Third NBA season
Sports season
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]
Notable occurrences [ edit ] Four National Basketball League teams (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Rochester) joined the BAA for the 1948–49 season.
1948-49 Basketball Association of America Division Team City Arena Capacity Eastern Baltimore Bullets Baltimore , Maryland Baltimore Coliseum 4,500 Boston Celtics Boston , Massachusetts Boston Garden 13,909 New York Knicks New York , New York Madison Square Garden 18,496 Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Philadelphia Arena 5,526 Providence Steamrollers Providence , Rhode Island Rhode Island Auditorium 5,300 Washington Capitols Washington , D.C. Uline Arena 8,000 Western Chicago Stags Chicago , Illinois Chicago Stadium 17,000 Fort Wayne Pistons * Fort Wayne , Indiana North Side High School Gym 3,000 Indianapolis Jets * Indianapolis , Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse 15,000 Minneapolis Lakers * Minneapolis , Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium 10,000 Rochester Royals * Rochester , New York Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 St. Louis Bombers St. Louis , Missouri St. Louis Arena 15,000
Eastern Division
Western Division
* Division winner Bold Series winner Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
All-BAA First Team: All-BAA Second Team
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