NBA playoffs 1951-52: bracket and series

Division semifinals Eastern Division

• Syracuse NationalsNationals (winner) 2 Philadelphia WarriorsWarriors 1

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Mar 20 PHW 83 – 102 SYR
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Mar 22 SYR 95 – 100 PHW
  3. Game 3 · Sun, Mar 23 PHW 73 – 84 SYR
• Boston CelticsCeltics 1 New York KnicksKnicks (winner) 2

  1. Game 1 · Wed, Mar 19 NYK 94 – 105 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Mar 23 BOS 97 – 101 NYK
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Mar 26 NYK 88 – 87 BOS

Division semifinals Western Division

• Rochester RoyalsRoyals (winner) 2 Fort Wayne PistonsPistons 0

  1. Game 1 · Tue, Mar 18 FTW 78 – 95 ROC
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Mar 20 ROC 92 – 86 FTW
• Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 2 Indianapolis OlympiansOlympians 0

  1. Game 1 · Sun, Mar 23 INO 70 – 78 MNL
  2. Game 2 · Tue, Mar 25 MNL 94 – 87 INO

Division finals Eastern Division

• Syracuse NationalsNationals 1 New York KnicksKnicks (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Wed, Apr 2 NYK 87 – 85 SYR
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Apr 3 NYK 92 – 102 SYR
  3. Game 3 · Fri, Apr 4 SYR 92 – 99 NYK
  4. Game 4 · Tue, Apr 8 SYR 93 – 100 NYK

Division finals Western Division

• Rochester RoyalsRoyals 1 Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Sat, Mar 29 MNL 78 – 88 ROC
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Mar 30 MNL 83 – 78 ROC
  3. Game 3 · Sat, Apr 5 ROC 67 – 77 MNL
  4. Game 4 · Sun, Apr 6 ROC 80 – 82 MNL

Finals

• Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 4 New York KnicksKnicks 3

  1. Game 1 · Sat, Apr 12 NYK 79 – 83 MNL
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 13 NYK 80 – 72 MNL
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 16 MNL 82 – 77 NYK
  4. Game 4 · Fri, Apr 18 MNL 89 – 90 NYK
  5. Game 5 · Sun, Apr 20 NYK 89 – 102 MNL
  6. Game 6 · Wed, Apr 23 MNL 68 – 76 NYK
  7. Game 7 · Fri, Apr 25 NYK 65 – 82 MNL