1949-50 NBA West standings

Name: 1949-50 NBA West standings
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The Indianapolis Olympians won the 1949-50 NBA West division race at 39-25, 2 games ahead of the Anderson Packers. It came down to the final days: the Indianapolis Olympians did not lead for good until March 15, 1950.

How the 1949-50 playoffs went

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West standings, 1949-50

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Indianapolis Olympians (INO)	39	25	.609	-	9-1	W7
Anderson Packers (AND)	37	27	.578	2	6-4	L2
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (TCB)	29	35	.453	10	5-5	L2
Sheboygan Redskins (SHE)	22	40	.355	16	3-7	L5
Waterloo Hawks (WAT)	19	43	.306	19	6-4	W2
Denver Nuggets (DN)	11	51	.177	27	0-10	L11

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Indianapolis Olympians trailed by as many as 4.5 games on December 5, 1949.
The Indianapolis Olympians took first place for good on March 15, 1950.
The Anderson Packers led by 4 games as late as December 15, 1949.
The Indianapolis Olympians went 11-1 from December 26, 1949 to January 27, 1950, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 131 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Indianapolis Olympians held first place for 45 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Indianapolis Olympians spent 63 of the season's 142 charted days in first place.