The 1948 BAA Finals was the championship round of the Basketball Association of America's 1947–48 season. The Philadelphia Warriors of the Eastern Division faced the Baltimore Bullets of the Western Division, with Philadelphia having home court advantage. The Bullets won the series 4–2.[1]

Baltimore was not the Western Division champion but advanced to the championship round by winning a four-team playoff among the Eastern and Western Division runners-up. Meanwhile, the Eastern and Western Division champions, Philadelphia Warriors and St. Louis Bombers, played one long series to determine the other finalist, a best-of-seven series that Philadelphia won 4–3. In the runners-up bracket, Baltimore and Chicago from the West had first eliminated New York and Boston from the East, then faced each other in a best-of-three series. The format was used only twice, in 1947 and 1948, and generated two champions from the runners-up bracket.[2]

The six games of the final series were played in twelve days, with at least one day off except prior to the decisive game. Division champions Philadelphia and St. Louis had played the seven games of their semifinal series in fifteen days, March 23 to April 6, with at least one day off before every game. The entire playoff tournament extended 30 days.[2]

As of 2023, this is the only BAA/NBA Finals which a now-defunct team won (as opposed to teams that changed names and/or moved to other cities in later years).[citation needed]

Series summary

Game Date Home team Result Road team
Game 1 April 10 Philadelphia Warriors 71–60 (1–0) Baltimore Bullets
Game 2 April 13 Philadelphia Warriors 63–66 (1–1) Baltimore Bullets
Game 3 April 15 Baltimore Bullets 72–70 (2–1) Philadelphia Warriors
Game 4 April 17 Baltimore Bullets 78–75 (3–1) Philadelphia Warriors
Game 5 April 20 Philadelphia Warriors 91–82 (2–3) Baltimore Bullets
Game 6 April 21 Baltimore Bullets 88–73 (4–2) Philadelphia Warriors

Bullets win series 4–2

Team rosters

Baltimore Bullets

1947–48 Baltimore Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 23 Fuetsch, Herm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1918-07-06 Polytechnic HS (CA)
F/C 29 Hermsen, Kleggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1923-03-12 Minnesota
G/F 32 Hoffman, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925-04-12 Purdue
G 26 Jeannette, Buddy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1917-09-15 Washington & Jefferson
G 20 Klotz, Red 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1921-10-21 Villanova
F/C 35 Lewis, Grady 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1917-03-25 Oklahoma
G/F 31 Meinhold, Carl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1926-03-29 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 27 Reiser, Chick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1914-12-17 NYU
G/F 21 Schulz, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1917-01-03 Wisconsin
F/C 33 Simmons, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1925-03-15 Flushing HS (NY)
Head coach

Buddy Jeannette

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philadelphia Warriors

Philadelphia Warriors 1947–48 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 15 Beenders, Hank 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1916-06-02 LIU Brooklyn
F 14 Brown, Stan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1929-06-27 South Philadelphia HS (PA)
G 7 Crossin, Chink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1924-07-04 Penn
F 12 Dallmar, Howie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-05-24 Stanford
SG 6 Fleishman, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1922-02-14 NYU
PF 10 Fulks, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1921-10-26 Murray State
C 20 Halbert, Chick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1919-02-27 West Texas A&M
C 18 Hillhouse, Art 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1916-06-12 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 9 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-05-18 NYU
G 5 Musi, Angelo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1918-07-25 Temple
F 7 O'Brien, Bob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1927-01-26 Pepperdine
F/C 19 Rocker, Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-08-12 California
PG 8 Senesky, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1922-04-04 Saint Joseph's
Head coach

Edward Gottlieb

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

References

  1. ^ Seymour S. Smith (April 22, 1948). "Bullets win championship, beating Warrors, 88-73". The Baltimore Sun. p. 21. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
      Select "Previous Season" or "Next Season" from the heading for 1946–47 or 1948–49, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_BAA_Finals
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