1952 NBA playoffs (original) (raw)
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Postseason tournament
1952 NBA playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 18–April 25, 1952 |
| Season | 1951–52 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Minneapolis Lakers (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | New York Knicks |
| Semifinalists | Rochester RoyalsSyracuse Nationals |
| ← 19511953 → |
The 1952 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951–52 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
For the first time in NBA history, all teams that made the playoffs the year before meet again, but this time with different outcomes. This would happen again in 1957, in 1966, and then 1973 before a few more teams add to the playoffs in 1975, 1977 and 1984.
The first NBA dynasty, the Lakers, won their third NBA title in the last 4 years and what would become their first of 3 straight titles.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Syracuse* | 2 | | | | | | | E4 | Philadelphia | 1 | | | | | | | E1 | Syracuse* | 1 | | | | | | | Eastern Division | | | | | | | | | E3 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | E3 | New York | 2 | | | | | | | E2 | Boston | 1 | | | | | | | E3 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Minneapolis | 4 | | | | | | | W1 | Rochester* | 2 | | | | | | | W4 | Fort Wayne | 0 | | | | | | | W1 | Rochester* | 1 | | | | | | | Western Division | | | | | | | | | W2 | Minneapolis | 3 | | | | | | | W3 | Indianapolis | 0 | | | | | | | W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | | | | | |
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Division Semifinals
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Eastern Division Semifinals
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning the first two meetings.
Previous playoff series[1]
| Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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| 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 Eastern Division Semifinals 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first two meetings.
Previous playoff series[2]
| New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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| 1951 Boston Celtics 0, New York Knicks 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals |
Western Division Semifinals
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.
Previous playoff series[3]
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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| 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 2, Rochester Royals 0 1950 Central Division Semifinals 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 1, Rochester Royals 2 1951 Western Division Semifinals |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting.
Previous playoff series
| Minneapolis leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
| 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 1, Minneapolis Lakers 2 1951 Western Division Semifinals |
Eastern Division Finals
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.
Previous playoff series[4]
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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| 1950 New York Knicks 1, Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 Eastern Division Finals 1951 New York Knicks 3, Syracuse Nationals 2 1951 Eastern Division Finals |
Western Division Finals
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.
Previous playoff series[5]
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
| 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2, Rochester Royals 0 1949 Western Division Finals 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 1, Rochester Royals 3 1951 Western Division Finals |
NBA Finals: (W2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E3) New York Knicks
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This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[6]
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