803:
601:
200:
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
621: 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.
1339:
217:
from the East, then faced each other in a best-of-three series. The format was used only twice, in 1947 and 1948, and generated two champions from the runners-up bracket.
224:
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
1332:
1524:
2171:
231:
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).
1325:
2146:
205:, played one long series to determine the other finalist, a best-of-seven series that Philadelphia won 4–3. In the runners-up bracket, Baltimore and
2181:
1691:
2176:
1803:
1517:
1567:
696:
2136:
1770:
1650:
1612:
738:
126:
743:
84:
2032:
1781:
1604:
122:
57:
2156:
1510:
1657:
1775:
1760:
708:
701:
2141:
2108:
1755:
1635:
1475:
718:
668:
190:
137:
42:
2151:
1765:
1684:
575:
228:
days, March 23 to April 6, with at least one day off before every game. The entire playoff tournament extended 30 days.
1596:
1589:
1348:
182:
1643:
141:
2131:
728:
395:
194:
2161:
2006:
1677:
210:
748:
214:
1813:
469:
2166:
2011:
197:
of the
Western Division, with Philadelphia having home court advantage. The Bullets won the series 4–2.
2055:
2016:
1428:
441:
600:
661:
733:
528:
2088:
1823:
1715:
1623:
1578:
1533:
713:
186:
640:
1700:
723:
691:
616:
476:
1317:
388:
8:
2048:
1903:
654:
1798:
1879:
1553:
1486:
580:
202:
2103:
1919:
634:
2083:
2037:
1990:
1985:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1460:
1412:
1396:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
790:
780:
548:
516:
500:
453:
433:
425:
164:
154:
93:
47:
1818:
1546:
1436:
593:
512:
508:
445:
111:
62:
2125:
2098:
2068:
1944:
1833:
1736:
1502:
1420:
544:
536:
532:
524:
504:
492:
437:
206:
474:
2093:
2062:
2042:
1934:
1924:
1839:
1404:
1388:
429:
421:
2073:
1865:
1444:
1380:
540:
496:
449:
417:
1669:
1939:
1887:
1828:
1808:
677:
1929:
1859:
1372:
520:
413:
102:
2078:
646:
1347:
393:
619:. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
576:"Bullets win championship, beating Warrors, 88-73"
220:The six games of the final series were played in
2123:
573:
1532:
2172:April 1948 sports events in the United States
1685:
1518:
1333:
662:
1692:
1678:
1525:
1511:
1340:
1326:
669:
655:
1699:
2147:Basketball Association of America Finals
465:
2182:Basketball competitions in Philadelphia
612:
610:
2124:
1673:
1506:
1321:
650:
473:
392:
2177:Basketball competitions in Baltimore
607:
384:
574:Seymour S. Smith (April 22, 1948).
209:from the West had first eliminated
129:4–3 (Eastern and Western champions)
16:1948 basketball championship series
13:
481:1947–48 Eastern Division Champions
193:of the Eastern Division faced the
181:was the championship round of the
14:
2193:
628:
234:
183:Basketball Association of America
801:
599:
379:
2157:1948 in sports in Pennsylvania
1814:San Francisco Civic Auditorium
676:
567:
1:
2137:Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)
560:
1804:Philadelphia Convention Hall
617:"1947–48 BAA Season Summary"
7:
2142:Philadelphia Warriors games
643:at Basketball-Reference.com
10:
2198:
2152:1948 in sports in Maryland
1819:USF War Memorial Gymnasium
709:Most Valuable Player Award
2025:
1999:
1953:
1912:
1896:
1849:
1791:
1748:
1738:San Francisco, California
1709:
1622:
1577:
1541:
1470:
1454:
1366:
1265:
1200:
1135:
1070:
1005:
940:
875:
810:
799:
757:
684:
487:
408:
148:
133:
118:
83:
75:
26:
144:2–0 (Runners-up bracket)
2056:Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1824:San Diego Sports Arena
375:Bullets win series 4–2
368:Philadelphia Warriors
330:Philadelphia Warriors
311:Philadelphia Warriors
2162:1940s in Philadelphia
2094:The Sleepy Floyd game
1702:Golden State Warriors
1358:1947–48 BAA champions
478:Philadelphia Warriors
466:Philadelphia Warriors
401:1947–48 BAA Champions
342:Philadelphia Warriors
284:Philadelphia Warriors
266:Philadelphia Warriors
191:Philadelphia Warriors
58:Philadelphia Warriors
2007:Cleveland Cavaliers
1904:Santa Cruz Warriors
23:
2167:1940s in Baltimore
2132:1947–48 BAA season
2012:Los Angeles Lakers
1897:G League affiliate
1799:Philadelphia Arena
1534:1947–48 BAA season
349:Baltimore Bullets
273:Baltimore Bullets
21:
2119:
2118:
1954:NBA championships
1880:Mike Dunleavy Jr.
1873:Brandon Schneider
1667:
1666:
1500:
1499:
1351:Baltimore Bullets
1315:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1260:
1259:
1195:
1194:
1130:
1129:
1065:
1064:
1000:
999:
935:
934:
870:
869:
796:
795:
724:Championship ring
641:1948 BAA Playoffs
581:The Baltimore Sun
557:
556:
462:
461:
397:Baltimore Bullets
385:Baltimore Bullets
372:
371:
361:Baltimore Bullets
323:Baltimore Bullets
304:Baltimore Bullets
291:Baltimore Bullets
203:St. Louis Bombers
195:Baltimore Bullets
175:
174:
171:
170:
71:
70:
43:Baltimore Bullets
2189:
2026:Culture and lore
2017:Sacramento Kings
1739:
1727:(1946–1962) and
1718:
1703:
1694:
1687:
1680:
1671:
1670:
1660:
1653:
1646:
1639:
1626:
1615:
1608:
1599:
1592:
1581:
1570:
1563:
1556:
1549:
1527:
1520:
1513:
1504:
1503:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1482:
1480:
1479:
1463:
1447:
1439:
1431:
1423:
1415:
1407:
1399:
1391:
1383:
1375:
1360:
1359:
1353:
1352:
1342:
1335:
1328:
1319:
1318:
1271:
1270:
1206:
1205:
1141:
1140:
1076:
1075:
1011:
1010:
946:
945:
881:
880:
816:
815:
805:
804:
763:
762:
671:
664:
657:
648:
647:
622:
614:
605:
604:
603:
597:
591:
589:
571:
479:
471:
470:
402:
398:
390:
389:
239:
238:
150:
149:
28:
27:
24:
20:
2197:
2196:
2192:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2186:
2122:
2121:
2120:
2115:
2084:Splash Brothers
2021:
1995:
1949:
1913:Retired numbers
1908:
1892:
1876:General manager
1845:
1787:
1761:All-time roster
1744:
1737:
1716:
1705:
1701:
1698:
1668:
1663:
1656:
1649:
1642:
1633:
1624:
1618:
1611:
1602:
1595:
1588:
1579:
1573:
1566:
1559:
1552:
1545:
1537:
1531:
1501:
1496:
1488:
1487:
1485:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1466:
1458:
1450:
1442:
1434:
1426:
1418:
1410:
1402:
1394:
1386:
1378:
1370:
1362:
1357:
1356:
1350:
1349:
1346:
1316:
1311:
1261:
1196:
1131:
1066:
1001:
936:
871:
806:
802:
797:
753:
680:
675:
631:
626:
625:
620:
615:
608:
598:
587:
585:
572:
568:
563:
558:
553:
552:
483:
477:
468:
463:
458:
457:
404:
400:
396:
387:
382:
237:
179:1948 BAA Finals
110:
106:
101:
97:
94:Buddy Jeannette
92:
48:Buddy Jeannette
22:1948 BAA Finals
17:
12:
11:
5:
2195:
2185:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2113:
2112:
2111:
2109:100-point game
2104:Wilt the Stilt
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2069:Nate the Great
2066:
2059:
2052:
2045:
2040:
2035:
2029:
2027:
2023:
2022:
2020:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2003:
2001:
1997:
1996:
1994:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1957:
1955:
1951:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1916:
1914:
1910:
1909:
1907:
1906:
1900:
1898:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1890:
1885:
1882:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1863:
1857:
1853:
1851:
1847:
1846:
1844:
1843:
1836:
1831:
1829:San Jose Arena
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1795:
1793:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1782:Current season
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1752:
1750:
1746:
1745:
1743:
1742:
1732:
1721:
1710:
1707:
1706:
1697:
1696:
1689:
1682:
1674:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1661:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1630:
1628:
1620:
1619:
1617:
1616:
1609:
1600:
1593:
1585:
1583:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1547:1947 BAA draft
1542:
1539:
1538:
1530:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1507:
1498:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1483:
1478:Regular season
1471:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1440:
1432:
1424:
1416:
1408:
1400:
1392:
1384:
1376:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1345:
1344:
1337:
1330:
1322:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1307:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1009:
1007:
1003:
1002:
998:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
944:
942:
938:
937:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
879:
877:
873:
872:
868:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
814:
812:
808:
807:
800:
798:
794:
793:
788:
783:
778:
776:
774:
772:
770:
768:
766:
761:
759:
755:
754:
752:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
719:O'Brien Trophy
716:
711:
706:
705:
704:
699:
694:
685:
682:
681:
674:
673:
666:
659:
651:
645:
644:
638:
630:
629:External links
627:
624:
623:
606:
594:Newspapers.com
565:
564:
562:
559:
555:
554:
489:
488:
485:
484:
467:
464:
460:
459:
410:
409:
406:
405:
386:
383:
381:
378:
370:
369:
366:
363:
358:
355:
351:
350:
347:
344:
339:
336:
332:
331:
328:
325:
320:
317:
313:
312:
309:
306:
301:
298:
294:
293:
288:
285:
282:
279:
275:
274:
271:
268:
263:
260:
256:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
236:
235:Series summary
233:
187:1947–48 season
173:
172:
169:
168:
162:
157:
146:
145:
135:
134:Western finals
131:
130:
120:
119:Eastern finals
116:
115:
112:Eddie Gottlieb
87:
85:Hall of Famers
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
69:
68:
65:
63:Eddie Gottlieb
60:
54:
53:
50:
45:
39:
38:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2194:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2129:
2127:
2110:
2107:
2106:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2099:Warrior Girls
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2064:
2060:
2058:
2057:
2053:
2050:
2046:
2044:
2041:
2039:
2038:Dance Cam Mom
2036:
2034:
2031:
2030:
2028:
2024:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2004:
2002:
1998:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1952:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1895:
1889:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1861:
1858:
1855:
1854:
1852:
1848:
1842:
1841:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1790:
1784:
1783:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1766:Draft history
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1753:
1751:
1747:
1741:
1740:
1733:
1730:
1726:
1722:
1720:
1719:
1712:
1711:
1708:
1704:
1695:
1690:
1688:
1683:
1681:
1676:
1675:
1672:
1659:
1655:
1652:
1648:
1645:
1641:
1638:
1637:
1632:
1631:
1629:
1627:
1621:
1614:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1601:
1598:
1594:
1591:
1587:
1586:
1584:
1582:
1576:
1569:
1565:
1562:
1558:
1555:
1551:
1548:
1544:
1543:
1540:
1535:
1528:
1523:
1521:
1516:
1514:
1509:
1508:
1505:
1492:
1484:
1481:
1473:
1472:
1469:
1462:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1446:
1441:
1438:
1433:
1430:
1425:
1422:
1417:
1414:
1409:
1406:
1401:
1398:
1393:
1390:
1385:
1382:
1377:
1374:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1361:
1354:
1343:
1338:
1336:
1331:
1329:
1324:
1323:
1320:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1069:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1004:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
947:
943:
939:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
878:
874:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
817:
813:
809:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
775:
773:
771:
769:
767:
765:
764:
760:
756:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
689:
687:
686:
683:
679:
672:
667:
665:
660:
658:
653:
652:
649:
642:
639:
636:
633:
632:
618:
613:
611:
602:
595:
583:
582:
577:
570:
566:
551:
550:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
502:
498:
494:
486:
482:
480:
472:
456:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
407:
403:
399:
391:
377:
376:
367:
364:
362:
359:
356:
353:
352:
348:
345:
343:
340:
337:
334:
333:
329:
326:
324:
321:
318:
315:
314:
310:
307:
305:
302:
299:
296:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
276:
272:
269:
267:
264:
261:
258:
257:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
240:
232:
229:
227:
223:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
167: →
166:
163:
161:
158:
156:
153:←
152:
151:
147:
143:
139:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:
117:
113:
109:
104:
100:
95:
91:
88:
86:
82:
78:
74:
66:
64:
61:
59:
56:
55:
51:
49:
46:
44:
41:
40:
36:
33:
30:
29:
25:
19:
2063:Inside Moves
2061:
2054:
2049:Good Feeling
2043:Death Lineup
1840:Chase Center
1838:
1834:Oracle Arena
1780:
1771:Head coaches
1735:
1728:
1725:Philadelphia
1724:
1714:
1634:
1605:Philadelphia
1603:
1568:Transactions
1560:
1459:Head coach:
1355:
785:
729:Broadcasters
714:Brown Trophy
592:– via
586:. Retrieved
584:. p. 21
579:
569:
490:
475:
411:
394:
380:Team rosters
374:
373:
360:
341:
322:
303:
290:
265:
230:
225:
221:
219:
199:
178:
176:
159:
107:
98:
89:
18:
2074:Nellie Ball
1866:Peter Guber
1731:(1971–2019)
1713:Founded in
734:Game sevens
635:1948 Finals
365:88–73 (4–2)
346:91–82 (2–3)
327:78–75 (3–1)
308:72–70 (2–1)
287:63–66 (1–1)
270:71–60 (1–0)
79:April 10–21
2126:Categories
1888:Steve Kerr
1884:Head coach
1862:(majority)
1809:Cow Palace
1723:Played in
1658:Washington
1613:Providence
749:TV ratings
688:Champions
678:NBA Finals
637:at NBA.com
561:References
254:Road team
160:BAA finals
2089:The Block
2000:Rivalries
1870:President
1860:Joe Lacob
1850:Personnel
1749:Franchise
1734:Based in
1651:St. Louis
1636:Baltimore
1461:Jeannette
1397:Jeannette
537:Hillhouse
517:Kaplowitz
501:Fleishman
454:Jeannette
426:Jeannette
248:Home team
140:defeated
125:defeated
103:Joe Fulks
99:Warriors:
1856:Owner(s)
1597:New York
1554:Playoffs
1489:Playoffs
1421:Meinhold
739:Droughts
588:June 24,
549:Gottlieb
547:| Coach
533:Beenders
452:| Coach
438:Meinhold
357:April 21
338:April 20
319:April 17
300:April 15
281:April 13
262:April 10
211:New York
123:Warriors
108:Coaches:
90:Bullets:
2079:Run TMC
1776:Seasons
1756:History
1729:Oakland
1644:Chicago
1625:Western
1580:Eastern
1536:by team
1437:Simmons
1429:Hoffman
1413:Hermsen
1389:Fuetsch
744:Streaks
702:Coaches
697:Players
545:Halbert
525:Dallmar
513:Senesky
509:O'Brien
505:Crossin
493:Sailors
446:Simmons
442:Hoffman
434:Hermsen
422:Fuetsch
226:fifteen
207:Chicago
138:Bullets
127:Bombers
105:(1978)
1792:Arenas
1590:Boston
1561:Finals
1405:Reiser
1381:Schulz
541:Rocker
430:Reiser
418:Schulz
354:Game 6
335:Game 5
316:Game 4
297:Game 3
278:Game 2
259:Game 1
251:Result
222:twelve
215:Boston
189:. The
114:(1972)
96:(1994)
1445:Lewis
1373:Klotz
1266:2020s
1201:2010s
1136:2000s
1071:1990s
1006:1980s
941:1970s
876:1960s
811:1950s
758:1940s
692:Teams
543:| 20
539:| 19
535:| 18
531:| 15
529:Brown
527:| 14
523:| 12
521:Fulks
519:| 10
450:Lewis
448:| 35
444:| 33
440:| 32
436:| 31
432:| 29
428:| 27
424:| 26
420:| 23
416:| 21
414:Klotz
142:Stags
76:Dates
34:Coach
2033:73–9
1991:2022
1986:2018
1981:2017
1976:2015
1971:1975
1966:1956
1961:1947
1717:1946
1295:2024
1290:2023
1285:2022
1280:2021
1275:2020
1255:2019
1250:2018
1245:2017
1240:2016
1235:2015
1230:2014
1225:2013
1220:2012
1215:2011
1210:2010
1190:2009
1185:2008
1180:2007
1175:2006
1170:2005
1165:2004
1160:2003
1155:2002
1150:2001
1145:2000
1125:1999
1120:1998
1115:1997
1110:1996
1105:1995
1100:1994
1095:1993
1090:1992
1085:1991
1080:1990
1060:1989
1055:1988
1050:1987
1045:1986
1040:1985
1035:1984
1030:1983
1025:1982
1020:1981
1015:1980
995:1979
990:1978
985:1977
980:1976
975:1975
970:1974
965:1973
960:1972
955:1971
950:1970
930:1969
925:1968
920:1967
915:1966
910:1965
905:1964
900:1963
895:1962
890:1961
885:1960
865:1959
860:1958
855:1957
850:1956
845:1955
840:1954
835:1953
830:1952
825:1951
820:1950
791:1949
786:1948
781:1947
590:2024
515:| 9
511:| 8
507:| 7
503:| 7
499:| 6
497:Musi
495:| 5
245:Date
242:Game
213:and
177:The
165:1949
155:1947
37:Wins
31:Team
1443:35
1435:33
1427:32
1419:31
1411:29
1403:27
1395:26
1387:23
1379:21
1371:20
412:20
185:'s
2128::
1945:42
1940:24
1935:17
1930:16
1925:14
1920:13
609:^
578:.
491:4
2051:"
2047:"
1693:e
1686:t
1679:v
1526:e
1519:t
1512:v
1341:e
1334:t
1327:v
670:e
663:t
656:v
596:.
67:2
52:4
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.