberOfTeams 11
playoffFormat multi-round elimination tournament
precededByMerger BAA–NBL merger of 1949
reboundsLeader George Mikan
regularSeasonChampion Minneapolis Lakers
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
runnerUp New York Knicks
seasonNumber 5
sport basketball
startDate 1950-10-31
startYear 1950
team Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics
Chicago Stags
Fort Wayne Pistons
Minneapolis Lakers
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks
Philadelphia Warriors
Rochester Royals
Syracuse Nationals
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols
topScorer George Mikan
topScorerTeam Minneapolis Lakers
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
topSeed Minneapolis Lakers
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
westernDivisionChampion Minneapolis Lakers
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

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Andy Phillip participantIn 1950–51 NBA season
Jack Coleman championshipSeason 1950–51 NBA season
Stan Miasek playedIn NBA 1950–51 season
linked to: 1950–51 NBA season