1949–50 NBA season

1949–50 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Regular season
Top scorer	George Mikan (Minneapolis)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Syracuse Nationals
Eastern runners-up	New York Knicks
Western champions	Minneapolis Lakers
Western runners-up	Anderson Packers
Finals
Finals champions	Minneapolis Lakers
Runners-up	Syracuse Nationals
NBA seasons
← 1948–49	1950–51 →

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.

Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Central Division 2.3 Western Division 3 Statistics leaders 4 NBA awards 5 References 6 See also

Notable occurrences

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

Final standings

x - clinched playoff spot

Eastern Division

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	51	13	.797	-	31-1	15-12	5-0	9-1
x-New York Knicks	40	28	.588	13	19-10	18-16	3-2	20-6
x-Washington Capitols	32	36	.471	21	21-13	10-20	1-3	13-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	25	15-15	8–23	3-4	9-17
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	26	16-15	8–25	1-3	8-18
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	29	12-14	5–28	5-4	11-15

Central Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers	51	17	.750	-	30-1	18-16	3-0	16-8
x-Rochester Royals	51	17	.750	—	33-1	17-6	1-0	15-9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	40	28	.588	11	28-6	12-22	-	14-10
x-Chicago Stags	40	28	.588	11	18-6	14–21	8-1	11-13
St. Louis Bombers	26	42	.382	25	17-14	7–26	2-2	4-20

• To define first and third place, the Lakers played against the Royals, and the Stags against the Pistons.

Western Division

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Indianapolis Olympians	39	25	.609	-	24-7	12-16	3-2	8-11
x-Anderson Packers	37	27	.578	2	22-9	12-18	3-0	7-10
x-Tri-Cities Blackhawks	29	35	.453	10	20-13	6-20	3-2	8-9
x-Sheboygan Red Skins	22	40	.355	17	17-14	5–22	0-4	5-12
Waterloo Hawks	19	43	.306	20	16-15	2–22	1-6	4-13
Denver Nuggets	11	51	.177	28	9-16	1–25	1-10	3-14

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points	George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	1,865
Assists	Dick McGuire	New York Knicks	386
FG%	Alex Groza	Indianapolis Olympians	47.8
FT%	Max Zaslofsky	Chicago Stags	84.3

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

All-NBA First Team: Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags Bob Davies, Rochester Royals Alex Groza, Indianapolis Olympians George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers Jim Pollard, Minneapolis Lakers

All-NBA Second Team: Ralph Beard, Indianapolis Olympians Frank Brian, Anderson Packers Al Cervi, Syracuse Nationals Fred Schaus, Fort Wayne Pistons Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals

References

• 1949-50 NBA Season Summary basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010

See also

• 1950 NBA Playoffs
• 1950 NBA Finals
• 1949 BAA Draft

NBA seasons Also this year: 1949 Draft • 1950 Playoffs • 1950 Finals 1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

1949–50 NBA season by team 1949 BAA Draft • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Baltimore • Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Syracuse • Washington Central Chicago • Fort Wayne • Minneapolis • Rochester • St. Louis Western Anderson • Denver • Indianapolis • Sheboygan • Tri-Cities • Waterloo