The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951-52 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
The first NBA dynasty, the Lakers won their third NBA title in the last 4 years and what would become their first of 3 straight titles. If not for their division finals loss to the Rochester Royals the previous season, Minneapolis would have won 6 straight titles.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fort Wayne | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Indianapolis | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 4 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||
| 3 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 1 | |||||||||||
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