1951 - 52 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1951 - 52 NBA Season Review

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1951 - 52 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1951 - 52 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Syracuse Nationals	40	26	0.606		86.7	82.2
Boston Celtics	39	27	0.591	1	91.3	87.2
New York Knicks	37	29	0.561	3	85.0	84.2
Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	0.500	7	86.5	87.8
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	0.303	20	81.5	89.0
Western Division
Rochester Royals	41	25	0.621		86.2	82.8
Minneapolis Lakers	40	26	0.606	1	85.6	79.5
Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	0.515	7	82.9	82.8
Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	0.439	12	78.0	80.1
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	0.258	24	73.2	81.2

1951 - 52 NBA Playoffs

Finals Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks (4-3) Sat, April 12 - New York Knicks 79 @ Minneapolis Lakers 83 Sun, April 13 - New York Knicks 80 @ Minneapolis Lakers 72 Wed, April 16 - Minneapolis Lakers 82 @ New York Knicks 77 Fri, April 18 - Minneapolis Lakers 89 @ New York Knicks 90 Sun, April 20 - New York Knicks 89 @ Minneapolis Lakers 102 Wed, April 23 - Minneapolis Lakers 68 @ New York Knicks 76 Fri, April 25 - New York Knicks 65 @ Minneapolis Lakers 82
Eastern Division Finals New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals (3-1) Wed, April 2 - New York Knicks 87 @ Syracuse Nationals 85 Thu, April 3 - New York Knicks 92 @ Syracuse Nationals 102 Sat, April 5 - Syracuse Nationals 92 @ New York Knicks 99 Tue, April 8 - Syracuse Nationals 93 @ New York Knicks 100	Western Division Finals Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals (3-1) Sat, March 29 - Minneapolis Lakers 78 @ Rochester Royals 88 Sun, March 30 - Minneapolis Lakers 83 @ Rochester Royals 78 Sat, April 5 - Rochester Royals 67 @ Minneapolis Lakers 77 Sun, April 6 - Rochester Royals 80 @ Minneapolis Lakers 82
Eastern Division Semifinals New York Knicks over Boston Celtics (2-1) Wed, March 19 - New York Knicks 94 @ Boston Celtics 105 Sun, March 23 - Boston Celtics 97 @ New York Knicks 101 Wed, March 26 - New York Knicks 88 @ Boston Celtics 87	Western Division Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians (2-0) Sun, March 23 - Indianapolis Olympians 70 @ Minneapolis Lakers 78 Tue, March 25 - Minneapolis Lakers 94 @ Indianapolis Olympians 87
Eastern Division Semifinals Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors (2-1) Thu, March 20 - Philadelphia Warriors 83 @ Syracuse Nationals 102 Sat, March 22 - Syracuse Nationals 95 @ Philadelphia Warriors 100 Sun, March 23 - Philadelphia Warriors 73 @ Syracuse Nationals 84	Western Division Semifinals Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons (2-0) Tue, March 18 - Fort Wayne Pistons 78 @ Rochester Royals 95 Thu, March 20 - Rochester Royals 92 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 86

1951-52 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Mel Hutchins (Tie) *	Milwaukee Hawks	Rookie of the Year Award
Bill Tosheff (Tie) *	Indianapolis Olympians	Rookie of the Year Award
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	All Star Most Valuable Player
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors	1st All Star Team
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
Ed Macauley	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	1st All Star Team
Bob Davies , Dolph Schayes (T)	Rochester Royals	1st All Star Team
Larry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	2nd All Star Team
Vern Mikkelsen	Minneapolis Lakers	2nd All Star Team
Andy Phillip	Philadelphia Warriors	2nd All Star Team
Jim Pollard	Minneapolis Lakers	2nd All Star Team
Bobby Wanzer	Rochester Royals	2nd All Star Team

NBA - 1951 - 52 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Joe Fulks	East	Philadelphia Warriors		19	7	3
Paul Arizin	East	Philadelphia Warriors		15	7	0
Dolph Schayes	East	Syracuse Nationals		15	14	3
Vince Boryla	East	New York Knicks		9	2	2
Bob Cousy	East	Boston Celtics		8	9	8
Red Rocha	East	Baltimore Bullets		8	2	3
Dick McGuire	East	New York Knicks		6	5	10
Andy Phillip	East	Philadelphia Warriors		6	10	8
Harry Gallatin	East	New York Knicks		5	5	2
Ed Macauley	East	Boston Celtics		20	6	1
Larry Foust	West	Fort Wayne Pistons		2	5	2
Jim Pollard	West	Minneapolis Lakers		4	4	5
Ralph Beard	West	Indianapolis Olympians		6	3	2
Dike Eddleman	West	Tri-Cities Blackhawks		7	0	3
Fred Schaus	West	Fort Wayne Pistons		8	4	2
Vern Mikkelsen	West	Minneapolis Lakers		11	9	1
George Mikan	West	Minneapolis Lakers		12	11	3
Bob Davies	West	Rochester Royals		13	5	5
Frankie Brian	West	Tri-Cities Blackhawks		14	6	3
Alex Groza	West	Indianapolis Olympians		17	13	1

NBA - 1951 - 52 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Paul Arizin	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	1674
George Mikan	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	1523
Bob Cousy	1951-1952	Boston Celtics	1433
Ed Macauley	1951-1952	Boston Celtics	1264
Bob Davies	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	1052
Frankie Brian	1951-1952	Fort Wayne Pistons	1051
Larry Foust	1951-1952	Fort Wayne Pistons	1047
Bobby Wanzer	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	1033
Arnie Risen	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	1032
Vern Mikkelsen	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	1009
Jim Pollard	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	1005

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1951 - 52 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Andy Phillip	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	539
Bob Cousy	1951-1952	Boston Celtics	441
Bob Davies	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	390
Dick McGuire	1951-1952	New York Knicks	388
Fred Scolari	1951-1952	Baltimore Bullets	303
George Senesky	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	280
Bobby Wanzer	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	262
Leo Barnhorst	1951-1952	Indianapolis Olympians	255
Slater Martin	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	249
Fred Schaus	1951-1952	Fort Wayne Pistons	247
George King	1951-1952	Syracuse Nationals	244

..Foul Leaders Section

1951 - 52 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
George Mikan	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	286
Vern Mikkelsen	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	282
Don Boven	1951-1952	Milwaukee Hawks	271
Bob Davies	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	269
Jack Kerris	1951-1952	Fort Wayne Pistons	265
Arnie Johnson	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	259
Arnie Risen	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	258
Stan Miasek	1951-1952	Baltimore Bullets	257
Joe Fulks	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	255
Joe Graboski	1951-1952	Indianapolis Olympians	254
Ed Mikan	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	252

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1951 - 52 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Larry Foust	1951-1952	Fort Wayne Pistons	880
Mel Hutchins	1951-1952	Milwaukee Hawks	880
George Mikan	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	866
Arnie Risen	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	841
Dolph Schayes	1951-1952	Syracuse Nationals	773
Paul Arizin	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	745
Nat Clifton	1951-1952	New York Knicks	731
Jack Coleman	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	692
Vern Mikkelsen	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	681
Harry Gallatin	1951-1952	New York Knicks	661
Joe Graboski	1951-1952	Indianapolis Olympians	655

1951 - 52 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1951 - 52 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player

Season

Team

Attempt

Made

Percentage

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Bob Donham	1951-1952	Boston Celtics	413	201	0.487
Neil Johnston	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	299	141	0.472
Paul Arizin	1951-1952	Philadelphia Warriors	1222	548	0.448
Harry Gallatin	1951-1952	New York Knicks	527	233	0.442
Ernie Vandeweghe	1951-1952	New York Knicks	457	200	0.438
Arnie Johnson	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	411	178	0.433
Ed Macauley	1951-1952	Boston Celtics	888	384	0.432
Dick McGuire	1951-1952	New York Knicks	474	204	0.430
Bobby Wanzer	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	772	328	0.425
Vern Mikkelsen	1951-1952	Minneapolis Lakers	866	363	0.419
Jack Coleman	1951-1952	Rochester Royals	742	308	0.415