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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.

The first great NBA dynasty, the Lakers won their third NBA/BAA championship in the last four years and what would become their first of three titles in a row. If not for their division finals loss to the Rochester Royals the previous season, Minneapolis would have won six consecutive championships.

Division Semifinals			Division Finals			NBA Finals

1	Rochester	2

4	Fort Wayne	0
			1	Rochester	1
Western Division
			2	Minneapolis	3
3	Indianapolis	0

2	Minneapolis	2
						W2	Minneapolis	4

						E3	New York	3
1	Syracuse	2

4	Philadelphia	1
			1	Syracuse	1
Eastern Division
			3	New York	3
3	New York	2

2	Boston	1

Western Division

Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Division Semifinals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) Fort Wayne Pistons: Royals win series 2-0

Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 95, Fort Wayne 78
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Rochester 92, Fort Wayne 86

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-0

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 78, Indianapolis 70
Game 2 @ Indianapolis: Minneapolis 94, Indianapolis 87

Division Finals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 88, Minneapolis 78
Game 2 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 83, Rochester 78
Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Rochester 67
Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 82, Rochester 80

Eastern Division

Champion: New York Knicks

Division Semifinals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, Philadelphia 83
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 100, Syracuse 95
Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 84, Philadelphia 73

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 105, New York 94
Game 2 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 97
Game 3 @ Boston: New York 88, Boston 87

Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 87, Syracuse 85
Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 92
Game 3 @ New York: New York 99, Syracuse 92
Game 4 @ New York: New York 100, Syracuse 93

NBA Finals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) New York Knicks: Lakers win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 83, New York 79
Game 2 @ Minneapolis: New York 80, Minneapolis 72
Game 3 @ New York: Minneapolis 82, New York 77
Game 4 @ New York: New York 90, Minneapolis 89
Game 5 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 102, New York 89
Game 6 @ New York: New York 76, Minneapolis 68
Game 7 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 82, New York 65

External links

Basketball-Reference.com's 1952 NBA Playoffs page

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	The '''1952 [[NBA Playoffs]]''' was the postseason tournament of the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[~~1951-52~~ NBA season\|1951-52 season]]. The tournament concluded with the [[Western Conference (NBA)\|Western Conference]] champion [[Minneapolis Lakers]] defeating the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)\|Eastern Conference]] champion [[New York Knicks]], ~~four~~ games to ~~three~~ in the [[1952 NBA Finals\|NBA Finals]].		The '''1952 [[NBA Playoffs]]''' was the postseason tournament of the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[1951–52 NBA season\|1951-52 season]]. The tournament concluded with the [[Western Conference (NBA)\|Western Conference]] champion [[Minneapolis Lakers]] defeating the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)\|Eastern Conference]] champion [[New York Knicks]], 4 games to 3 in the [[1952 NBA Finals\|NBA Finals]].

	The first great NBA dynasty, the Lakers won their third NBA/BAA championship in the last four years and what would become their first of three titles in a row. If not for their division finals loss to the [[Rochester Royals]] the previous season, Minneapolis would have won six consecutive championships.		The first great NBA dynasty, the Lakers won their third NBA/BAA championship in the last four years and what would become their first of three titles in a row. If not for their division finals loss to the [[Rochester Royals]] the previous season, Minneapolis would have won six consecutive championships.