1949-50 NBA Central standings

Name: 1949-50 NBA Central standings
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The Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals finished tied atop the 1949-50 NBA Central division race, both at 51-17. The Minneapolis Lakers won the division on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1949-50 playoffs, series by series

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Central standings, 1949-50

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x	51	17	.750	-	7-3	L1
Rochester Royals (ROC) x	51	17	.750	-	10-0	W15
Chicago Stags (CHS) x	40	28	.588	11	5-5	W2
Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) x	40	28	.588	11	5-5	W1
St. Louis Bombers (BOM)	26	42	.382	25	4-6	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 16 times.
The Minneapolis Lakers trailed by as many as 2 games on December 1, 1949.
The Rochester Royals won 15 games in a row from February 17, 1950 to March 19, 1950, the longest run of the race.
The Chicago Stags led by 2 games as late as December 2, 1949.
The Minneapolis Lakers went 15-1 from January 14, 1950 to February 16, 1950, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 77 of the 119 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Minneapolis Lakers spent 80 of the season's 142 charted days in first place.