1950 NBA Playoffs
The 1950 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1949-50 season. The tournament concluded with the Central Division champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals, four games to two in the NBA Finals. 1950 was the first year of the NBA.
Minneapolis defeated Rochester in a one game playoff for first place in the Central Division. Fort Wayne defeated Chicago in a one game playoff for third place in the Central Division.
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[edit] Bracket
With the merger of the BAA and NBL, the new NBA utilized an unusual three-Division format. The top 4 teams in each of the 3 Divisions qualified for the playoffs, were seeded 1-4, and played off for the Division Championships.
[edit] Eastern Division
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | New York | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | New York | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Washington | 0 | ||||||
[edit] Central Division
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Fort Wayne | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Rochester | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Fort Wayne | 2 | ||||||
[edit] Western Division
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Indianapolis | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Sheboygan | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Indianapolis | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Anderson | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Anderson | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Tri-Cities | 1 | ||||||
[edit] League Finals
The three Division Champions were seeded 1-3, based on their respective regular season records, with the top seed earning a bye into the NBA Finals.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis | 2 | 2 | Minneapolis | 4 | |||
| 3 | Anderson | 0 | ||||||
[edit] Central Division Tie Breakers
Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 1-0
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76
Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Chicago Stags: Pistons win series 1-0
- Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 86, Chicago 69
Minneapolis gets #1 seed, Rochester gets #2 seed, Fort Wayne gets #3 seed, Chicago gets #4 seed.
[edit] Divisional Semifinals
[edit] Western Division
- (1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4) Sheboygan Red Skins: Olympians win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Indianapolis: Indianapolis 86, Sheboygan 85
- Game 2 @ Sheboygan: Sheboygan 95, Indianapolis 85
- Game 3 @ Indianapolis: Indianapolis 91, Sheboygan 84
- (2) Anderson Packers vs. (3) Tri-Cities Blackhawks: Packers win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Anderson: Anderson 89, Tri-Cities 77
- Game 2 @ Tri-Cities: Tri-Cities 76, Anderson 75
- Game 3 @ Anderson: Anderson 94, Tri-Cities 71
[edit] Eastern Division
- (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 93, Philadelphia 76
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 59, Philadelphia 53
- (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Washington Capitols: Knicks win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Washington: New York 90, Washington 87
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 103, Washington 83
[edit] Central Division
- (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75
- Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67
- (2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Fort Wayne 90, Rochester 84
- Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 79, Rochester 78
[edit] Divisional Finals
- Western Division: (1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2) Anderson Packers: Packers win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Indianapolis: Indianapolis 77, Anderson 74
- Game 2 @ Anderson: Anderson 84, Indianapolis 67
- Game 3 @ Indianapolis: Anderson 67, Indianapolis 65
- Eastern Division: (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) New York Knicks: Nationals win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 83
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 80, Syracuse 76
- Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 80
- Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
- Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82
[edit] NBA Semifinals
(1) Syracuse Nationals have Division semifinals byes.
- (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (1) Anderson Packers: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 75, Anderson 50
- Game 2 @ Anderson: Minneapolis 90, Anderson 71
[edit] NBA Finals
- (1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (1) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Minneapolis 68, Syracuse 66 (Bob Harrison hits a 40-foot game-winning shot)
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, Minneapolis 85
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 91, Syracuse 77
- Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Syracuse 69
- Game 5 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 83, Minneapolis 76
- Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 110, Syracuse 95
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