National Basketball Association Historical Standings 1950s

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National Basketball Association
Historical Standings
1950/51-1959/60

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1950-51
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia Warriors	40	26	.606	--
Boston Celtics	39	30	.565	2.5
New York Knickerbockers	36	30	.545	4
Syracuse Nationals	32	34	.485	8
Baltimore Bullets	24	42	.364	16
Washington Capitols	10	25	.286	15.5

1950-51
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Minneapolis Lakers	44	24	.647	--
Rochester Royals	41	27	.603	3
Fort Wayne Pistons	32	36	.471	12
Indianapolis Olympians	31	37	.456	13
Tri-Cities Balckhawks	25	43	.368	19

1951-52
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Syracuse Nationals	40	26	.606	--
Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	1
New York Knickerbockers	37	29	.561	4
Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	.500	7
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	.303	20

1951-52
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Rochester Royals	41	25	.621	--
Minneapolis Lakers	40	26	.606	1
Indianapolis Olympians	34	32	.515	7
Fort Wayne Pistons	29	37	.439	12
Milwaukee Hawks	17	49	.258	24

1952-53
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knickerbockers	47	23	.671	--
Syracuse Nationals	44	26	.629	4
Boston Celtics	46	25	.648	1.5
Baltimore Bullets	16	54	.229	31
Philadelphia Warriors	12	57	.174	34.5

1952-53
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Minneapolis Lakers	48	22	.686	--
Rochester Royals	44	26	.629	4
Fort Wayne Pistons	36	33	.522	11.5
Indianapolis Olympians	28	43	.394	20.5
Milwaukee Hawks	27	44	.380	21.5

1953-54
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knickerbockers	44	28	.639	--
Boston Celtics	42	30	.583	2
Syracuse Nationals	42	30	.583	2
Philadelphia Warriors	29	43	.403	15
Baltimore Bullets	16	56	.222	28

1953-54
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Minneapolis Lakers	46	26	.639	--
Rochester Royals	44	28	.611	2
Fort Wayne Pistons	40	32	.556	6
Milwaukee Hawks	21	51	.292	25

1954-55
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Syracuse Nationals	43	29	.597	--
New York Knickerbockers	38	34	.528	5
Boston Celtics	36	36	.500	7
Philadelphia Warriors	33	39	.458	10

1954-55
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Fort Wayne Pistons	43	29	.597	--
Minneapolis Lakers	40	32	.556	3
Rochester Royals	29	43	.403	14
Milwaukee Hawks	26	46	.361	17

1955-56
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia Warriors	45	27	.625	--
Boston Celtics	39	33	.542	6
Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	10
New York Knickerbockers	35	37	.486	10

1955-56
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Fort Wayne Pistons	37	35	.514	--
St. Louis Hawks	33	39	.458	4
Minneapolis Lakers	33	39	.458	4
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	6

1956-57
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	44	28	.611	--
Syracuse Nationals	38	34	.528	6
Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	7
New York Knickerbockers	36	36	.500	8

1956-57
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Fort Wayne Pistons	34	38	.472	--
Minneapolis Lakers	34	38	.472	--
St. Louis Hawks	34	38	.472	--
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	3

1957-58
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	49	23	.681	--
Syracuse Nationals	41	31	.569	8
Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	12
New York Knickerbockers	35	37	.486	14

1957-58
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	41	31	.569	--
Detroit Pistons	33	39	.458	8
Cincinnati Royals	33	39	.458	8
Minneapolis Lakers	19	53	.264	22

1958-59
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	52	20	.722	--
New York Knickerbockers	40	32	.556	12
Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	17
Philadelphia Warriors	32	40	.444	20

1958-59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	49	23	.681	--
Minneapolis Lakers	33	39	.458	16
Detoit Pistons	28	44	.389	21
Cincinnati Royals	19	53	.264	30

1959-60
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	59	16	.787	--
Philadelphia Warriors	49	26	.653	10
Syracuse Nationals	45	30	.600	14
New York Knickerbockers	27	48	.360	42

1959-60
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	46	29	.613	--
Detroit Pistons	30	45	.400	16
Minneapolis Lakers	25	50	.333	21
Cincinnati Royals	19	56	.253	27