nationals 92 fort wayne pistons 91after making a free throw to give syracuse a 9291 lead over fort wayne the nationals george king chased down the pistons andy phillip and made a steal to secure game 7 in dramatic fashion this marked the nats only championship before the franchise moved to philadelphia to become the 76ers1954 nba finals minneapolis lakers 87 syracuse nationals 80minneapolis won its fifth title in six years its last championship before moving to los angeles in game 7 jim pollard scored 21 points and george mikan added 11 for the lakers dolph schayes led the nats with 18 points1952 nba finals minneapolis lakers 82 knicks 65the lakers won the first of three consecutive championships and handed new york its second straight loss in a finals game 7 george mikan led minneapolis with 22 points1951 nba finals rochester royals 79 knicks 75the royals won the first three games but the knicks came back to win the next three the royals avoided the indignity of becoming the only team in nba history to squander a threegame series lead as they escaped with a game 7 victory the knicks are the only team in finals history to force a game 7 after trailing 30