1951-52 NBA East standings

The Syracuse Nationals won the 1951-52 NBA East division race at 40-26, 1 game ahead of the Boston Celtics.

NBA.com files the Syracuse Nationals in the West this season. They played in the East, which is where the same feed puts them in every other season they played, so this chart shows the East race as it was.

How the 1951-52 playoffs went

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East standings, 1951-52

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Syracuse Nationals (SYR)	40	26	.606	-	5-5	L2
Boston Celtics (BOS)	39	27	.591	1	7-3	W2
New York Knicks (NYK)	37	29	.561	3	7-3	W2
Philadelphia Warriors (PHW)	33	33	.500	7	6-4	L1
Baltimore Bullets (BAL)	20	46	.303	20	3-7	L2

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 14 times.
The Syracuse Nationals trailed by as many as 2 games on December 23, 1951.
The Syracuse Nationals took first place for good on January 11, 1952.
The Syracuse Nationals won 9 games in a row from January 3, 1952 to January 23, 1952, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Celtics led by 2 games as late as December 24, 1951.
The Syracuse Nationals went 12-3 from January 10, 1952 to February 10, 1952, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 5.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 59 of the 122 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Syracuse Nationals spent 108 of the season's 137 charted days in first place.