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After a free throw is made in the last 2 minutes, there is a jump ball instead of possesion for the team who committed the foul(eliminate deliberate fouling//roughness
Charles Cooper from Duquesne University became the first black man drafted by an NBA team.
Orange ball became the norm
However, college basketball was where the fans were at -
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Lane widened from six to 12 feet(change primarly to the dominace to George Mikan
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The late game free throw rule now required the jump ball to take place between the man who is fouled and the player who is gaurding him
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PLayers limited to 2 fouls per quater, if he gets 3 he sits out the rest of the quarter
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24 shot clock( speed up the game)
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Due to the shot clock, it was a faster game(99 points was the average for each game)
Pettit became first MVP in NBA history -
Bill Russel joined the Boston Celtics
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Bill Russel sprained his ankle in game 3 of the NBA finals and didnt play the rest of the series and Celtics lost the series
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22 playoff games were played and only 2 winning teams cracked 100. Then Boston beat Minneopis 173-134 and the NBA president did an investigation
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Basketball hall of fame was created in Springfield, Massachusetts.
This is the first year the Boston Celtics won the first of an 8 year consective NBA title