The six qualified teams all began tournament play on Wednesday, April 2, and the Finals concluded on Tuesday, April 22. Philadelphia and Chicago played 10 and 11 games in the span of 21 days but their final series was compact, five games in seven days.[1]
There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions Chicago and Washington immediately played a long semifinal series with Washington having home-court advantage. Chicago won the sixth game in Washington one day before Philadelphia concluded its two short series with other runners-up. In the 1947 BAA Finals, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4-1.
^ "1946–47 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-28. Select "Next Season" from the heading for 1947–48, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
^"Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External linksedit
1947 Playoff Results at NBA.com
1947 BAA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com
January 01, 1970
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The 1947 BAA playoffs was the postseason tournament that followed the inaugural Basketball Association of America 1946 47 season After its 1948 49 season the BAA merged with the older National Basketball League to create the National Basketball Association or NBA The tournament concluded with the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals 1947 BAA playoffsTournament detailsDatesApril 2 April 22 1947Season1946 47Teams6Final positionsChampionsPhiladelphia Warriors 1st title Runner upChicago StagsSemifinalistsNew York KnicksWashington Capitols 19451948 The six qualified teams all began tournament play on Wednesday April 2 and the Finals concluded on Tuesday April 22 Philadelphia and Chicago played 10 and 11 games in the span of 21 days but their final series was compact five games in seven days 1 Contents 1 Playoffs 1 1 Bracket 2 First round 2 1 E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs W2 St Louis Bombers 2 2 E3 New York Knicks vs W3 Cleveland Rebels 3 BAA Semifinals 3 1 E1 Washington Capitols vs W1 Chicago Stags 3 2 E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs E3 New York Knicks 4 BAA Finals E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs W1 Chicago Stags 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlayoffs editThere were no byes Western and Eastern champions Chicago and Washington immediately played a long semifinal series with Washington having home court advantage Chicago won the sixth game in Washington one day before Philadelphia concluded its two short series with other runners up In the 1947 BAA Finals the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4 1 Bracket edit First RoundBAA SemifinalsBAA FinalsW1Chicago Stags 4E1Washington Capitols 2W1Chicago Stags 1E3New York Knicks2E2Philadelphia Warriors4W3Cleveland Rebels1E3New York Knicks0E2Philadelphia Warriors2W2St Louis Bombers1E2Philadelphia Warriors2 Division winnerBold Series winnerFirst round edit E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs W2 St Louis Bombers edit April 2 Boxscore St Louis Bombers 68 Philadelphia Warriors 73 Scoring by half 43 38 25 35Pts Munroe Logan 16 each Pts Angelo Musi 19Philadelphia leads series 1 0 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAttendance 8 273 April 5 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 51 St Louis Bombers 73 Scoring by quarter 12 19 15 19 13 17 11 18Pts Angelo Musi 12 Pts Belus Smawley 17Series tied 1 1 St Louis Arena St Louis Missouri April 6 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 75 St Louis Bombers 59 Scoring by half 36 33 39 26Pts Joe Fulks 24 Pts Belus Smawley 21Philadelphia wins series 2 1 St Louis Arena St Louis Missouri This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams E3 New York Knicks vs W3 Cleveland Rebels edit April 2 Boxscore New York Knicks 51 Cleveland Rebels 77 Pts Lee Knorek 10 Pts Ed Sadowski 24Cleveland leads series 1 0 Cleveland Arena Cleveland Ohio April 5 Boxscore Cleveland Rebels 74 New York Knicks 86 Scoring by half 43 41 31 45Pts Ed Sadowski 26 Pts Stan Stutz 30Series tied 1 1 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New YorkAttendance 10 321 April 9 Boxscore Cleveland Rebels 71 New York Knicks 93 Pts Ed Sadowski 21 Pts Bud Palmer 26New York wins series 2 1 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New YorkAttendance 5 124 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams BAA Semifinals edit E1 Washington Capitols vs W1 Chicago Stags edit April 2 Boxscore Chicago Stags 81 Washington Capitols 65 Scoring by quarter 15 17 20 16 26 13 20 19Pts Tony Jaros 29 Pts Scolari Feerick 13 eachChicago leads series 1 0 Uline Arena Washington D C Referees Pat Kennedy Nate Messenger April 3 Boxscore Chicago Stags 69 Washington Capitols 53 Scoring by quarter 19 10 17 18 14 15 19 10Pts Max Zaslofsky 15 Pts Bob Feerick 19Chicago leads series 2 0 Uline Arena Washington D C Referees Pat Kennedy Nate Messenger April 8 Boxscore Washington Capitols 55 Chicago Stags 67 Scoring by quarter 12 19 19 13 14 24 10 11Pts Bob Feerick 16 Pts Don Carlson 22Chicago leads series 3 0 Chicago Stadium Chicago IllinoisReferees Pat Kennedy Nate Messenger April 10 Boxscore Chicago Stags 69 Washington Capitols 76 Scoring by quarter 8 13 16 16 19 23 26 24Pts Zaslofsky Carlson 21 each Pts John Mahnken 18Chicago leads series 3 1 Uline Arena Washington D C Referees Pat Kennedy Nate Messenger April 12 Boxscore Washington Capitols 67 Chicago Stags 55 Scoring by quarter 11 12 16 16 17 14 23 13Pts Bob Feerick 18 Pts Max Zaslofsky 20Chicago leads series 3 2 Chicago Stadium Chicago Illinois April 13 Boxscore Washington Capitols 61 Chicago Stags 66 Scoring by quarter 10 20 19 10 19 22 13 14Pts Fred Scolari 25 Pts Chick Halbert 25Chicago wins series 4 2 Chicago Stadium Chicago IllinoisReferees Pat Kennedy Nate Messenger This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs E3 New York Knicks edit April 12 Boxscore New York Knicks 70 Philadelphia Warriors 82 Pts Lee Knorek 20 Pts Joe Fulks 24Philadelphia leads series 1 0 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia PennsylvaniaReferees John Nucatola Ed Boyle April 14 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 72 New York Knicks 53 Pts Joe Fulks 16 Pts Tommy Byrnes 11Philadelphia wins series 2 0 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New YorkReferees John Nucatola Ed Boyle This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams 2 BAA Finals E2 Philadelphia Warriors vs W1 Chicago Stags editMain article 1947 BAA Finals April 16 Boxscore Chicago Stags 71 Philadelphia Warriors 84 Scoring by quarter 12 20 12 10 22 22 25 32Pts Chick Halbert 19Asts Mickey Rottner 2 Pts Joe Fulks 37Asts Howie Dallmar 4Philadelphia leads series 1 0 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAttendance 7 918 April 17 Boxscore Chicago Stags 74 Philadelphia Warriors 85 Scoring by quarter 17 14 21 27 21 22 15 22Pts Chet Carlisle 19Asts four players 1 each Pts Howie Dallmar 18Asts Ralph Kaplowitz 2Philadelphia leads series 2 0 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAttendance 7 604 April 19 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 75 Chicago Stags 72 Scoring by quarter 18 17 13 14 16 15 28 26Pts Joe Fulks 26 Pts Zaslofsky Carlson 15 eachPhiladelphia leads series 3 0 Chicago Stadium Chicago IllinoisAttendance 2 209Referees Pat Kennedy Jim Beiersdorfer April 20 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 73 Chicago Stags 74 Scoring by quarter 17 19 17 23 18 23 21 9Pts George Senesky 24Asts Jerry Fleishman 4 Pts Max Zaslofsky 20Asts three players 1 eachPhiladelphia leads series 3 1 Chicago Stadium Chicago IllinoisAttendance 1 934Referees Pat Kennedy Jim Beiersdorfer April 22 Boxscore Chicago Stags 80 Philadelphia Warriors 83 Scoring by quarter 13 27 25 13 30 23 12 20Pts Tony Jaros 21Asts Tony Jaros 3 Pts Joe Fulks 34Asts Howie Dallmar 4Philadelphia wins series 4 1 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAttendance 8 221 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams See also editNBA recordsReferences edit 1946 47 BAA Season Summary Basketball Reference com Retrieved 2015 02 28 Select Next Season from the heading for 1947 48 and so on Select Finals from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series and so on Team Rivalry Finder Golden State Warriors versus New York Knicks Playoffs basketball reference com Retrieved February 19 2021 External links edit1947 Playoff Results at NBA com 1947 BAA Playoffs at Basketball Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1947 BAA playoffs amp oldid 1223748740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
