1948 BAA Finals
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Dates | April 10–21 | |||||||||
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Bombers 4–3 (Eastern and Western champions) | ||||||||||
Western Finals | Bullets defeated Stags 2–0 (Runners-up bracket) | |||||||||
The 1948 BAA Finals was the championship round of the
Baltimore was not the Western Division champion but advanced to the championship round by winning a four-team playoff among the Eastern and Western Division runners-up. Meanwhile, the Eastern and Western Division champions, Philadelphia Warriors and
The six games of the final series were played in twelve days, with at least one day off except prior to the decisive game. Division champions Philadelphia and St. Louis had played the seven games of their semifinal series in fifteen days, March 23 to April 6, with at least one day off before every game. The entire playoff tournament extended 30 days.[1]
As of 2023, this is the only BAA/NBA Finals which a now-defunct team won (as opposed to teams that changed names and/or moved to other cities in later years).
Series summary
Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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Game 1 | April 10 | Philadelphia Warriors | 71–60 (1–0) | Baltimore Bullets |
Game 2 | April 13 | Philadelphia Warriors | 63–66 (1–1) | Baltimore Bullets |
Game 3 | April 15 | Baltimore Bullets | 72–70 (2–1) | Philadelphia Warriors |
Game 4 | April 17 | Baltimore Bullets | 78–75 (3–1) | Philadelphia Warriors |
Game 5 | April 20 | Philadelphia Warriors | 91–82 (2–3) | Baltimore Bullets |
Game 6 | April 21 | Baltimore Bullets | 88–73 (4–2) | Philadelphia Warriors |
Bullets win series 4–2
Team rosters
Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors
References
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"1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
Select "Previous Season" or "Next Season" from the heading for 1946–47 or 1948–49, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
External links
- 1948 Finals at NBA.com
- 1948 BAA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com