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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instanceOf NBA season
sports season
assistsLeader Andy Phillip NERFINISHED
assistsLeaderTeam Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED
averagePointsLeader George Mikan NERFINISHED
averagePointsPerGameLeader 28.4
champion Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
conferenceStructure two divisions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
easternDivisionChampion Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
regularSeasonChampion Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED
runnerUp New York Knicks NERFINISHED
seasonNumber 5
sport basketball
startDate 1950-10-31
startYear 1950
team Baltimore Bullets NERFINISHED
Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
Chicago Stags NERFINISHED
Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED
Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED
New York Knicks NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED
Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED
Tri-Cities Blackhawks NERFINISHED
Washington Capitols NERFINISHED
topScorer George Mikan NERFINISHED
topScorerTeam Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED
topSeed Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED
westernDivisionChampion Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED

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Andy Phillip participantIn 1950–51 NBA season
Jack Coleman championshipSeason 1950–51 NBA season