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1951–52 Rochester Royals season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Rochester Royals |
| team_link | Sacramento Kings |
| end_year | 1952 |
| DivisionWin | yes |
| wins | 41 |
| losses | 25 |
| division | Western |
| division_place | 1 |
| coach | Les Harrison |
| owners | Jack Harrison |
| Les Harrison | |
| arena | Edgerton Park Arena |
| radio | WHAM |
| playoffs | [West Division Finals](1952-nba-playoffs-bracket) |
| (eliminated 1–3) | |
| bbr_team | ROC |
Les Harrison (eliminated 1–3)
The 1951–52 Rochester Royals season was the Royals fourth season in the NBA. They entered the season as the defending champions, and finished matching their 41 wins from the year prior, though had a better winning percentage due to having two fewer games.
Draft picks
Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Regular season
Season standings
:x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 18 | Fort Wayne | W 95–78 | Bobby Wanzer (26) | Edgerton Park Arena | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 20 | @ Fort Wayne | W 92–86 | Bob Davies (29) | North Side High School Gym
| 2–0 |
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| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 1 |
| March 29 |
| Minneapolis |
| W 88–78 |
| Bob Davies (26) |
| Edgerton Park Arena |
| 1–0 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 2 |
| March 30 |
| Minneapolis |
| L 78–83 (OT) |
| Vern Mikkelsen (19) |
| Edgerton Park Arena |
| 1–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 3 |
| April 5 |
| @ Minneapolis |
| L 67–77 |
| Jim Pollard (22) |
| Minneapolis Auditorium |
| 1–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 4 |
| April 6 |
| @ Minneapolis |
| L 80–82 |
| Bob Davies (21) |
| Minneapolis Auditorium |
| 1–3 |
| - |
Awards and records
- Bob Davies, All-NBA First Team
- Bobby Wanzer, All-NBA Second Team
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ROC/1952.html 1951–52 Rochester Royals]
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