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Full NBA season

1948-49

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1948-49 NBA season.

380indexed games

7playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western2 G8St. Louis Bombers1Sacramento KingsWestern2 G6Washington Capitols3Philadelphia WarriorsWestern2 G7Chicago Stags2Minneapolis Lakers

Conference semifinals

Western2 G2Minneapolis Lakers1Sacramento Kings

Conference finals

Western6 G6Washington Capitols2Minneapolis Lakers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals3 G–New York Knicks6Washington CapitolsNBA Finals3 G–New York Knicks–Baltimore Bullets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

The NBA All-Star Game had not yet been introduced during this season.

Selected rosters

No All-Star selections are indexed for this season.

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
1Sacramento Kings4515
2Minneapolis Lakers4416
7Chicago Stags3822
6Washington Capitols3822
—Baltimore Bullets2931
8St. Louis Bombers2832
3Philadelphia Warriors2733
—Fort Wayne Pistons2139
—Indianapolis Jets1743
—Providence Steamrollers1644

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—New York Knicks3228
—Boston Celtics2535

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

New York Knicks32–28
Boston Celtics25–35

Pacific

Sacramento Kings45–15

Other

Minneapolis Lakers44–16
Chicago Stags38–22
Washington Capitols38–22
Baltimore Bullets29–31
St. Louis Bombers28–32
Philadelphia Warriors27–33
Fort Wayne Pistons21–39
Indianapolis Jets17–43
Providence Steamrollers16–44