Other basketball leagues in 1951:    
NPBL
Semi-Finals
Division
Finals
PHI 0
SYR 2
BOS 0
NYK 2
MIN 2
IND 1
ROC 2
FW 1
NYK 3
SYR 2
MIN 1
ROC 3
ROC 4
NYK 3
Champ
ROC
1950-51 NBA Champion Rochester Royals

Division Semifinals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/20 Fort Wayne 81-110 Rochester ROC 1-0
3/22 Rochester 78-83 Fort Wayne Tied 1-1
3/24 Fort Wayne 78-97 Rochester ROC 2-1

Division Semifinals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/21 Indianapolis 81-95 Minneapolis MIN 1-0
3/23 Minneapolis 88-108 Indianapolis Tied 1-1
3/25 Indianapolis 80-85 Minneapolis MIN 2-1

Division Semifinals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/20 New York 83-69 Boston NYK 1-0
3/22 Boston 78-92 New York NYK 2-0

Division Semifinals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/20 Syracuse 91-89
OT
Philadelphia SYR 1-0
3/22 Philadelphia 78-90 Syracuse SYR 2-0

Division Finals

Best of 5-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/29 Rochester 73-76 Minneapolis MIN 1-0
3/31 Rochester 70-66 Minneapolis Tied 1-1
4/1 Minneapolis 70-83 Rochester ROC 2-1
4/3 Minneapolis 75-80 Rochester ROC 3-1

Division Finals

Best of 5-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/28 Syracuse 92-103 New York NYK 1-0
3/29 New York 80-102 Syracuse Tied 1-1
3/31 Syracuse 75-97 New York NYK 2-1
4/1 New York 83-90 Syracuse Tied 2-2
4/4 Syracuse 81-83 New York NYK 3-2

NBA Finals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/7 New York 65-92 Rochester ROC 1-0
4/8 New York 84-99 Rochester ROC 2-0
4/11 Rochester 78-71 New York ROC 3-0
4/13 Rochester 73-79 New York ROC 3-1
4/15 New York 92-89 Rochester ROC 3-2
4/18 Rochester 73-80 New York Tied 3-3
4/21 New York 75-79 Rochester ROC 4-3

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