1948 BAA playoffs#Bracket
{{Short description|Postseason tournament}}
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{{infobox basketball tournament season
|title=BAA playoffs
|year=1948
| season =1947–48
|dates=March 23 – April 21, 1948
| num_teams =6
| winners =Baltimore Bullets
| count =1
| second = Philadelphia Warriors
| semifinal1 =Chicago Stags
| semifinal2 =St. Louis Bombers
| prev_season =1947
| next_season =1949
}}
The 1948 BAA playoffs was the postseason tournament following the Basketball Association of America 1947–48 season. Following its third, 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA. The tournament concluded with the Baltimore Bullets defeating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
The two Division champions and two teams involved in a 3-way tiebreaker began tournament play on Tuesday, March 23, and the Finals concluded on Wednesday, April 21. Baltimore and Philadelphia played 12 and 13 games in the span of 30 days; their six final games in 12 days.
Bracket
There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions St. Louis and Philadelphia immediately played a long semifinal series with St. Louis having home-court advantage. Philadelphia won the seventh game in St. Louis, 85–46, two days before Baltimore concluded its sequence of tie-breaker (not shown) and two short series with other runners-up.
{{6TeamBracket-Info|style=2
| RD1= First Round
| RD2= BAA Semifinals
| RD3= BAA Finals
| group1=
| group2=
| RD1-seed1=W2
| RD1-team1=Baltimore
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=E2
| RD1-team2=New York
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=E3
| RD1-team3=Boston
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=W3
| RD1-team4=Chicago
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed3=W2
| RD2-team3=Baltimore
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4=W3
| RD2-team4=Chicago
| RD2-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=W1
| RD2-team1=St. Louis*
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=E1
| RD2-team2=Philadelphia*
| RD2-score2=4
| RD3-seed2=W2
| RD3-team2=Baltimore
| RD3-score2=4
| RD3-seed1=E1
| RD3-team1=Philadelphia*
| RD3-score1=2
}}{{ubl|
Division Tiebreakers
=Western Division Tiebreakers=
==[[Washington Capitols]] @ [[Chicago Stags]]==
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803230CHS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Washington Capitols | score1 = 70
| team2 = Chicago Stags | score2 = 74
| Q1 = 16–10 | Q2 = 20–22 | Q3 = 21–20 | Q4 = 13–22
| points1 = Feerick, Scolari 16 each | points2 = Max Zaslofsky 24
| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
| referee = Ed Boyle, Jim Beiersdorfer | series = Washington fails to qualify
}}
==[[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] @ [[Chicago Stags]]==
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803250CHS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 75
| team2 = Chicago Stags | score2 = 72
| Q1 = 10–17 | Q2 = 21–15 | Q3 = 17–21 | Q4 = 27–19
| points1 = Kleggie Hermsen 14 | points2 = Max Zaslofsky 21
| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
| referee = Ed Boyle, Jim Beiersdorfer | series = Baltimore finishes as the West's #2 seed, Chicago as the West's #3 seed
}}
First round
= (W2) [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] vs. (E2) [[New York Knicks]] =
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803270BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = New York Knicks | score1 = 81
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 85
| Q1 = 21–19 | Q2 = 22–26 | Q3 = 19–21 | Q4 = 19–19
| points1 = Bud Palmer 21 | points2 = Connie Simmons 34
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland
| series = Baltimore leads series, 1–0
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = March 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803280NYK.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 69
| team2 = New York Knicks | score2 = 79
| H1 = 30–33 | H2 = 39–46
| points1 = Connie Simmons 23 | points2 = Bud Palmer 18
| place = Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York
| series = Series tied, 1–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804010BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = New York Knicks | score1 = 77
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 84
| H1 = 46–41 | H2 = 31–43
| points1 = Sid Tanenbaum 18 | points2 = Connie Simmons 22
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland
| series = Baltimore wins series, 2–1
}}
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
= (E3) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (W3) [[Chicago Stags]] =
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803280BOS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Chicago Stags | score1 = 79
| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 72
| H1 = 29–32 | H2 = 50–40
| points1 = Max Zaslofsky 18 | points2 = Sadowski, Riebe 22 each
| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
| series = Chicago leads series, 1–0
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = March 31 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803310BOS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Chicago Stags | score1 = 77
| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 81
| H1 = 33–40 | H2 = 44–41
| points1 = Max Zaslofsky 22 | points2 = Saul Mariaschin 17
| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
| series = Series tied, 1–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804020BOS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Chicago Stags | score1 = 81
| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 74
| H1 = 37–40 | H2 = 44–34
| points1 = Max Zaslofsky 31 | points2 = Ed Sadowski 26
| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
| series = Chicago wins series, 2–1
}}
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
BAA Semifinals
= (W1) [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]] vs. (E1) [[Philadelphia Warriors]] =
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803230STB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 58
| team2 = St. Louis Bombers | score2 = 60
| H1 = 29–31 | H2 = 29–29
| points1 = Joe Fulks 18 | assist1 = Howie Dallmar 3
| points2 = Belus Smawley 21 | assist2 = John Logan 2
| place = St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
| series = St. Louis leads series, 1–0
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = March 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803250STB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 65
| team2 = St. Louis Bombers | score2 = 64
| H1 = 31–37 | H2 = 34–29
| points1 = George Senesky 20 | assist1 = Howie Dallmar 2
| points2 = Belus Smawley 13 | assist2 = Bob Doll 3
| place = St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
| series = Series tied, 1–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = March 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803270PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = St. Louis Bombers | score1 = 56
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 84
| Q1 = 17–17 | Q2 = 11–18 | Q3 = 13–25 | Q4 = 15–24
| points1 = Rocha, Maughan 16 each | assist1 = Don Putman 2
| points2 = Joe Fulks 30 | assist2 = Howie Dallmar 5
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = March 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803300PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = St. Louis Bombers | score1 = 56
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 51
| H1 = 29–28 | H2 = 27–23
| points1 = Red Rocha 19 | assist1 = Red Rocha 2
| points2 = Joe Fulks 21 | assist2 = Howie Dallmar 2
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| series = Series tied, 2–2
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804010STB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 62
| team2 = St. Louis Bombers | score2 = 69
| H1 = 34–36 | H2 = 28–33
| points1 = Joe Fulks 17 | assist1 = Howie Dallmar 2
| points2 = Red Rocha 22 | assist2 = John Logan 4
| place = St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
| series = St. Louis leads series, 3–2
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = April 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804030PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = St. Louis Bombers | score1 = 61
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 84
| H1 = 30–47 | H2 = 31–37
| points1 = Rocha, Logan 11 each | assist1 = four players 1 each
| points2 = Joe Fulks 23 | assist2 = Howie Dallmar 5
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| series = Series tied, 3–3
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 6 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804060STB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 85
| team2 = St. Louis Bombers | score2 = 46
| H1 = 38–21 | H2 = 47–25
| points1 = Joe Fulks 15 | assist1 = Chink Crossin 4
| points2 = John Logan 18 | assist2 = Logan, Smawley 1 each
| place = St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
| series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–3
}}
- This was the first game 7 in league history and also the first road team to win game 7. It was also the Warriors' last game 7 win on the road until 2018.
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|+Previous playoff series |
| Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
| {{basketballbox
| bg=#fff | date = 1947 | team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 2 | team2 = St. Louis Bombers | score2 = 1 | place = 1947 BAA First Round| }} |
= (W2) [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] vs. (W3) [[Chicago Stags]] =
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804070CHS.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 73
| team2 = Chicago Stags | score2 = 67
| H1 = 41–27 | H2 = 32–40
| points1 = Paul Hoffman 19 | points2 = Zaslofsky, Miasek 15 each
| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
| series = Baltimore leads series, 1–0
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = April 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804080BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Chicago Stags | score1 = 72
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 89
| H1 = 41–38 | H2 = 31–51
| points1 = Stan Miasek 27 | points2 = Chick Reiser 18
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 7,201
| series = Baltimore wins series, 2–0
}}
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
BAA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) Baltimore Bullets
{{main|1948 BAA Finals}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804100PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 60
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 71
| Q1 = 12–17 | Q2 = 7–17 | Q3 = 21–21 | Q4 = 20–16
| points1 = Connie Simmons 15 | assist1 = Jeannette, Schulz 2 each
| points2 = Chick Halbert 19 | assist2 = Howie Dallmar 3
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 7,201
| series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = April 13 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804130PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 66
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 63
| Q1 = 13–19 | Q2 = 7–22 | Q3 = 20–7 | Q4 = 26–15
| points1 = Connie Simmons 25 | assist1 = Kleggie Hermsen 3
| points2 = Joe Fulks 27 | assist2 = Dallmar, Musi 2 each
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 6,982
| series = Series tied, 1–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804150BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 70
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 72
| Q1 = 12–11 | Q2 = 18–20 | Q3 = 17–18 | Q4 = 23–23
| points1 = Joe Fulks 21 | assist1 = Kaplowitz, Dallmar 2 each
| points2 = Connie Simmons 14 | assist2 = Kleggie Hermsen 3
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 4,500
| series = Baltimore leads series, 2–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804170BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 75
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 78
| Q1 = 13–20 | Q2 = 15–20 | Q3 = 17–12 | Q4 = 30–26
| points1 = Joe Fulks 29 | assist1 = Howie Dallmar 3
| points2 = Paul Hoffman 27 | assist2 = Hermsen, Jeannette 2 each
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 4,500
| series = Baltimore leads series, 3–1
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804200PHW.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 82
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 91
| Q1 = 19–20 | Q2 = 14–18 | Q3 = 26–23 | Q4 = 23–30
| points1 = Connie Simmons 16 | assist1 = Chick Reiser 2
| points2 = Joe Fulks 19 | assist2 = Howie Dallmar 4
| place = Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 6,012
| series = Baltimore leads series, 3–2
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804210BLB.html Boxscore]
| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors | score1 = 73
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 88
| Q1 = 18–13 | Q2 = 13–24 | Q3 = 17–26 | Q4 = 25–25
| points1 = Joe Fulks 28 | assist1 = Howie Dallmar 2
| points2 = Chick Reiser 16 | assist2 = Connie Simmons 6
| place = Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 4,500
| series = Baltimore wins series, 4–2
}}
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
See also
External links
- [http://www.nba.com/history/playoffs/19471948.html 1948 Playoff Results] at NBA.com
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/BAA_1948.html 1948 BAA Playoffs] at Basketball-Reference.com
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