NBA playoffs 1948-49: bracket and series

Division semifinals Eastern Division

• Philadelphia WarriorsWarriors 0 Washington CapitolsCapitols (winner) 2

  1. Game 1 · Wed, Mar 23 WAS 92 – 70 PHW
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Mar 24 PHW 78 – 80 WAS
• Baltimore BulletsBullets 1 New York KnicksKnicks (winner) 2

  1. Game 1 · Wed, Mar 23 NYK 81 – 82 BAL
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Mar 24 BAL 82 – 84 NYK
  3. Game 3 · Sat, Mar 26 BAL 99 – 103 NYK

Division semifinals Western Division

• Rochester RoyalsRoyals (winner) 2 St. Louis BombersBombers 0

  1. Game 1 · Tue, Mar 22 BOM 64 – 93 ROC
  2. Game 2 · Wed, Mar 23 ROC 66 – 64 BOM
• Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 2 Chicago StagsStags 0

  1. Game 1 · Wed, Mar 23 CHS 77 – 84 MNL
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Mar 24 MNL 101 – 85 CHS

Division finals Eastern Division

• Washington CapitolsCapitols (winner) 2 New York KnicksKnicks 1

  1. Game 1 · Tue, Mar 29 NYK 71 – 77 WAS
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Mar 31 WAS 84 – 86 NYK
  3. Game 3 · Sat, Apr 2 NYK 76 – 84 WAS

Division finals Western Division

• Rochester RoyalsRoyals 0 Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 2

  1. Game 1 · Sun, Mar 27 MNL 80 – 79 ROC
  2. Game 2 · Tue, Mar 29 ROC 55 – 67 MNL

Finals

• Minneapolis LakersLakers (winner) 4 Washington CapitolsCapitols 2

  1. Game 1 · Mon, Apr 4 WAS 84 – 88 MNL
  2. Game 2 · Wed, Apr 6 WAS 62 – 76 MNL
  3. Game 3 · Fri, Apr 8 MNL 94 – 74 WAS
  4. Game 4 · Sat, Apr 9 MNL 71 – 83 WAS
  5. Game 5 · Mon, Apr 11 MNL 66 – 74 WAS
  6. Game 6 · Wed, Apr 13 WAS 56 – 77 MNL