1951–52 NBA season

1951–52 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Number of games	66
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Top scorer	Paul Arizin (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Knicks
Eastern runners-up	Syracuse Nationals
Western champions	Minneapolis Lakers
Western runners-up	Rochester Royals
Finals
Champions	Minneapolis Lakers
Runners-up	New York Knicks

The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

The Tri-Cities Blackhawks relocated from the "Tri-Cities" area of Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
The 1952 NBA All-Star Game was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 108-91. Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors won the game's MVP award.

Final standings

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1951–52 NBA season