Basketball in 1950
To begin the 1949-50 season, following a three year battle for fans and players, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) agreed to absorb the rival National Basketball League (NBL), creating the new National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Year | Season | League | Berth | Champ | Place | Logo | Team | Team | W | L | Conf | G | Age | Pts | PPG | Opp | ±PPG | AST | Opp | ±A/G | REB | Opp | ±R/G | Elig |
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Anderson | anderson-packers | 37 | 27 | Western Division | 64 | 5589 | 87.3 | 83.5 | 3.8 | 19.4 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 5 | ![]() | Baltimore | baltimore-bullets | 25 | 43 | Eastern Division | 68 | 4973 | 73.1 | 78.7 | -5.6 | 17.5 | |||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 6 | ![]() | Boston | boston-celtics | 22 | 46 | Eastern Division | 68 | 5420 | 79.7 | 82.2 | -2.5 | 21.7 | |||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Chicago | chicago-stags | 40 | 28 | Central Division | 68 | 5352 | 78.7 | 77.1 | 1.6 | 20.1 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 6 | ![]() | Denver | denver-nuggets-nbl | 11 | 51 | Western Division | 62 | 4817 | 77.7 | 89.2 | -11.5 | 16.8 | |||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Fort Wayne | detroit-pistons | 40 | 28 | Central Division | 68 | 5390 | 79.3 | 77.9 | 1.4 | 20.1 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 1 | 1 | ![]() | Indianapolis | indianapolis-olympians | 39 | 25 | Western Division | 64 | 5493 | 85.8 | 82.1 | 3.7 | 21.0 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | LA Lakers | los-angeles-lakers | 51 | 17 | Central Division | 68 | 5717 | 84.1 | 75.7 | 8.3 | 20.7 | |||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 2 | 2 | ![]() | New York | new-york-knicks | 40 | 28 | Eastern Division | 68 | 5488 | 80.7 | 78.6 | 2.1 | 19.2 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Philadelphia | golden-state-warriors | 26 | 42 | Eastern Division | 68 | 4983 | 73.3 | 76.4 | -3.1 | 16.8 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 2 | 2 | ![]() | Rochester | sacramento-kings | 51 | 17 | Central Division | 68 | 5602 | 82.4 | 74.6 | 7.8 | 20.3 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Sheboygan | sheboygan-red-skins | 22 | 40 | Western Division | 62 | 5108 | 82.4 | 87.8 | -5.4 | 20.6 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 5 | ![]() | St. Louis | st-louis-bombers | 26 | 42 | Central Division | 68 | 5010 | 73.7 | 76.5 | -2.8 | 18.9 | |||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 1 | -1 | 1 | ![]() | Syracuse | philadelphia-76ers | 51 | 13 | Eastern Division | 64 | 5429 | 84.8 | 76.7 | 8.1 | 23.0 | |||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Tri-Cities | atlanta-hawks | 29 | 35 | Western Division | 64 | 5313 | 83.0 | 83.6 | -0.6 | 20.8 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Washington | washington-capitols-nba | 32 | 36 | Eastern Division | 68 | 5201 | 76.5 | 77.4 | -0.9 | 15.5 | ||||||||
1950 | 1949-50 | NBA | 5 | ![]() | Waterloo | waterloo-hawks | 19 | 43 | Western Division | 62 | 4921 | 79.4 | 84.9 | -5.5 | 21.4 | |||||||||
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