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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.