Indianapolis Olympians Playoff History: Series by Year

This is a timeline with all the NBA postseason series played by the Indianapolis Olympians. It also includes data about how the team arrived to the Playoffs that year and the result of each series, since their first season in 1950 to 1953.

NOTE: This is a defunct franchise.

In their 4 seasons in the NBA, the Indianapolis Olympians made the postseason 4 times. On those years they have played a total of 5 playoff series, of which they won 1 and lost 4, for a 20.0 winning percentge.

So far, they have never won a Championship or reached the Finals.

Indianapolis Olympians Playoffs Timeline

1953 Playoffs

The Indianapolis Olympians qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 4th seed in the Western Division (28-43 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Lost to the Minneapolis Lakers 0-2 in the Western Division Semifinals

* The Lakers ended up winning the Championship.

1952 Playoffs

The Indianapolis Olympians qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Western Division (34-32 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Lost to the Minneapolis Lakers 0-2 in the Western Division Semifinals

* The Lakers ended up winning the Championship.

1951 Playoffs

The Indianapolis Olympians qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 4th seed in the Western Division (31-37 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Lost to the Minneapolis Lakers 1-2 in the Western Division Semifinals

1950 Playoffs

The Indianapolis Olympians qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 1st seed in the Western Division (39-25 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Defeated the Sheboygan Red Skins 2-1 in the Western Division Semifinals
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    Lost to the Anderson Packers 1-2 in the Western Division Finals
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