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1949 BAA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	BAA playoffs
year	1949
season	[1948–49](1948-49-baa-season)
dates	March 22 – April 13, 1949
num_teams	8
winners	Minneapolis Lakers
count	1
second	Washington Capitols
semifinal1	Rochester Royals
semifinal2	New York Knicks
prev_season	[1948](1948-baa-playoffs)
next_season	[1950](1950-nba-playoffs)

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.

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.

Playoff seeds

Eastern Division

Western Division

Playoff bracket

| RD1-group1=Eastern Division | RD1-group2=Western Division

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Washington* | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=E4 | RD1-team2=Philadelphia | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=E2 | RD1-team3=New York | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=E3 | RD1-team4=Baltimore | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=W1 | RD1-team5=Rochester* | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=W4 | RD1-team6=St. Louis | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7=W2 | RD1-team7=Minneapolis | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=W3 | RD1-team8=Chicago | RD1-score8=0

| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=Washington* | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=New York | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=Rochester* | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4=W2 | RD2-team4=Minneapolis | RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Washington* | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=W2 | RD3-team2=Minneapolis | RD3-score2=4

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(1) [[Washington Capitols]] vs. (4) [[Philadelphia Warriors]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

(2) [[New York Knicks]] vs. (3) [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]]

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.

Baltimore leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(1) [[Rochester Royals]] vs. (4) [[St. Louis Bombers]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

(2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]] vs. (3) [[Chicago Stags]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Washington Capitols]] vs. (2) [[New York Knicks]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Rochester Royals]] vs. (2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

BAA Finals: (W2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) Washington Capitols

Main article: 1949 BAA Finals

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

References

"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.

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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