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<td>4</td> </tr><tr class="vcard" style=""> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1947–48 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia Warriors</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Eddie Gottlieb</a></td> <td>2</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">April 10–21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Bullets:</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Jeannette" title="Buddy Jeannette">Buddy Jeannette</a> (1994)<br /> <b>Warriors:</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Fulks" title="Joe Fulks">Joe Fulks</a> (1978) <br /><b>Coaches:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Eddie Gottlieb</a> (1972)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eastern finals</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1947–48 Philadelphia Warriors season">Warriors</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_St._Louis_Bombers_(NBA)_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1947–48 St. Louis Bombers (NBA) season">Bombers</a> 4–3 (Eastern and Western champions)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Western finals</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Baltimore_Bullets_season" title="1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season">Bullets</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Chicago_Stags_season" title="1947–48 Chicago Stags season">Stags</a> 2–0 (Runners-up bracket)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1947_BAA_Finals" title="1947 BAA Finals">1947</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b>BAA finals</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1948 BAA Finals</b> was the championship round of the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_BAA_season" title="1947–48 BAA season">1947–48 season</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1947-48_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1947-48 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia Warriors</a> of the Eastern Division faced the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%9354)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)">Baltimore Bullets</a> of the Western Division, with Philadelphia having home court advantage. The Bullets won the series 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Bombers" title="St. Louis Bombers">St. Louis Bombers</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stags" title="Chicago Stags">Chicago</a> from the West had first eliminated <a href="/wiki/1947-48_New_York_Knicks_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1947-48 New York Knicks season">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/1947-48_Boston_Celtics_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1947-48 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-BBR48_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBR48-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The six games of the final series were played in <i>twelve</i> 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 <i>fifteen</i> days, March 23 to April 6, with at least one day off before every game. The entire playoff tournament extended 30 days.<sup id="cite_ref-BBR48_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBR48-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_BAA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Home team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Road team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>April 10</td> <td><b>Philadelphia Warriors</b></td> <td>71–60 (1–0)</td> <td>Baltimore Bullets </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>April 13</td> <td>Philadelphia Warriors</td> <td>63–66 (1–1)</td> <td><b>Baltimore Bullets</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>April 15</td> <td><b>Baltimore Bullets</b></td> <td>72–70 (2–1)</td> <td>Philadelphia Warriors </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>April 17</td> <td><b>Baltimore Bullets</b></td> <td>78–75 (3–1)</td> <td>Philadelphia Warriors </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>April 20</td> <td><b>Philadelphia Warriors</b></td> <td>91–82 (2–3)</td> <td>Baltimore Bullets </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 6</td> <td>April 21</td> <td><b>Baltimore Bullets</b></td> <td>88–73 (4–2)</td> <td>Philadelphia Warriors </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><i>Bullets win series 4–2</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_rosters">Team rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_BAA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Team rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltimore_Bullets">Baltimore Bullets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_BAA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Baltimore 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data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Herm_Fuetsch" title="Herm Fuetsch">Fuetsch, Herm</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">170 lb (77 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1918-07-06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Polytechnic_High_School" title="San Francisco Polytechnic High School">Polytechnic HS (CA)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001290000000000000♠">29</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kleggie_Hermsen" title="Kleggie Hermsen">Hermsen, Kleggie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span 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style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Red_Klotz" title="Red Klotz">Klotz, Red</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000170180000000000♠"></span>5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">150 lb (68 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1921-10-21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠">35</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Grady_Lewis" title="Grady Lewis">Lewis, Grady</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1917-03-25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Meinhold" title="Carl Meinhold">Meinhold, Carl</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1926-03-29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/LIU_Brooklyn" title="LIU Brooklyn">LIU Brooklyn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001270000000000000♠">27</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chick_Reiser" title="Chick Reiser">Reiser, Chick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000180340000000000♠"></span>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">165 lb (75 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1914-12-17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">NYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001210000000000000♠">21</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Schulz" title="Dick Schulz">Schulz, Dick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; 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white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1916-06-02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/LIU_Brooklyn" title="LIU Brooklyn">LIU Brooklyn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Brown_(basketball)" title="Stan Brown (basketball)">Brown, Stan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1929-06-27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia_High_School" title="South Philadelphia High School">South Philadelphia HS (PA)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chink_Crossin" title="Chink Crossin">Crossin, Chink</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">165 lb (75 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1924-07-04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">Penn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001120000000000000♠">12</span> </td> <td 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href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">NYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Musi" title="Angelo Musi">Musi, Angelo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000175260000000000♠"></span>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">145 lb (66 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1918-07-25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td 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title="Saint Joseph's University">Saint Joseph's</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Edward_Gottlieb" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Gottlieb">Edward Gottlieb</a> </p> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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Smith (April 22, 1948). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-bullets-win-championsh/149985712/">"Bullets win championship, beating Warrors, 88-73"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></i>. p. 21<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01. <br />  Select "Previous Season" or "Next Season" from the heading for 1946–47 or 1948–49, and so on. 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title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></td> <td 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