Minneapolis Lakers 1950 Championship - The Playoffs

The 1950 NBA Playoffs: Minneapolis Lakers and all the other teams

Here you have the information about the 1950 NBA Playoffs and the path the Los Angeles Lakers took to win a new championship.

The league had 17 teams in 1950 and the best 12 (4 from each Division) competed in a traditional playoff format with their division rivals. Then things became a little complex being 3 Division winners. The Syracuse Nationals went straight to the Finals because they had been the best of the 3 in the regular season. The Lakers and the now extinct Anderson Packers had to play an NBA Semifinal series to decide the other finalist.

						NBA Semifinals Lakers 2 - 0 Packers NBA Finals Lakers 4 - 2 Nationals Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
Western Division
(1) Olympians	2
		Olympians	1
(4) Redskins	1
				Packers
(2) Packers	2
		Packers	2
(3) Blackhawks	1
Central Division
(1) Lakers	2
		Lakers	2
(4) Stags	0
				Lakers
(2) Royals	0
		Pistons	0
(3) Pistons	2
Eastern Division
(1) Nationals	2
		Nationals	2
(4) Warriors	0
				Nationals
(2) Knicks	2
		Knicks	1
(3) Capitols	0

Western Division teams:

Olympians = Indianapolis Olympians
Redskins = Sheboygan Redskins
Packers = Anderson Packers
BlackHawks = Tri-Cities Blackhawks

Central Division teams:

Lakers = Minneapolis Lakers
Stags = Chicago Stags
Royals = Rochester Royals
Pistons = Fort Wayne Pistons

Eastern Division teams:

Nationals = Syracuse Nationals
Warriors = Philadelphia Warriors
Knicks = New York Knickerbockers
Capitols = Washington Capitols

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