1951-52 NBA season

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See also
1952 NBA Playoffs 1952 NBA Finals 1952 NBA Draft 1952 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1952 in sports
Sources
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The 1951-52 NBA Season was the 6th 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.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks relocate from the "Tri-Cities" area of Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and become the Milwaukee Hawks.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 108-91. Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors wins the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Syracuse Nationals	40	26	.606	-
Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	1
New York Knicks	37	29	.561	3
Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	.500	7
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	.303	20

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Rochester Royals	41	25	.621	-
Minneapolis Lakers C	40	26	.606	1
Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	.515	7
Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	.439	12
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	.258	24

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics
  • Bob Davies, Rochester Royals
  • Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
  • George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers

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

[edit] See also

• 1952 NBA Playoffs
• 1952 NBA Finals
• 1952 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1950-51 NBA season

NBA seasons 1951-52

Succeeded by 1952-53 NBA season