No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1950-51 NBA season

11 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

4 × 12 min, no shot clock, no three-point line

NBACollege

◀ 1949-50 1951-52 ▶

NBA champion

Rochester Royals
Finals 4–3 over New York Knicks

Best record

Minneapolis Lakers 44–24

Standings

Eastern Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Warriors	40	26	.606	–	28–4	11–21	Lost Division Semifinals 0–2
2	Celtics	39	30	.565	1	25–5	10–23	Lost Division Semifinals 0–2
3	Knicks	36	30	.545	4	22–5	10–25	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
4	Nationals	32	34	.485	8	23–10	9–24	Lost Division Finals 2–3
5	Bullets	24	42	.364	16	20–12	4–24
6	Capitols	10	25	.286	30	7–12	3–12

Western Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Lakers	44	24	.647	–	29–3	12–21	Lost Division Finals 1–3
2	Royals	41	27	.603	3	29–5	12–22	NBA champion
3	Pistons	32	36	.471	12	27–7	5–27	Lost Division Semifinals 1–2
4	Olympians	31	37	.456	13	19–12	10–24	Lost Division Semifinals 1–2
5	Blackhawks	25	43	.368	19	22–13	2–28

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Royals 4–3 Knicks
Division Finals	East	Knicks 3–2 Nationals
Division Finals	West	Royals 3–1 Lakers
Division Semifinals	East	Nationals 2–0 Warriors
Division Semifinals	East	Knicks 2–0 Celtics
Division Semifinals	West	Lakers 2–1 Olympians
Division Semifinals	West	Royals 2–1 Pistons