Full NBA season
1950-51
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1950-51 NBA season.
380indexed games
7playoff series
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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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.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 24 | .647 | 82.8 | 77.6 |
| 2 | Sacramento Kings | 41 | 27 | .603 | 85.1 | 82.2 |
| — | Philadelphia Warriors | 39 | 27 | .591 | 85.3 | 82.0 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 32 | 36 | .471 | 84.2 | 86.3 |
| 8 | Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | 37 | .456 | 81.8 | 84.6 |
| — | Washington Capitols | 15 | 20 | .429 | 86.3 | 86.1 |
| — | Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | .364 | 82.2 | 84.8 |
| — | St. Louis Hawks | 23 | 45 | .338 | 84.3 | 88.5 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | New York Knicks | 37 | 29 | .561 | 86.0 | 85.7 |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 36 | 33 | .522 | 85.5 | 86.2 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 34 | .485 | 86.1 | 85.5 |
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