1950 NBA Playoffs

The 1950 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1949-1950 season. The tournament concluded with the Central Division champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Division champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals. 1950 was the first year of the NBA.

Minneapolis defeated Rochester in a one game playoff for first place in the Central Division. Fort Wayne defeated Chicago in a one game playoff for third place in the Central Division.

Bracket

With the merger of the BAA and NBL, the new NBA utilized an unusual three-Division format. The top 4 teams in each of the 3 Divisions qualified for the playoffs, were seeded 1-4, and played off for the Division Championships.

Eastern Division

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Finals

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Syracuse
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Philadelphia
RD1-score2=0

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=New York
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Washington
RD1-score4=0

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Syracuse
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=New York
RD2-score2=1

Central Division

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Finals

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Minneapolis
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Chicago
RD1-score2=0

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Rochester
RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Fort Wayne
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Minneapolis
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Fort Wayne
RD2-score2=0

Western Division

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Finals

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Indianapolis
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Sheboygan
RD1-score2=1

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Anderson
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Tri-Cities
RD1-score4=1

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Indianapolis
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Anderson
RD2-score2=2

League Finals

The three Division Champions were seeded 1-3, based on their respective regular season records, with the top seed earning a bye into the NBA Finals.4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Finals

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Syracuse
RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Bye
RD1-score2=

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Minneapolis
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Anderson
RD1-score4=0

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Syracuse
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Minneapolis
RD2-score2=4

Divisional Semifinals

Western Division

*Anderson Packers vs. Tri-Cities Blackhawks: "Packers win series 2-1"
*Indianapolis Olympians vs. Sheboygan Redskins: "Olympians win series 2-1"

Eastern Division

*New York Knicks vs. Washington Capitols: "Knicks win series 2-0"
* Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors: "Nationals win series 2-0"

Central Division

*Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Rochester Royals: "Pistons win series 2-0"
* Minneapolis Lakers vs. Chicago Stags: "Lakers win series 2--0"

Divisional Finals

*Western Division: Anderson Packers vs. Indianapolis Olympians: "Packers win series 2-1"
*Eastern Division: Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knicks: "Nationals win series 2-1"
*Central Division: Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne Pistons: "Lakers win series 2-0"

NBA Semifinals

* Minneapolis Lakers vs. Anderson Packers: "Lakers win series 2-0"

NBA Finals

* Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals: "Lakers win series 4-2"

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1950.html Basketball-Reference.com's 1950 NBA Playoffs page]