1951 NBA Finals

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[edit] Series Summary

Game Date Home Team Result Road Team
Game 1 April 7 Rochester 92-65 New York
Game 2 April 8 Rochester 99-84 New York
Game 3 April 11 New York 71-78 Rochester
Game 4 April 13 New York 79-73 Rochester
Game 5 April 15 Rochester 89-92 New York
Game 6 April 18 New York 80-73 Rochester
Game 7 April 21 Rochester 79-75 New York

Royals win series 4-3

This marks the only time a team has gone down 3-0 and has come back to tie the series at 3-3. So far no other team has ever gone down 3-0 and clinched game 7 or won the finals. (The 1949 Washington Capitols and the 1996 Seattle SuperSonics both sent a 3-0 series to game 6.)

[edit] Team rosters

 
Rochester Royals 1950-51 NBA Champions

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