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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 22–April 13, 1949 |
| Season | 1948–49 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Minneapolis Lakers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Washington Capitols |
| Semifinalists | |
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.[1]
Playoff seeds
editEastern Division
editWestern Division
editPlayoff bracket
edit| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | BAA Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Baltimore | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Rochester* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Rochester* | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
Division Semifinals
editEastern Division Semifinals
edit(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors
editMarch 23
|
| Washington Capitols 92, Philadelphia Warriors 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 25–17, 24–13, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Kleggie Hermsen 20 Asts: Sonny Hertzberg 3 |
Pts: Jake Bornheimer 13 Asts: Howie Dallmar 3 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 24
|
| Philadelphia Warriors 78, Washington Capitols 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 13–17, 16–20, 29–21 | ||
| Pts: Chink Crossin 22 Asts: Jerry Fleishman 3 |
Pts: Bones McKinney 19 Asts: Jack Nichols 5 | |
| Washington wins series, 2–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets
editMarch 23
|
| New York Knicks 81, Baltimore Bullets 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–36, 42–46 | ||
| Pts: Carl Braun 21 | Pts: Jake Pelkington 21 | |
| Baltimore leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 24
|
| Baltimore Bullets 74, New York Knicks 84 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–39, 39–45 | ||
| Pts: Jake Pelkington 14 | Pts: Carl Braun 20 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
March 26
|
| Baltimore Bullets 99, New York Knicks 103 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 25–26, 16–17, 22–21, Overtime: 10–14 | ||
| Pts: Connie Simmons 22 | Pts: Harry Gallatin 21 | |
| New York wins series, 2–1 | ||
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.
| Baltimore leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinals
edit(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) St. Louis Bombers
editMarch 22
|
| St. Louis Bombers 64, Rochester Royals 93 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27–50, 37–43 | ||
| Pts: Bill Roberts 16 | Pts: Bob Davies 23 | |
| Rochester leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 23
|
| Rochester Royals 66, St. Louis Bombers 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–26, 37–38 | ||
| Pts: Bobby Wanzer 17 | Pts: Red Rocha 27 | |
| Rochester wins series, 2–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags
editMarch 23
|
| Chicago Stags 77, Minneapolis Lakers 84 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 42–51 | ||
| Pts: Max Zaslofsky 22 | Pts: George Mikan 37 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 24
|
| Minneapolis Lakers 101, Chicago Stags 85 | ||
| Scoring by half: 56–42, 45–43 | ||
| Pts: George Mikan 38 | Pts: Max Zaslofsky 22 | |
| Minneapolis wins series, 2–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Division Finals
editEastern Division Finals
edit(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks
editMarch 29
|
| New York Knicks 71, Washington Capitols 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 18–17, 17–18, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Harry Gallatin 17 | Pts: Johnny Norlander 16 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 31
|
| Washington Capitols 84, New York Knicks 86 (OT) | ||
| Pts: Jack Nichols 25 | Pts: Carl Braun 30 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 2
|
| New York Knicks 76, Washington Capitols 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 23–24, 17–12, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Braun, Gallatin 15 each | Pts: Sonny Hertzberg 24 | |
| Washington wins series, 2–1 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Western Division Finals
edit(1) Rochester Royals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers
editMarch 27
|
| Minneapolis Lakers 80, Rochester Royals 79 | ||
| Scoring by half: 46–34, 34–45 | ||
| Pts: George Mikan 32 | Pts: Arnie Risen 17 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 29
|
| Rochester Royals 55, Minneapolis Lakers 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 23–34 | ||
| Pts: Arnie Risen 21 | Pts: George Mikan 31 | |
| Minneapolis wins series, 2–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]
BAA Finals: (W2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) Washington Capitols
editApril 4
|
| Washington Capitols 84, Minneapolis Lakers 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 27–25, 21–19, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Fred Scolari 20 | Pts: George Mikan 42 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 6
|
| Washington Capitols 62, Minneapolis Lakers 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–27, 13–11, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Sonny Hertzberg 13 | Pts: Don Carlson 16 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 8
|
| Minneapolis Lakers 94, Washington Capitols 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 17–15, 28–24, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: George Mikan 35 | Pts: Nichols, Zunic 12 each | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 3–0 | ||
April 9
|
| Minneapolis Lakers 71, Washington Capitols 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 12–23, 16–20, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: George Mikan 27 | Pts: Jack Nichols 27 | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 3–1 | ||
April 11
|
| Minneapolis Lakers 65, Washington Capitols 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 18–19, 22–15, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: George Mikan 22 | Pts: Hermsen, Nichols 13 each | |
| Minneapolis leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 13
|
| Washington Capitols 56, Minneapolis Lakers 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 12–21, 17–22, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Kleggie Hermsen 12 | Pts: George Mikan 29 | |
| Minneapolis wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^
"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. - ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links
edit- 1949 Playoff Results at NBA.com
- 1949 BAA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com