1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Cliff Barker (24-32)
Coach: Wally Jones (7-5)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians Statistics
1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians Roster

The Indianapolis Olympians of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 31 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Indianapolis tossed in 5,555 points and yielded 5,716. Alex Groza netted a team-best 1,429 points for the Olympians, and Ralph Beard scored 13 or more per game, too. Alex Groza contributed 709 rebounds. Ralph Beard dished out 318 assists for the squad.

Cliff Barker and Wally Jones coached the team. The 1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5555
Regular Season Points Against: 5716

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 1, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 84 at Washington Capitols 100	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
November 4, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 86 at Baltimore Bullets 102	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
November 5, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68	L	0-0	0-3	0-3
November 7, 1950	New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 86	W	1-0	0-3	1-3
November 9, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 85 at New York Knicks 73	W	1-0	1-3	2-3
November 12, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Boston Celtics 78	L	1-0	1-4	2-4
November 14, 1950	Syracuse Nationals 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 108	W	2-0	1-4	3-4
November 16, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 67 at Philadelphia Warriors 84	L	2-0	1-5	3-5
November 18, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 67 at Indianapolis Olympians 74	W	3-0	1-5	4-5
November 19, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 81 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 104	L	3-0	1-6	4-6
November 21, 1950	Rochester Royals 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 91	W	4-0	1-6	5-6
November 23, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Syracuse Nationals 85	W	4-0	2-6	6-6
November 25, 1950	Baltimore Bullets 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 92	W	5-0	2-6	7-6
November 26, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79	L	5-0	2-7	7-7
November 28, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons 66 at Indianapolis Olympians 90	W	6-0	2-7	8-7
December 1, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 66	W	7-0	2-7	9-7
December 2, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 72 at Rochester Royals 94	L	7-0	2-8	9-8
December 3, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 81 at Syracuse Nationals 84	L	7-0	2-9	9-9
December 5, 1950	New York Knicks 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 95	W	8-0	2-9	10-9
December 6, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 101 at Washington Capitols 79	W	8-0	3-9	11-9
December 7, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 102	L	8-0	3-10	11-10
December 10, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 84 at New York Knicks 106	L	8-0	3-11	11-11
December 12, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 74 at Indianapolis Olympians 75	W	9-0	3-11	12-11
December 15, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	9-1	3-11	12-12
December 17, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 60 at Minneapolis Lakers 79	L	9-1	3-12	12-13
December 19, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Indianapolis Olympians 92	L	9-2	3-12	12-14
December 23, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 87 at Washington Capitols 79	W	9-2	4-12	13-14	OT
December 26, 1950	Washington Capitols 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 81	L	9-3	4-12	13-15
December 29, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 112	W	10-3	4-12	14-15
January 2, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 86	L	10-4	4-12	14-16	OT
January 4, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 94 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83	W	10-4	5-12	15-16
January 6, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Rochester Royals 73	W	10-4	6-12	16-16	6OT
January 7, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 83	L	10-4	6-13	16-17
January 9, 1951	Rochester Royals 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 59	L	10-5	6-13	16-18
January 12, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 81	L	10-6	6-13	16-19
January 14, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	L	10-6	6-14	16-20	OT
January 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	W	11-6	6-14	17-20
January 18, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 80 at Philadelphia Warriors 114	L	11-6	6-15	17-21
January 20, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 63 at Baltimore Bullets 102	L	11-6	6-16	17-22
January 23, 1951	Boston Celtics 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 79	L	11-7	6-16	17-23	OT
January 26, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors 75 at Indianapolis Olympians 78	W	12-7	6-16	18-23
January 28, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 101	L	12-7	6-17	18-24
January 29, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 85 at Indianapolis Olympians 87	W	13-7	6-17	19-24		at Jeffersonville, IN
January 31, 1951	Rochester Royals 63 at Indianapolis Olympians 68	W	14-7	6-17	20-24
February 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 84	L	14-8	6-17	20-25
February 4, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 105 at New York Knicks 83	W	14-8	7-17	21-25
February 5, 1951	Boston Celtics 70 at Indianapolis Olympians 57	L	14-9	7-17	21-26		at Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 1951	Rochester Royals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 78	W	15-9	7-17	22-26
February 10, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 78	L	15-10	7-17	22-27
February 11, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 91	L	15-10	7-18	22-28
February 13, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 80	W	16-10	7-18	23-28
February 14, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 91 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 98	L	16-10	7-19	23-29
February 15, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 69 at Baltimore Bullets 60	W	16-10	8-19	24-29		at Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	16-11	8-19	24-30
February 18, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Boston Celtics 78	L	16-11	8-20	24-31
February 20, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 79	L	16-12	8-20	24-32
February 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 73	W	16-12	9-20	25-32
February 27, 1951	Baltimore Bullets 74 at Indianapolis Olympians 96	W	17-12	9-20	26-32
March 4, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 72 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 87	L	17-12	9-21	26-33
March 6, 1951	Boston Celtics 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 75	W	18-12	9-21	27-33
March 8, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 97 at Syracuse Nationals 121	L	18-12	9-22	27-34
March 9, 1951	Rochester Royals 91 at Indianapolis Olympians 84	L	18-13	9-22	27-35
March 11, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Rochester Royals 88	W	18-13	10-22	28-35
March 13, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 93 at Indianapolis Olympians 98	W	19-13	10-22	29-35
March 14, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 109 at Fort Wayne Pistons 115	L	19-13	10-23	29-36
March 15, 1951	New York Knicks 70 at Indianapolis Olympians 74	W	20-13	10-23	30-36
March 17, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Baltimore Bullets 91	W	20-13	11-23	31-36
March 18, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Rochester Royals 91	L	20-13	11-24	31-37
March 21, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 23, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 108	W	1-0	0-1	1-1
March 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	L	1-0	0-2	1-2