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1950 NBA Finals

The 1950 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s inaugural 1949–50 season following the merger of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The Central Division champion Minneapolis Lakers faced the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals in a best-of-seven series with Syracuse having home-court advantage.[1]

1950 NBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Minneapolis LakersJohn Kundla4
Syracuse NationalsAl Cervi2
DatesApril 8−23
Hall of FamersLakers:
George Mikan (1959)
Jim Pollard (1978)
Vern Mikkelsen (1995)
Slater Martin (1982)
Nationals:
Dolph Schayes (1973)
Alex Hannum (1998, coach)
Al Cervi (1985)
Coaches:
John Kundla (1995)
Al Cervi (1985, player)
Officials:
Pat Kennedy (1959)
John Nucatola (1978)
Eastern finalsNationals defeated Knicks, 2–1
Western finalsNot the Western final (see text). Central finalist Lakers defeated Western finalist Packers, 2–0
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In the event, six games were played in 16 days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9, in Syracuse and incorporating two subsequent Sunday games in Minneapolis. Counting a Central Division tiebreaker played on Monday, March 20, the entire postseason tournament spanned five full weeks to Sunday, April 23.[2]

The NBA was arranged in three divisions (for its first season only) and the first two rounds of the 1950 NBA Playoffs generated three Division champions. With the league's best regular season record, Syracuse had earned a place in the Finals by winning the Eastern Division title on the preceding Sunday, and had been five days idle while the Central and Western champions had played a best-of-three series mid-week.[2]

In Game 1, The Lakers won on a buzzer beating shot by sub Bob "Tiger" Harrison, the first known case of a buzzer beater in the Finals. Six-foot-eight-inch (2.03 m) Dolph Schayes of Syracuse led his team out to the finals after a 16.8 ppg average during the regular season. George Mikan, however, averaged 27.4 ppg and led the league.[citation needed] Mikan would lead the Lakers past Syracuse in six games.[1]

The championship was the Lakers third professional championship in a row after winning the NBL championship in 1948 and the BAA championship in 1949.[1]

While the NBA was considered a new league at the time, it later retconned the three preceding BAA seasons as part of its own history, and thus presents the 1950 Finals as its fourth championship series[3].[4]

Series summary

GameDateHome teamResultRoad team
Game 1April 8Syracuse Nationals66−68 (0−1)Minneapolis Lakers
Game 2April 9Syracuse Nationals91−85 (1−1)Minneapolis Lakers
Game 3April 14Minneapolis Lakers91−77 (2−1)Syracuse Nationals
Game 4April 16Minneapolis Lakers77−69 (3−1)Syracuse Nationals
Game 5April 20Syracuse Nationals83−76 (2−3)Minneapolis Lakers
Game 6April 23Minneapolis Lakers110−95 (4−2)Syracuse Nationals

Lakers win series 4−2

Rosters

1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F15Carlson, Don6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)1919–03–22Minnesota
G/F18Ferrin, Arnie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1925-07-29Utah
F20Grant, Bud6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)1927–05–20Minnesota
G16Harrison, Bob6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)1927–08–12Michigan
G11Hassett, William5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)1921-10-21Notre Dame
G/F13Jaros, Anthony6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1920–02–22Minnesota
G22Martin, Slater5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)1925–10–22Texas
C99Mikan, George6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)1924–06–18DePaul
F19Mikkelsen, Arild6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1928–10–21Hamline
F17Pollard, James6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1922–07–09Stanford
G/F10Schaefer, Herman6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1918–11–20Indiana
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

1949-50 Syracuse Nationals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G15Cervi, Alfred5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)1917–02–12East HS (NY)
F11Chollet, Leroy6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1925–03–05Canisius
G9Corley, Raymond6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)1928–01–14Georgetown
G7Gabor, William5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)1922–05–13Syracuse
F10Hannum, Alexander6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1923–07–19USC
G14Levane, Andrew6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1920–04–11St. John's
G/F5Macknowski, John6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)1923–01–07Seton Hall
C13Peterson, Edward6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1924–06–27Cornell
F6Ratkovicz, George6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1922-11-13Lindblom Academy (IL)
F/C4Schayes, Adolph6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1928–05–19NYU
G8Seymour, Paul6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1928-01-30Toledo
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

See also

  • 76ers–Lakers rivalry

References

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