1949-50 NBA season

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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.

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[edit] Notable Occurrences

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

[edit] Final standings

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 Redskins 22 40 .355 16
Waterloo Hawks 19 43 .306 19
Denver Nuggets 11 51 .177 27

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

Preceded by
1948-49 NBA season		 NBA seasons
1949-50		 Succeeded by
1950-51 NBA season


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