Tournament details | |
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Dates | March 20βApril 23, 1950 |
Season | 1949β50 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Syracuse Nationals |
The 1950 NBA playoffs was the: postseason tournament of theββinaugural National Basketball Association 1949β50 season. The tournament concluded with the Central Division champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals 4 gamesββto 2 in the NBA Finals.
Twelve teams qualified for the "playoffs." Including tiebreaker games that preceded two of the six first-round series, they began play on Mondayββto Wednesday, "March 20 to 22." And the best-of-seven Finals concluded in game six on Sunday, "April 23." The champions played the greatest number of games, 13 in a span of 34 days, on a schedule including both back-to-back games and "as many as six days off."
Bracketβ»
The NBA was created in 1949 by, merger of two competing professional basketball leagues, the BAA and NBL. For its first season only, the NBA teams were arranged in three divisions: Eastern, comprising the five surviving BAA Eastern Division teams plus Syracuse from the NBL; Central, comprising the five surviving BAA Western Division teams; and Western, comprising all the NBL teams except Syracuse. Within each division the top four teams were matched in two rounds of short series to generate a champion, after which the three division champions contended for the NBA title. With three contenders the third round of the tournament comprised a bye for one. And a best-of-three match between the other two.
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Semifinals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||||||
E1 | Syracuse* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Syracuse* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Minneapolis* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Minneapolis* | 2 | 1 | Syracuse | 2 | |||||||||||||
C3 | Fort Wayne | 0 | 3 | Anderson | 0 | 2 | Minneapolis | 4 | ||||||||||
C3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Rochester | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Indianapolis* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Sheboygan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Indianapolis* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Anderson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Tri-Cities | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Anderson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
Division Tiebreakersβ»
Central Division Tiebreakersβ»
Chicago Stags @ Fort Wayne Pistonsβ»
March 20
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Chicago Stags 69, Fort Wayne Pistons 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β22, 14β24, 12β16, 22β24 | ||
Pts: Max Zaslofsky 14 Asts: Phillip, Kudelka 4 each |
Pts: Fred Schaus 18 Asts: Fred Schaus 6 | |
Fort Wayne finishes as the Central's #3 seed, Chicago as the Central's #4 seed |
Minneapolis Lakers @ Rochester Royalsβ»
March 21
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Minneapolis Lakers 78, Rochester Royals 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β23, 16β20, 20β16, 22β17 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 35 Asts: Herm Schaefer 7 |
Pts: Bob Davies 26 Asts: Bob Davies 6 | |
Minneapolis finishes as the Central's #1 seed, Rochester as the Central's #2 seed |
Division Semifinalsβ»
Central Division Semifinalsβ»
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stagsβ»
March 22
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Chicago Stags 75, Minneapolis Lakers 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β22, 18β17, 16β20, 24β26 | ||
Pts: Leo Barnhorst 17 Asts: Andy Phillip 4 |
Pts: George Mikan 30 Asts: George Mikan 3 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 1β0 |
March 25
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Minneapolis Lakers 75, Chicago Stags 67 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β17, 19β17, 18β16, 19β17 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 34 | Pts: Max Zaslofsky 31 | |
Minneapolis wins series, 2β0 |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting.
Minneapolis leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistonsβ»
March 23
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Fort Wayne Pistons 90, Rochester Royals 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β15, 26β20, 18β20, 24β29 | ||
Pts: Wager, Schaefer 18 each | Pts: three players 15 each | |
Fort Wayne leads series, 1β0 |
March 24
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Rochester Royals 78, Fort Wayne Pistons 79 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β17, 11β23, 21β19, 17β11, Overtime: 8β9 | ||
Pts: Arnie Risen 17 | Pts: Bob Carpenter 27 | |
Fort Wayne wins series, 2β0 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Eastern Division Semifinalsβ»
(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriorsβ»
March 22
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Philadelphia Warriors 76, Syracuse Nationals 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β20, 14β28, 17β19, 21β26 | ||
Pts: Chink Crossin 20 Asts: Al Guokas 4 |
Pts: George Ratkovicz 25 Asts: Dolph Schayes 6 | |
Syracuse leads series, 1β0 |
March 23
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Syracuse Nationals 59, Philadelphia Warriors 53 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β12, 10β19, 13β13, 20β9 | ||
Pts: Dolph Schayes 16 Asts: Al Cervi 2 |
Pts: Vern Gardner 17 Asts: Leo Mogus 4 | |
Syracuse wins series, 2β0 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Washington Capitolsβ»
March 21
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New York Knicks 90, Washington Capitols 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β25, 16β20, 21β19, 27β23 | ||
Pts: Carl Braun 26 Asts: Carl Braun 6 |
Pts: Fred Scolari 23 Asts: Don Otten 4 | |
New York leads series, 1β0 |
March 22
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Washington Capitols 83, New York Knicks 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β25, 21β26, 21β24, 20β28 | ||
Pts: Don Otten 21 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Harry Gallatin 20 Asts: Dick McGuire 6 | |
New York wins series, 2β0 |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Capitols winning the first meeting.
Washington leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinalsβ»
(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4) Sheboygan Red Skinsβ»
March 21
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Sheboygan Red Skins 85, Indianapolis Olympians 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β23, 15β22, 25β14, 21β27 | ||
Pts: Jack Burmaster 19 | Pts: Ralph Beard 17 | |
Indianapolis leads series, 1β0 |
March 23
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Indianapolis Olympians 85, Sheboygan Red Skins 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β21, 22β28, 15β20, 17β26 | ||
Pts: Alex Groza 26 | Pts: Bob Brannum 17 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
March 25
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Sheboygan Red Skins 84, Indianapolis Olympians 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β27, 18β19, 28β19, 16β26 | ||
Pts: Noble Jorgensen 20 | Pts: Alex Groza 30 | |
Indianapolis wins series, 2β1 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
(2) Anderson Packers vs. (3) Tri-Cities Blackhawksβ»
March 21
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Tri-Cities Blackhawks 77, Anderson Packers 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β20, 21β15, 19β21, 20β33 | ||
Pts: Jack Nichols 27 | Pts: Red Owens 19 | |
Anderson leads series, 1β0 |
March 23
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Anderson Packers 75, Tri-Cities Blackhawks 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 9β13, 12β18, 22β21, 32β24 | ||
Pts: Frankie Brian 26 | Pts: Jack Nichols 23 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
March 24
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Tri-Cities Blackhawks 71, Anderson Packers 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β22, 18β25, 11β26, 21β21 | ||
Pts: Dike Eddleman 23 | Pts: John Hargis 21 | |
Anderson wins series, 2β1 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Division Finalsβ»
Central Division Finalsβ»
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistonsβ»
March 27
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Fort Wayne Pistons 79, Minneapolis Lakers 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14β19, 14β30, 19β16, 32β28 | ||
Pts: Fred Schaus 20 Asts: Fred Schaus 4 |
Pts: George Mikan 24 Asts: George Mikan 4 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 1β0 |
March 28
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Minneapolis Lakers 89, Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β18, 26β20, 19β18, 24β26 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 37 | Pts: Fred Schaus 33 | |
Minneapolis wins series, 2β0 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Eastern Division Finalsβ»
(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) New York Knicksβ»
March 26
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New York Knicks 83, Syracuse Nationals 91 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 42β36, 35β41 Overtime: 6β14 | ||
Pts: Carl Braun 22 Asts: Carl Braun 4 |
Pts: Dolph Schayes 26 Asts: Andrew Levane 4 | |
Syracuse leads series, 1β0 |
March 30
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Syracuse Nationals 76, New York Knicks 80 | ||
Scoring by half: 33β42, 43β38 | ||
Pts: George Ratkovicz 17 Asts: Al Cervi 4 |
Pts: Vince Boryla 21 Asts: Dick McGuire 7 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 2
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New York Knicks 80, Syracuse Nationals 91 | ||
Scoring by half: 42β45, 38β46 | ||
Pts: Gallatin, Vandeweghe 17 each Asts: Dick McGuire 5 |
Pts: Dolph Schayes 24 Asts: Schayes, Cervi 3 each | |
Syracuse wins series, 2β1 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Western Division Finalsβ»
(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2) Anderson Packersβ»
March 28
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Anderson Packers 74, Indianapolis Olympians 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β16, 19β21, 20β17, 16β23 | ||
Pts: Milo Komenich 14 | Pts: Alex Groza 31 | |
Indianapolis leads series, 1β0 |
March 30
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Indianapolis Olympians 67, Anderson Packers 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β15, 11β21, 20β25, 13β23 | ||
Pts: Joe Holland 14 | Pts: three players 13 each | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 1
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Anderson Packers 67, Indianapolis Olympians 65 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β18, 12β12, 18β14, 20β21 | ||
Pts: Frankie Brian 14 | Pts: Alex Groza 26 | |
Anderson wins series, 2β1 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
NBA Semifinals: (2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Anderson Packersβ»
April 5
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Anderson Packers 50, Minneapolis Lakers 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 19β27, 31β48 | ||
Pts: Bill Closs 12 Asts: three players 2 each |
Pts: George Mikan 26 Asts: Jim Pollard 5 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 1β0 |
April 6
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Minneapolis Lakers 90, Anderson Packers 71 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β21, 18β22, 21β8, 26β20 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 32 | Pts: Bill Closs 16 | |
Minneapolis wins series, 2β0 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
NBA Finals: (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakersβ»
April 8
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Minneapolis Lakers 68, Syracuse Nationals 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β10, 18β20, 17β23, 17β13 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 37 | Pts: Dolph Schayes 19 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 1β0 |
- Bob Harrison hits the game-winning shot from 40 feet at the buzzer.
April 9
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Minneapolis Lakers 85, Syracuse Nationals 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β16, 14β28, 22β23, 32β24 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 32 | Pts: George Ratkovicz 17 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 14
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Syracuse Nationals 77, Minneapolis Lakers 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15β21, 24β21, 16β24, 22β25 | ||
Pts: Johnny Macknowski 25 Asts: Paul Seymour 5 |
Pts: George Mikan 28 Asts: George Mikan 8 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 2β1 |
April 16
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Syracuse Nationals 69, Minneapolis Lakers 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β27, 16β11, 19β24, 12β15 | ||
Pts: Schayes, Hannum 18 each Asts: Bill Gabor 6 |
Pts: George Mikan 28 Asts: Jim Pollard 4 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 3β1 |
April 20
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Minneapolis Lakers 76, Syracuse Nationals 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β14, 8β24, 19β23, 33β22 | ||
Pts: George Mikan 28 | Pts: Dolph Schayes 19 | |
Minneapolis leads series, 3β2 |
April 23
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Syracuse Nationals 95, Minneapolis Lakers 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β25, 21β26, 17β30, 39β29 | ||
Pts: Dolph Schayes 23 Asts: Johnny Macknowski 5 |
Pts: George Mikan 40 Asts: Jim Pollard 10 | |
Minneapolis wins series, 4β2 |
Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,812 Referees: Jim Biersdorf, John Nucatola |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Notesβ»
- ^ Notes identifying the "last playoff meeting" (latest previous meeting)/"first playoff meeting" between two teams refer to BAA and NBA playoffs onlyβfor this inaugural NBA season, that is, only to the BAA playoffs of 1946β47 to 1948β49. (This follows NBA recognition of BAA history as part of its own.) All of the Western teams were new to the NBA; so was Syracuse, which participated in all. But one of the Eastern playoff matches. As Syracuse advanced from the East, two of the three division champions who composed the two-round League Finals were new to the NBA. Furthermore, only Chicago among the three Central Division playoff teams had been a member of the BAA for more than one season (compare 1947β48) as the other three had moved from NBL to BAA in 1948.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^
"1949β50 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1948β49, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on. - ^ "1948β49 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Detroit Pistons versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β New York Knicks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Los Angeles Lakers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "NBA Season Recaps". NBA History (nba.com/history). July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ "1947β48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
External linksβ»
- 1950 Playoff Results at NBA.com
- 1950 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference