1947-48 Basketball Association of America season: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 20 October 2026
| 1946-47 | 1947-48 | 1948-49 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Boston Celtics | Boston Garden | Boston |
| New York Knickerbockers | 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden (1925) |
Manhattan, New York Manhattan, New York | |
| Philadelphia Warriors | Philadelphia Arena | Philadelphia | |
| Providence Steamrollers | Rhode Island Auditorium | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Western Division | Baltimore Bullets | Baltimore Coliseum | Baltimore |
| Chicago Stags | Chicago Stadium | Chicago | |
| St. Louis Bombers | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis | |
| Washington Capitols | Uline Arena | Washington |
Changes
- Baltimore Bullets transfer from American Basketball League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Baltimore Coliseum in Baltimore.
- Cleveland Rebels fold.
- Detroit Falcons fold.
- New York Knickerbockers relocate from 69th Regiment Armory to 69th Regiment Armory and Madison Square Garden (1925).
- Pittsburgh Ironmen fold.
- Toronto Huskies fold.
- Washington Capitols realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Philadelphia Warriors | 27 | 21 | |
| New York Knickerbockers | 26 | 22 | 1 | |
| Boston Celtics | 20 | 28 | 7 | |
| Providence Steamrollers | 6 | 42 | 21 | |
| Western Division | St. Louis Bombers | 29 | 19 | |
| Baltimore Bullets | 28 | 20 | 1 | |
| Chicago Stags | 28 | 20 | 1 | |
| Washington Capitols | 28 | 20 | 1 |
Postseason Results
Tiebreaker and Seeding Tiebreaker Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Team (Single-Game) | Qualifier / Seed Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Stags | 74 | Chicago Stags | 72 | Chicago Stags |
| Washington Capitols | 70 | Baltimore Bullets | ||
| Baltimore Bullets | 75 | |||
Had Baltimore Bullets lost to Chicago Stags, Washington Capitols would re-enter tournament to play Baltimore Bullets for final seed.
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Bombers | 3 | Philadelphia Warriors | 2 | Baltimore Bullets | ||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 4 | |||||
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Three) | Baltimore Bullets | 4 | |||
| Baltimore Bullets | 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 2 | |||
| New York Knickerbockers | 1 | |||||
| Chicago Stags | 2 | Chicago Stags | 0 | |||
| Boston Celtics | 1 | |||||
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Boston | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics | 20 | 20 | |
| Matthews Arena | Boston Cetlics | Four | One | Five | |||||
| Chicago Stags | Two | Two | |||||||
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Providence County, Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island | Rhode Island Auditorium | Providence Steamrollers | 24 | 24 | |||
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | Chicago Stags | 24 | Two tiebreaker + one | 27 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | 69th Regiment Armory | New York Knickerbockers | 12 | 12 | |
| Madison Square Garden (1925) | New York Knickerbockers | 12 | One | 13 | |||||
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Arena | Philadelphia Warriors | 20 | Six | 26 |
| Philadelphia Convention Hall | Philadelphia Warriors | Four | Four | ||||||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis Bombers | 24 | Four | 28 | ||
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore | Baltimore Coliseum | Baltimore Bullets | 23 | Six | 29 | ||
| Fifth Regiment Armory | Baltimore Bullets | One | One | ||||||
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division | District of Columbia | Uline Arena | Washington Capitols | 24 | 24 | |||
| Total | 192 | Two tiebreaker + 21 | 215 | ||||||
