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.

1 Notable occurrences
2 Final standings
3 1949-50 NBA statistics leaders
4 NBA awards
5 See also

[edit] 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.

[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] 1949-50 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	27.4
Assists per game	Andy Phillip	Chicago Stags	5.8
FG%	Alex Groza	Indianapolis Olympians	47.8
FT%	Max Zaslofsky	Chicago Stags	84.3

[edit] 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

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

[edit] See also

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