1952 NBA Finals
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| Dates | April 12–25 | |||||||||
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Western Finals | Lakers defeated Royals, 3–1 | |||||||||
The 1952 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the
Minneapolis won game one and the teams thereafter alternated victories, Minneapolis winning the decisive game by a 17-point margin at home on Friday, April 25.
All but Game 7 were played in the teams' secondary arenas: the Lakers played at the
The seven games were played in fourteen days, beginning Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, in Minneapolis/St. Paul and returning to Minneapolis/St. Paul for games five and seven on the following Saturday and Friday. Meanwhile, three Wednesday or Friday games were played in New York City. The entire postseason tournament spanned 39 days in which Minneapolis played 13 games and New York 14.[1]
Series summary
| Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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| Game 1 | April 12 | Minneapolis Lakers | 83–79 (OT) (1–0) | New York Knicks |
| Game 2 | April 13 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72–80 (1–1) | New York Knicks |
| Game 3 | April 16 | New York Knicks | 77–82 (1–2) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 4 | April 18 | New York Knicks | 90–89 (OT) (2–2) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 5 | April 20 | Minneapolis Lakers | 102–89 (3–2) | New York Knicks |
| Game 6 | April 23 | New York Knicks | 76–68 (3–3) | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Game 7 | April 25 | Minneapolis Lakers | 82–65 (4–3) | New York Knicks |
Lakers win series 4–3
Team rosters
Minneapolis Lakers
New York Knicks
Game summaries
April 12
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Minneapolis Lakers 83 (OT)
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–19, 27–20, 12–11, Overtime: 8–12 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Jim Pollard 34 Rebs: George Mikan 16 Asts: Pollard, Mikan 4 each | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 13
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Minneapolis Lakers 72
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| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 30–14, 20–20, 19–21 | ||
| 5 | Pts: George Mikan 18 Rebs: George Mikan 21 Asts: Slater Martin 4 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
St. Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota Referees: Sid Borgia, Stan Stutz |
April 16
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Minneapolis Lakers 82, New York Knicks 77
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–26, 19–16, 22–15 | ||
Pep Saul 8 |
Pts: Max Zaslofsky 17 Rebs: Nat Clifton 10 Asts: Dick McGuire 10 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 18
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Minneapolis Lakers 89, New York Knicks 90 (OT)
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–18, 20–16, 15–20, Overtime: 12–13 | ||
Pep Saul 5 |
Pts: Connie Simmons 30 Rebs: Nat Clifton 12 Asts: Dick McGuire 6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 20
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Minneapolis Lakers 102
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| Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 22–16, 17–28, 24–25 | ||
| : six players 1 each | Pts: Pep Saul 5 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 23
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Minneapolis Lakers 68, New York Knicks 76
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| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 13–11, 19–17, 16–24 | ||
| 9 | Pts: Max Zaslofsky 23 Rebs: Harry Gallatin 13 Asts: Ernie Vandeweghe 7 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
April 25
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Minneapolis Lakers 82
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| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 17–18, 8–13, 28–33 | ||
| 3 | Pts: George Mikan 22 Rebs: George Mikan 19 Asts: Slater Martin 6 | |
| Minneapolis wins series, 4–3 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]
References
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"1951–52 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1950–51, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on. - ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links
- 1952 Finals at NBA.com
- 1952 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com
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