1949 BAA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 BAA playoffs 1949 1948–49 March 22 – April 13, 1949 8 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Washington Capitols Rochester Royals New York Knicks 1948 1950 The 1949 BAA playoffs was the postseason tournament following the Basketball Association of America 1948–49 season, its third and last. Later that year the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Division champion Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals. The eight qualified teams began tournament play on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 22 and 23, and the Finals concluded on Wednesday, April 13. Minneapolis and Washington played 10 and 11 games in a span of 22 days; their six final games in ten days. Prior to their final series, however, Minneapolis had been idle for five days, Washington for only one day. This season would also be the final season where the BAA's playoffs would be in direct competition with the rivaling NBL's playoffs, with the 1949 NBL playoffs occurring from April 1–19, 1949, with the NBL being late against the BAA this time around. The final BAA playoffs would see the NBL-born Minneapolis Lakers take on the final championship from the BAA's name, meaning the BAA's championships would be earned by a team from three different professional basketball leagues upon their births (the Philadelphia Warriors with the inaugural BAA championship representing the BAA properly, the Baltimore Bullets getting the 1948 championship while previously being from the American Basketball League, and the Minneapolis Lakers acquiring the 1949 BAA championship while previously being from the rivaling National Basketball League). Playoff seeds Eastern Division Washington Capitols New York Knicks Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors Western Division Rochester Royals Minneapolis Lakers Chicago Stags St. Louis Bombers Playoff bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals BAA Finals Eastern Division Western Division E1 Washington* 2 E4 Philadelphia 0 E2 New York 2 E3 Baltimore 1 W1 Rochester* 2 W4 St. Louis 0 W2 Minneapolis 2 W3 Chicago 0 E1 Washington* 2 E2 New York 1 W1 Rochester* 0 W2 Minneapolis 2 E1 Washington* 2 W2 Minneapolis 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors #eee March 23 Boxscore Washington Capitols 92 Philadelphia Warriors 70 15–17 25–17 24–13 28–23 Kleggie Hermsen 20 Sonny Hertzberg 3 Jake Bornheimer 13 Howie Dallmar 3 Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington leads series, 1–0 March 24 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 78 Washington Capitols 80 20–22 13–17 16–20 29–21 Chink Crossin 22 Jerry Fleishman 3 Bones McKinney 19 Jack Nichols 5 Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. Washington wins series, 2–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets #eee March 23 Boxscore New York Knicks 81 Baltimore Bullets 82 39–36 42–46 Carl Braun 21 Jake Pelkington 21 Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore leads series, 1–0 March 24 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 74 New York Knicks 84 35–39 39–45 Jake Pelkington 14 Carl Braun 20 Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 26 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 99 New York Knicks 103 OT 26–25 25–26 16–17 22–21 10–14 Connie Simmons 22 Harry Gallatin 21 Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York New York wins series, 2–1 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff seriesBaltimore leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1948 Baltimore Bullets 2 New York Knicks 1 1948 BAA First Round Western Division Semifinals (1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) St. Louis Bombers #eee March 22 Boxscore St. Louis Bombers 64 Rochester Royals 93 27–50 37–43 Bill Roberts 16 Bob Davies 23 Edgerton Park Arena, Rochester, New York Rochester leads series, 1–0 March 23 Boxscore Rochester Royals 66 St. Louis Bombers 64 29–26 37–38 Bobby Wanzer 17 Red Rocha 27 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Rochester wins series, 2–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. (2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags #eee March 23 Boxscore Chicago Stags 77 Minneapolis Lakers 84 35–33 42–51 Max Zaslofsky 22 George Mikan 37 Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 March 24 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 101 Chicago Stags 85 56–42 45–43 George Mikan 38 Max Zaslofsky 22 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Minneapolis wins series, 2–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Division Finals Eastern Division Finals (1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks #eee March 29 Boxscore New York Knicks 71 Washington Capitols 77 17–21 18–17 17–18 19–21 Harry Gallatin 17 Johnny Norlander 16 National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. Washington leads series, 1–0 March 31 Boxscore Washington Capitols 84 New York Knicks 86 OT Jack Nichols 25 Carl Braun 30 Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 2 Boxscore New York Knicks 76 Washington Capitols 84 15–24 23–24 17–12 21–24 Braun, Gallatin 15 each Sonny Hertzberg 24 National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. Washington wins series, 2–1 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Western Division Finals (1) Rochester Royals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers #eee March 27 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 80 Rochester Royals 79 46–34 34–45 George Mikan 32 Arnie Risen 17 Edgerton Park Arena, Rochester, New York Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 March 29 Boxscore Rochester Royals 55 Minneapolis Lakers 67 32–34 23–34 Arnie Risen 21 George Mikan 31 St. Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis wins series, 2–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 BAA Finals: (W2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) Washington Capitols 1949 BAA Finals #eee April 4 Boxscore Washington Capitols 84 Minneapolis Lakers 88 13–23 27–25 21–19 23–21 Fred Scolari 20 George Mikan 42 Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 8,210 Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 April 6 Boxscore Washington Capitols 62 Minneapolis Lakers 76 13–20 19–27 13–11 17–18 Sonny Hertzberg 13 Don Carlson 16 Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 10,212 Pat Kennedy, Phil Fox Minneapolis leads series, 2–0 #eee April 8 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 94 Washington Capitols 74 26–14 17–15 28–24 23–21 George Mikan 35 Nichols, Zunic 12 each Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. 4,919 Minneapolis leads series, 3–0 April 9 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 71 Washington Capitols 83 23–22 12–23 16–20 20–18 George Mikan 27 Jack Nichols 27 Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. 4,471 Minneapolis leads series, 3–1 #eee April 11 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 65 Washington Capitols 74 12–22 18–19 22–15 13–18 George Mikan 22 Hermsen, Nichols 13 each Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. 3,840 Minneapolis leads series, 3–2 April 13 Boxscore Washington Capitols 56 Minneapolis Lakers 77 12–19 12–21 17–22 15–15 Kleggie Hermsen 12 George Mikan 29 St. Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota 10,482 Minneapolis wins series, 4–2 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. See also NBA records References "1948–49 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.   Select "Next Season" from the heading for 1949–50, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on. External links 1949 Playoff Results at NBA.com 1949 BAA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com Playoffs Category:Basketball Association of America playoffs it:Basketball Association of America 1948-1949#Play-off fi:BAA-kausi 1948–1949#Pudotuspelit