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1948–49 BAA season
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The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America. The 1949 BAA Playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols in six games in the BAA Finals.
The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history so the 1948–49 BAA season is considered the third NBA season.[1] Following the season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.[2]
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Notable occurrences
Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948–49 season.
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Final standings
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Playoffs
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | BAA Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Baltimore | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Rochester* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Rochester* | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
BAA awards
- All-BAA First Team:
- All-BAA Second Team
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References
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