NBA : 1951 standings

                                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 Eastern Division            W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 Philadelphia Warriors      40  26  .606    -   85.4   81.6  EG                  L SYR 0-2                                                                                                       
 Boston Celtics             39  30  .565  2.5   85.2   85.5  RA                  L NY  0-2                                                                                                       
 New York Knickerbockers    36  30  .545    4   85.8   85.4  JL                  W BOS 2-0  W SYR 3-2  L RCH 3-4                                                                                 
 Syracuse Nationals         32  34  .485    8   86.1   85.5  AC                  W PHW 2-0  L NY  2-3                                                                                            
 Baltimore Bullets          24  42  .364   16   82.0   84.3  BJ/WB
 Washington Capitols        10  25  .286 14.5   81.3   86.0  BM

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 Western Division            W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 Minneapolis Lakers         44  24  .647    -   82.8   77.4  JK                  W IO  2-1  L RCH 1-3                                                                                            
 Rochester Royals           41  27  .603    3   84.6   81.7  LH                  W FW  2-1  W MNL 3-1  W NY  4-3                                                                                 
 Fort Wayne Pistons         32  36  .471   12   84.1   86.0  MM                  L RCH 1-2                                                                                                       
 Indianapolis Olympians     31  37  .456   13   81.7   84.1  CB/WJ               L MNL 1-2
 Tri-Cities Blackhawks      25  43  .368   19   84.3   88.1  DM/JL/MT                                                                                                                            


 NOTE: Re-alignment from 3 to 2 divisions.
       Anderson Duffey Packers, Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, 
         Sheboygan Redskins, St. Louis Bombers, and Waterloo Hawks fold
       Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons renamed Fort Wayne Pistons