1950–51 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1950–51 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Rochester Royals
top_scorer =flagicon|USA George Mikan (Minneapolis)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1951 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =New York Knicks
conf1_runner-up =Syracuse Nationals
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Rochester Royals
conf2_runner-up =Minneapolis Lakers
finals =Finals
finals_link =1951 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Rochester Royals
finals_runner-up =New York Knicks
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1949–50 NBA season
prevseason_year =1949–50
nextseason_link =1951–52 NBA season
nextseason_year =1951–52The 1950–51 NBA season was the 5th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The NBA contracts six teams (Anderson Packers, Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, St. Louis Bombers, Sheboygan Redskins, and Waterloo Hawks) going from 17 teams to 11 before the season starts. Midway through the season, the Washington Capitols fold, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten.
* The first annual NBA All-Star Game, a showcase of the league's top players, was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 111-94. Ed Macauley of the Boston Celtics receives the first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

*All-NBA First Team:
**Alex Groza, Indianapolis Olympians
**Ralph Beard, Indianapolis Olympians
**Bob Davies, Rochester Royals
**George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
**Ed Macauley, Boston Celtics

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See also

*1951 NBA All-Star Game