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NBA pro basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1950?51 Minneapolis Lakers season
was the franchise's third season in the
National Basketball Association
(NBA).
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In 1950?51, the NBA reduced the number of teams to 11. The two-time defending champion Lakers continued to dominate by winning the Western Division with a 44?24 record. In the playoffs, the Lakers needed three games to eliminate the
Indianapolis Olympians
in the first round. In the Western Finals, the Lakers took Game 1, but were ultimately defeated for the championship by the
Rochester Royals
, who came back to win the next three games.
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Off-season
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NBA draft
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Regular season
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Standings
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Record vs. opponents
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1950-51 NBA Records
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Team
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BAL
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BOS
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FWP
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IND
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MIN
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NYK
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PHI
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ROC
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SYR
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TCB
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WAS
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Baltimore
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?
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3?6
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4?2
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2?4
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2?4
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2?5
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3?6
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1?5
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3?5
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3?3
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1?2
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Boston
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6?3
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?
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5?1
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4?1
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3?3
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4?4
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4?4
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2?4
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2?5
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4?2
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4?3
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Fort Wayne
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2?4
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1?5
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?
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5?3
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5?3
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2?4
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3?3
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3?5
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3?3
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5?5
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3?1
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Indianapolis
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4?2
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1?4
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3?5
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?
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3?7
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5?1
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1?5
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5?4
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3?3
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4?4
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2?2
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Minneapolis
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4?2
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3?3
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3?5
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7?3
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?
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3?3
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4?2
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4?4
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4?2
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10?0
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2?0
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New York
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5?2
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4?4
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4?2
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1?5
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3?3
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?
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5?3
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3?3
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5?5
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4?2
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2?1
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Philadelphia
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6?3
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4?4
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3?3
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5?1
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2?4
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3?5
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?
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4?2
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6?2
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4?2
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3?0
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Rochester
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5?3
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5?2
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3?3
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3?3
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2?4
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5?5
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2?6
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?
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4?2
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5?3
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5?0
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Syracuse
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5?3
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5?2
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3?3
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3?3
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2?4
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5?5
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2?6
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2?4
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?
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3?3
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2?0
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Tri-Cities
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3?3
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2?4
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5?5
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4?4
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0?10
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2?4
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2?4
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3?5
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3?3
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?
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1?1
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Washington
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2?1
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3?4
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1?3
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2?2
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0?2
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1?2
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0?3
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0?5
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0?2
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1?1
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?
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Game log
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Player stats
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Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
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GP
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REB
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AST
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STL
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BLK
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PTS
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AVG
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Playoffs
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1951 playoff game log
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Division semifinals: 2?1 (home: 2?0; road: 0?1)
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Division finals: 1?3 (home: 1?1; road: 0?2)
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1951 schedule
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Awards and honors
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Transactions
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