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1949 BAA playoffs

January 01, 1970

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.

1949 BAA playoffs
Tournament details
DatesMarch 22–April 13, 1949
Season1948–49
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsMinneapolis Lakers (1st title)
Runner-upWashington Capitols
Semifinalists
← 1948
1950 →

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 edit

Eastern Division edit

  1. Washington Capitols
  2. New York Knicks
  3. Baltimore Bullets
  4. Philadelphia Warriors

Western Division edit

  1. Rochester Royals
  2. Minneapolis Lakers
  3. Chicago Stags
  4. St. Louis Bombers

Playoff 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 edit

Eastern Division Semifinals edit

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors edit

March 23
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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 edit

March 23
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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.

Western Division Semifinals edit

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (4) St. Louis Bombers edit

March 22
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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 edit

March 23
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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 edit

Eastern Division Finals edit

(1) Washington Capitols vs. (2) New York Knicks edit

March 29
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
Washington Capitols 84, New York Knicks 86 (OT)
Pts: Jack Nichols 25 Pts: Carl Braun 30
Series tied, 1–1
April 2
Boxscore
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 edit

March 27
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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 edit

Main article: 1949 BAA Finals
April 4
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 10,212
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Phil Fox
April 8
Boxscore
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
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 4,919
April 9
Boxscore
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
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 4,471
April 11
Boxscore
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
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 3,840
April 13
Boxscore
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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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

January 01, 1970
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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 1949 BAA playoffsTournament detailsDatesMarch 22 April 13 1949Season1948 49Teams8Final positionsChampionsMinneapolis Lakers 1st title Runner upWashington CapitolsSemifinalistsRochester RoyalsNew York Knicks 19481950 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 Contents 1 Playoff seeds 1 1 Eastern Division 1 2 Western Division 2 Playoff bracket 3 Division Semifinals 3 1 Eastern Division Semifinals 3 1 1 1 Washington Capitols vs 4 Philadelphia Warriors 3 1 2 2 New York Knicks vs 3 Baltimore Bullets 3 2 Western Division Semifinals 3 2 1 1 Rochester Royals vs 4 St Louis Bombers 3 2 2 2 Minneapolis Lakers vs 3 Chicago Stags 4 Division Finals 4 1 Eastern Division Finals 4 1 1 1 Washington Capitols vs 2 New York Knicks 4 2 Western Division Finals 4 2 1 1 Rochester Royals vs 2 Minneapolis Lakers 5 BAA Finals W2 Minneapolis Lakers vs E1 Washington Capitols 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlayoff seeds editEastern Division edit Washington Capitols New York Knicks Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors Western Division edit Rochester Royals Minneapolis Lakers Chicago Stags St Louis BombersPlayoff bracket editDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsBAA Finals E1Washington 2E4Philadelphia0E1Washington 2Eastern DivisionE2New York1E2New York2E3Baltimore1E1Washington 2W2Minneapolis4W1Rochester 2W4St Louis0W1Rochester 0Western DivisionW2Minneapolis2W2Minneapolis2W3Chicago0 Division winnerBold Series winnerDivision Semifinals editEastern Division Semifinals edit 1 Washington Capitols vs 4 Philadelphia Warriors edit March 23 Boxscore Washington Capitols 92 Philadelphia Warriors 70 Scoring by quarter 15 17 25 17 24 13 28 23Pts Kleggie Hermsen 20Asts Sonny Hertzberg 3 Pts Jake Bornheimer 13Asts Howie Dallmar 3Washington leads series 1 0 Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Pennsylvania March 24 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 78 Washington Capitols 80 Scoring by quarter 20 22 13 17 16 20 29 21Pts Chink Crossin 22Asts Jerry Fleishman 3 Pts Bones McKinney 19Asts Jack Nichols 5Washington wins series 2 0 Uline Arena Washington D C This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams 2 New York Knicks vs 3 Baltimore Bullets edit March 23 Boxscore New York Knicks 81 Baltimore Bullets 82 Scoring by half 39 36 42 46Pts Carl Braun 21 Pts Jake Pelkington 21Baltimore leads series 1 0 Baltimore Coliseum Baltimore Maryland March 24 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 74 New York Knicks 84 Scoring by half 35 39 39 45Pts Jake Pelkington 14 Pts Carl Braun 20Series tied 1 1 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New York March 26 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 99 New York Knicks 103 OT Scoring by quarter 26 25 25 26 16 17 22 21 Overtime 10 14Pts Connie Simmons 22 Pts Harry Gallatin 21New York wins series 2 1 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New York This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams with the Bullets winning the first meeting Previous playoff series Baltimore leads 1 0 in all time playoff series 1948 Baltimore Bullets 2 New York Knicks 1 1948 BAA First Round Western Division Semifinals edit 1 Rochester Royals vs 4 St Louis Bombers edit March 22 Boxscore St Louis Bombers 64 Rochester Royals 93 Scoring by half 27 50 37 43Pts Bill Roberts 16 Pts Bob Davies 23Rochester leads series 1 0 Edgerton Park Arena Rochester New York March 23 Boxscore Rochester Royals 66 St Louis Bombers 64 Scoring by half 29 26 37 38Pts Bobby Wanzer 17 Pts Red Rocha 27Rochester wins series 2 0 St Louis Arena St Louis Missouri This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams 2 Minneapolis Lakers vs 3 Chicago Stags edit March 23 Boxscore Chicago Stags 77 Minneapolis Lakers 84 Scoring by half 35 33 42 51Pts Max Zaslofsky 22 Pts George Mikan 37Minneapolis leads series 1 0 Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Minnesota March 24 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 101 Chicago Stags 85 Scoring by half 56 42 45 43Pts George Mikan 38 Pts Max Zaslofsky 22Minneapolis wins series 2 0 Chicago Stadium Chicago Illinois This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams Division Finals editEastern Division Finals edit 1 Washington Capitols vs 2 New York Knicks edit March 29 Boxscore New York Knicks 71 Washington Capitols 77 Scoring by quarter 17 21 18 17 17 18 19 21Pts Harry Gallatin 17 Pts Johnny Norlander 16Washington leads series 1 0 National Guard Armory Washington D C March 31 Boxscore Washington Capitols 84 New York Knicks 86 OT Pts Jack Nichols 25 Pts Carl Braun 30Series tied 1 1 Madison Square Garden III Manhattan New York April 2 Boxscore New York Knicks 76 Washington Capitols 84 Scoring by quarter 15 24 23 24 17 12 21 24Pts Braun Gallatin 15 each Pts Sonny Hertzberg 24Washington wins series 2 1 National Guard Armory Washington D C This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams Western Division Finals edit 1 Rochester Royals vs 2 Minneapolis Lakers edit March 27 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 80 Rochester Royals 79 Scoring by half 46 34 34 45Pts George Mikan 32 Pts Arnie Risen 17Minneapolis leads series 1 0 Edgerton Park Arena Rochester New York March 29 Boxscore Rochester Royals 55 Minneapolis Lakers 67 Scoring by half 32 34 23 34Pts Arnie Risen 21 Pts George Mikan 31Minneapolis wins series 2 0 St Paul Auditorium Saint Paul Minnesota This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams 2 BAA Finals W2 Minneapolis Lakers vs E1 Washington Capitols editMain article 1949 BAA Finals April 4 Boxscore Washington Capitols 84 Minneapolis Lakers 88 Scoring by quarter 13 23 27 25 21 19 23 21Pts Fred Scolari 20 Pts George Mikan 42Minneapolis leads series 1 0 Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis MinnesotaAttendance 8 210 April 6 Boxscore Washington Capitols 62 Minneapolis Lakers 76 Scoring by quarter 13 20 19 27 13 11 17 18Pts Sonny Hertzberg 13 Pts Don Carlson 16Minneapolis leads series 2 0 Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis MinnesotaAttendance 10 212Referees Pat Kennedy Phil Fox April 8 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 94 Washington Capitols 74 Scoring by quarter 26 14 17 15 28 24 23 21Pts George Mikan 35 Pts Nichols Zunic 12 eachMinneapolis leads series 3 0 Uline Arena Washington D C Attendance 4 919 April 9 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 71 Washington Capitols 83 Scoring by quarter 23 22 12 23 16 20 20 18Pts George Mikan 27 Pts Jack Nichols 27Minneapolis leads series 3 1 Uline Arena Washington D C Attendance 4 471 April 11 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 65 Washington Capitols 74 Scoring by quarter 12 22 18 19 22 15 13 18Pts George Mikan 22 Pts Hermsen Nichols 13 eachMinneapolis leads series 3 2 Uline Arena Washington D C Attendance 3 840 April 13 Boxscore Washington Capitols 56 Minneapolis Lakers 77 Scoring by quarter 12 19 12 21 17 22 15 15Pts Kleggie Hermsen 12 Pts George Mikan 29Minneapolis wins series 4 2 St Paul Auditorium Saint Paul MinnesotaAttendance 10 482 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams See also editNBA recordsReferences 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 edit1949 Playoff Results at NBA com 1949 BAA Playoffs at Basketball 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