1947-48 NBA season

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See also
1948 NBA Playoffs 1948 NBA Finals 1948 NBA Draft 1948 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1948 in sports
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The 1947-48 NBA Season was the 2nd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Baltimore Bullets winning the BAA Championship, beating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• Before the season starts, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Toronto fold leaving the BAA with only 7 teams. The Baltimore Bullets were brought into the league from the ABL to even out the divisions.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia Warriors	27	21	.563	-
New York Knicks	26	22	.542	1
Boston Celtics	20	28	.417	7
Providence Steamrollers	6	42	.125	21

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Bombers	29	19	.604	-
Baltimore Bullets C	28	20	.583	1
Chicago Stags	28	20	.583	1
Washington Capitols	28	20	.583	1

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Ed Sadowski, Boston Celtics
  • Joe Fulks, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Howie Dallmar, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Feerick, Washington Capitols
  • Max Zaslofsky, Chicago Stags

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1948 NBA Playoffs
• 1948 NBA Finals
• 1948 NBA Draft

Preceded by: 1946-47 NBA season

NBA seasons 1947-48

Succeeded by: 1948-49 NBA season