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1950-51 NBA West standings
The Minneapolis Lakers won the 1950-51 NBA West division race at 44-24, 3 games ahead of the Rochester Royals.
🏆The 1950-51 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1950-51
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x | 44 | 24 | .647 | - | 5-5 | W4 |
| Rochester Royals (ROC) x | 41 | 27 | .603 | 3 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) x | 32 | 36 | .471 | 12 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Olympians (INO) x | 31 | 37 | .456 | 13 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks (TCB) | 25 | 43 | .368 | 19 | 3-7 | L4 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Minneapolis Lakers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on November 11, 1950.
- The Minneapolis Lakers took first place for good on January 20, 1951.
- The Minneapolis Lakers won 8 games in a row from January 20, 1951 to February 4, 1951, the longest run of the race.
- The Rochester Royals led by 2.5 games as late as January 2, 1951.
- The Minneapolis Lakers went 12-1 from January 19, 1951 to February 16, 1951, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 7 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 111 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Minneapolis Lakers spent 75 of the season's 139 charted days in first place.