Full NBA season

1949-50

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1949-50 NBA season.

593indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western2 G8Chicago Stags1Minneapolis Lakers Western3 G5St. Louis Hawks4Anderson Packers Western3 G6Sheboygan Redskins3Indianapolis Olympians Western2 G7Fort Wayne Pistons2Sacramento Kings

Conference semifinals

Western2 G7Fort Wayne Pistons1Minneapolis Lakers Western3 G4Anderson Packers3Indianapolis Olympians Eastern3 G–New York Knicks–Philadelphia 76ers

Conference finals

Western2 G4Anderson Packers1Minneapolis Lakers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals6 G1Minneapolis Lakers–Philadelphia 76ers NBA Finals2 G–New York Knicks–Washington Capitols NBA Finals2 G–Philadelphia Warriors–Philadelphia 76ers

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

First Round8Chicago Stags1Minneapolis Lakers First Round5St. Louis Hawks4Anderson Packers First Round6Sheboygan Redskins3Indianapolis Olympians First Round7Fort Wayne Pistons2Sacramento Kings Semifinals7Fort Wayne Pistons1Minneapolis Lakers Semifinals4Anderson Packers3Indianapolis Olympians Finals4Anderson Packers1Minneapolis Lakers NBA Finals1Minneapolis Lakers–Philadelphia 76ers NBA Finals–New York Knicks–Washington Capitols NBA Finals–Philadelphia Warriors–Philadelphia 76ers Semifinals–New York Knicks–Philadelphia 76ers

Season honors

Awards and leaders

Open an award winner’s season or sort the verified leaders by any column.

Player
George MikanLos Angeles Lakers	27.5	0.3
Alex GrozaIndianapolis Olympians	23.4	0.0
Frank BrianAnderson Packers	17.8	0.1
Kenny SailorsDenver Nuggets	17.5	0.1
Dolph SchayesPhiladelphia 76ers	16.8	0.1
Max ZaslofskyChicago Stags	16.3	0.2
Ed MacauleySt. Louis Bombers	16.2	0.2
Carl BraunNew York Knicks	15.4	1.0

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

The NBA All-Star Game had not yet been introduced during this season.

Selected rosters

No All-Star selections are indexed for this season.

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
1	Minneapolis Lakers	52	17	.754	84.0	75.7
2	Sacramento Kings	51	18	.739	82.3	74.7
3	Indianapolis Olympians	39	25	.609	86.3	82.6
7	Fort Wayne Pistons	41	28	.594	79.7	77.9
8	Chicago Stags	40	29	.580	78.6	77.2
4	Anderson Packers	37	27	.578	87.3	83.7
—	Washington Capitols	31	37	.456	76.5	77.6
5	St. Louis Hawks	29	35	.453	83.7	84.1
—	St. Louis Bombers	26	42	.382	73.7	76.5
—	Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	73.3	76.4
—	Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	73.1	78.7
6	Sheboygan Redskins	22	40	.355	82.4	87.5
—	Waterloo Hawks	19	43	.306	79.8	85.3
—	Denver Nuggets	11	51	.177	77.4	89.2

Eastern Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
—	Philadelphia 76ers	51	13	.797	85.0	76.9
—	New York Knicks	40	28	.588	80.8	78.6
—	Boston Celtics	23	45	.338	79.9	82.3

Around the league

Division standings

Playoff bracket

Awards and leaders

All-Star weekend

Conference standings

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Division standings

Atlantic

Other

Pacific

Northwest