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Markets and Venues

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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |1947-48 |'''1948-49''' |Final season |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="6" |Eastern Division |Baltimore Bullets |Baltimore Coliseum |Baltimore |- |Boston Celtics |Boston Garden |Boston |- |New York Knickerbockers |Madison Square Garden (1925) |Manhattan, New York |- |Philadelphia Warriors |Philadelphia Arena |P..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1947-48 Basketball Association of America season|1947-48]]
|'''1948-49'''
|Final season
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Bullets
|Baltimore Coliseum
|Baltimore
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Garden
|Boston
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Madison Square Garden (1925)
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia
|-
|Providence Steamrollers
|Rhode Island Auditorium
|Providence, Rhode Island
|-
|Washington Capitols
|Uline Arena
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="6" |Western Division
|Chicago Stags
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
|North Side High School Gym
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|-
|Indianapolis Jets
|Hinkle Fieldhouse
|Indianapolis
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis
|-
|Rochester Royals
|Edgerton Park Arena
|Rochester, New York
|-
|St. Louis Bombers
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis
|}

=== Changes ===

* Baltimore Bullets realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
* Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons transfer from National Basketball League, renamed Fort Wayne Pistons, and aligned into Western Division, playing at North Side High School Gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
* Indianapolis Kautskys transfer from National Basketball League, renamed Indianapolis Jets, and aligned into Western Division, playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
* Minneapolis Lakers transfer from National Basketball League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) in Minneapolis.
* New York Knickerbockers relocate from 69th Regiment Armory and Madison Square Garden (1925) to Madison Square Garden (1925).
* Rochester Royals transfer from National Basketball League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Edgerton Park Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Washington Capitols realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|'''Washington Capitols'''
|'''38'''
|'''22'''
|
|-
|'''New York Knickerbockers'''
|'''32'''
|'''28'''
|'''6'''
|-
|'''Baltimore Bullets'''
|'''29'''
|'''31'''
|'''9'''
|-
|'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
|'''28'''
|'''32'''
|'''10'''
|-
|Boston Celtics
|25
|35
|13
|-
|Providence Steamrollers
|12
|48
|26
|-
| rowspan="6" |Western Division
|'''Rochester Royals'''
|'''45'''
|'''15'''
|
|-
|'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|'''44'''
|'''16'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Chicago Stags'''
|'''38'''
|'''22'''
|'''7'''
|-
|'''St. Louis Bombers'''
|'''29'''
|'''31'''
|'''16'''
|-
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|22
|38
|23
|-
|Indianapolis Jets
|18
|42
|27
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
|'''Washington Capitols'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Washington Capitols'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |Washington Capitols
| rowspan="4" |2
| rowspan="8" |'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|0
|-
|'''New York Knickerbockers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |New York Knickerbockers
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Baltimore Bullets
|1
|-
|'''Rochester Royals'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Rochester Royals
| rowspan="2" |0
| rowspan="4" |'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
| rowspan="4" |'''4'''
|-
|St. Louis Bombers
|0
|-
|'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|Chicago Stags
|0
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| rowspan="4" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="3" |Boston
|Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|19
|
|19
|-
| rowspan="2" |Matthews Arena
|Boston Cetlics
|10
|
|10
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Providence County, Rhode Island
|Providence, Rhode Island
|Rhode Island Auditorium
|Providence Steamrollers
|29
|
|29
|-
| rowspan="11" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="11" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="11" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="11" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="11" |Chicago
| rowspan="11" |Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Stags
|24
|One
|25
|-
|Baltimore Bullets
|One
|
|One
|-
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Indianapolis Jets
|One
|
|One
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
|Providence Steamrollers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Rochester Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Bombers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Washington Capitols
|One
|
|One
|-
|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allen County, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|North Side High School Gym
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|29
|
|29
|-
| rowspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Marion County, Indiana
| rowspan="2" |Indianapolis
| rowspan="2" |Hinkle Fieldhouse
|Indianapolis Jets
|29
|
|29
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Minneapolis
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Lakers
|29
|Three
|32
|-
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
|
|Two
|Two
|-
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Manhattan, New York
|69th Regiment Armory
|New York Knickerbockers
|11
|
|11
|-
| rowspan="2" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|New York Knickerbockers
|19
|Three
|22
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia
|Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|24
|One
|25
|-
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Edgerton Park Arena
|Rochester Royals
|29
|Two
|31
|-
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |St. Louis
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis Bombers
|29
|One
|30
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
|Baltimore Coliseum
|Baltimore Bullets
|29
|One
|30
|-
| rowspan="3" |Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |District of Columbia
|D.C. Armory
|Washington Capitols
|
|Two
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |Uline Arena
|Washington Capitols
|29
|Four
|33
|-
|Chicago Stags
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''360'''
|'''20'''
|'''380'''
|}
[[Category:1948-49]]
[[Category:Basketball Association of America seasons]]

1948-49 Basketball Association of America season - Revision history

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