1951–52 NBA season
1951–52 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of games | 66 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Top scorer | Paul Arizin (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | New York Knicks |
Eastern runners-up | Syracuse Nationals |
Western champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Western runners-up | Rochester Royals |
Finals | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Runners-up | New York Knicks |
The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
- The Tri-Cities Blackhawks relocated from the "Tri-Cities" area of Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
- The 1952 NBA All-Star Game was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 108-91. Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors won the game's MVP award.
Final standings
- x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Division
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Syracuse Nationals | 40 | 26 | .606 | – | 26–7 | 12–18 | 2–1 | 21–15 |
x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 1 | 22–7 | 10–19 | 7–1 | 22–14 |
x-New York Knicks | 37 | 29 | .561 | 3 | 21–4 | 12–22 | 4–3 | 23–13 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 33 | .500 | 7 | 24–7 | 6–25 | 3–1 | 14–22 |
Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 46 | .303 | 20 | 17–15 | 2–22 | 1–9 | 10–26 |
Western Division
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 28–5 | 12–18 | 1–2 | 22–14 |
x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1 | 21–5 | 13–20 | 6–1 | 24–12 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 34 | 32 | .515 | 7 | 25–6 | 4–24 | 5–2 | 18–18 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 29 | 37 | .439 | 12 | 22–11 | 6–24 | 1–2 | 17–19 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 17 | 49 | .258 | 24 | 8–13 | 3–22 | 6–14 | 9–27 |
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | 1,674 |
Rebounds | Larry Foust Mel Hutchins | Fort Wayne Pistons Milwaukee Hawks | 880 |
Assists | Andy Phillip | Philadelphia Warriors | 539 |
FG% | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia Warriors | .448 |
FT% | Bobby Wanzer | Rochester Royals | .904 |
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
NBA awards
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References
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