1949–50 NBA season
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The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL.[1] The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Syracuse Nationals in 6 games in the NBA Finals.
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1949–50 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 68 |
Number of teams | 17 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Howie Shannon |
Picked by | Providence Steamrollers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Syracuse Nationals |
Top scorer | George Mikan (Minneapolis) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Syracuse Nationals |
Eastern runners-up | New York Knicks |
Central champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Central runners-up | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Western champions | Anderson Packers |
Western runners-up | Indianapolis Olympians |
Finals | |
Champions | Minneapolis Lakers |
Runners-up | Syracuse Nationals |
NBA seasons | |
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Commonly 1949–50 is counted as the fourth NBA season. It recognizes the three BAA seasons (1946–47, 1947–48 and 1948–49) as part of its own history, sometimes without comment.[2]