1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Warriors' 6th season in the NBA.[1]

1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Arena
Results
Record33–33 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWCAU
< 1950–51 1952–53 >

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

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Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 40 26 .606 26–7 12–18 2–1 21–15
x-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 1 22–7 10–19 7–1 22–14
x-New York Knicks 37 29 .561 3 21–4 12–22 4–3 23–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors 33 33 .500 7 24–7 6–25 3–1 14–22
Baltimore Bullets 20 46 .303 20 17–15 2–22 1–9 10–26
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore 1–8 2–4 2–4 4–2 0–6 2–7 4–5 2–4 3–6
Boston 8–1 3–3 3–3 5–1 3–3 4–5 6–3 3–3 4–5
Fort Wayne 4–2 3–3 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–3 2–4 3–6 0–6
Indianapolis 4–2 3–3 4–5 7–2 4–5 3–3 2–4 3–6 4–2
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 5–4 2–7 1–8 2–4 1–5 1–8 2–4
Minneapolis 6–0 3–3 4–5 5–4 8–1 4–2 2–4 7–2 1–5
New York 7–2 5–4 3–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 6–3 2–4 5–4
Philadelphia 5–4 3–6 4–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 3–6 2–4 3–6
Rochester 4–2 3–3 6–3 6–3 8–1 2–7 4–2 4–2 4–2
Syracuse 6–3 5–4 6–0 2–4 4–2 5–1 4–5 6–3 2–4

Game log

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1951–52 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 3 Fort Wayne 70–69 Paul Arizin (22) 1–0
2 November 5 @ Baltimore 90–96 Paul Arizin (23) 1–1
3 November 9 Minneapolis 98–86 Paul Arizin (29) 2–1
4 November 10 N Boston 69–83 Paul Arizin (29) 2–2
5 November 13 New York 82–85 Arizin, Fulks (28) 2–3
6 November 16 Syracuse 90–97 Paul Arizin (26) 2–4
7 November 17 @ Rochester 72–86 Paul Arizin (19) 2–5
8 November 20 Milwaukee 80–64 Paul Arizin (18) 3–5
9 November 22 @ New York 88–102 Paul Arizin (32) 3–6
10 November 23 Boston 100–102 (OT) Paul Arizin (28) 3–7
11 November 24 @ Baltimore 74–81 Ed Mikan (18) 3–8
12 November 25 @ Boston 85–103 Neil Johnston (18) 3–9
13 November 27 New York 83–81 Ed Mikan (20) 4–9
14 November 30 Syracuse 82–75 Paul Arizin (30) 5–9
15 December 2 @ New York 72–86 Joe Fulks (27) 5–10
16 December 4 Rochester 96–80 Joe Fulks (26) 6–10
17 December 7 @ New York 93–91 Paul Arizin (23) 7–10
18 December 9 @ Syracuse 74–93 Paul Arizin (15) 7–11
19 December 11 Boston 79–78 Paul Arizin (28) 8–11
20 December 14 Fort Wayne 72–62 Paul Arizin (35) 9–11
21 December 16 @ Boston 79–83 (OT) Joe Fulks (29) 9–12
22 December 18 N Baltimore 82–78 Andy Phillip (23) 10–12
23 December 21 Minneapolis 105–103 (3OT) Paul Arizin (34) 11–12
24 December 22 @ Rochester 89–105 Joe Fulks (30) 11–13
25 December 26 @ Baltimore 99–103 (3OT) Paul Arizin (22) 11–14
26 December 29 @ Milwaukee 68–61 Paul Arizin (25) 12–14
27 December 30 @ Minneapolis 64–93 Paul Arizin (24) 12–15
28 January 1 @ Fort Wayne 74–89 Paul Arizin (19) 12–16
29 January 4 Baltimore 92–79 Paul Arizin (23) 13–16
30 January 5 @ Rochester 94–103 Paul Arizin (26) 13–17
31 January 6 @ Syracuse 93–98 Nelson Bobb (22) 13–18
32 January 11 Rochester 85–83 Paul Arizin (27) 14–18
33 January 13 @ Minneapolis 98–73 Arizin, Fulks (27) 15–18
34 January 15 @ Indianapolis 68–101 Paul Arizin (22) 15–19
35 January 17 @ Fort Wayne 78–82 Paul Arizin (20) 15–20
36 January 18 Indianapolis 98–83 Paul Arizin (20) 16–20
37 January 19 @ New York 88–94 Paul Arizin (29) 16–21
38 January 22 New York 78–82 Joe Fulks (33) 16–22
39 January 25 Syracuse 95–94 (OT) Paul Arizin (22) 17–22
40 January 26 @ Boston 89–85 Paul Arizin (30) 18–22
41 January 29 Boston 97–96 Paul Arizin (32) 19–22
42 February 1 Baltimore 81–79 Paul Arizin (25) 20–22
43 February 3 @ Milwaukee 73–83 Paul Arizin (19) 20–23
44 February 5 @ Indianapolis 85–94 Paul Arizin (32) 20–24
45 February 7 @ Fort Wayne 105–91 Joe Fulks (36) 21–24
46 February 8 Syracuse 87–96 Paul Arizin (31) 21–25
47 February 9 @ New York 86–96 Paul Arizin (31) 21–26
48 February 10 @ Syracuse 84–91 Paul Arizin (20) 21–27
49 February 12 Rochester 75–86 Paul Arizin (26) 21–28
50 February 15 Indianapolis 112–91 Paul Arizin (26) 22–28
51 February 17 @ Baltimore 90–83 Paul Arizin (29) 23–28
52 February 19 Fort Wayne 98–80 Paul Arizin (28) 24–28
53 February 22 New York 118–95 Paul Arizin (36) 25–28
54 February 24 N Milwaukee 76–71 Paul Arizin (21) 26–28
55 February 25 @ Minneapolis 95–108 Paul Arizin (36) 26–29
56 February 26 @ Indianapolis 88–86 Paul Arizin (31) 27–29
57 February 27 Indianapolis 97–89 Paul Arizin (25) 28–29
58 February 29 Baltimore 103–86 Paul Arizin (40) 29–29
59 March 1 @ Baltimore 77–90 Paul Arizin (28) 29–30
60 March 4 Minneapolis 83–81 Paul Arizin (27) 30–30
61 March 8 Syracuse 92–83 Paul Arizin (31) 31–30
62 March 9 @ Syracuse 82–99 Paul Arizin (30) 31–31
63 March 11 Boston 84–88 Paul Arizin (27) 31–32
64 March 14 Milwaukee 85–82 Paul Arizin (22) 32–32
65 March 15 N Milwaukee 105–86 Paul Arizin (38) 33–32
66 March 16 @ Boston 89–96 Paul Arizin (21) 33–33

Playoffs

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1952 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 20 @ Syracuse L 83–102 Paul Arizin (22) Paul Arizin (13) Andy Phillip (6) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
2 March 22 Syracuse W 100–95 Paul Arizin (29) Paul Arizin (10) Andy Phillip (9) Philadelphia Arena 1–1
3 March 23 @ Syracuse L 73–84 Paul Arizin (26) Paul Arizin (15) Andy Phillip (7) Onondaga War Memorial 1–2
1952 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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See also

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