1947 BAA playoffs

1947 BAA playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 2–April 22, 1947
Season1946–47
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsPhiladelphia Warriors (1st title)
Runner-upChicago Stags
Semifinalists
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The 1947 BAA playoffs was the postseason tournament that followed the inaugural Basketball Association of America 1946–47 season. After its 1948–49 season, the BAA merged with the older National Basketball League to create the National Basketball Association or NBA. The tournament concluded with the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Chicago Stags, 4 games to 1, in the BAA Finals.

The six qualified teams all began tournament play on Wednesday, April 2, and the Finals concluded on Tuesday, April 22. Philadelphia and Chicago played 10 and 11 games in the span of 21 days but their final series was compact, five games in seven days.[1]

Playoffs

There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions Chicago and Washington immediately played a long semifinal series with Washington having home-court advantage. Chicago won the sixth game in Washington one day before Philadelphia concluded its two short series with other runners-up. In the 1947 BAA Finals, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4–1.

Bracket

First RoundBAA SemifinalsBAA Finals
W1Chicago*4
E1Washington*2
W1Chicago*1
E3New York2
E2Philadelphia4
W3Cleveland1
E3New York0
E2Philadelphia2
W2St. Louis1
E2Philadelphia2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner

First round

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) St. Louis Bombers

April 2
St. Louis Bombers 68, Philadelphia Warriors 73
Scoring by half: 43–38, 25–35
Pts: Munroe, Logan 16 each Pts: Angelo Musi 19
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0
April 5
Philadelphia Warriors 51, St. Louis Bombers 73
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 15–19, 13–17, 11–18
Pts: Angelo Musi 12 Pts: Belus Smawley 17
Series tied, 1–1
April 6
Philadelphia Warriors 75, St. Louis Bombers 59
Scoring by half: 36–33, 39–26
Pts: Joe Fulks 24 Pts: Belus Smawley 21
Philadelphia wins series, 2–1

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

(E3) New York Knicks vs. (W3) Cleveland Rebels

April 2
New York Knicks 51, Cleveland Rebels 77
Pts: Lee Knorek 10 Pts: Ed Sadowski 24
Cleveland leads series, 1–0
April 5
Cleveland Rebels 74, New York Knicks 86
Scoring by half: 43–41, 31–45
Pts: Ed Sadowski 26 Pts: Stan Stutz 30
Series tied, 1–1
April 9
Cleveland Rebels 71, New York Knicks 93
Pts: Ed Sadowski 21 Pts: Bud Palmer 26
New York wins series, 2–1

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

BAA Semifinals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W1) Chicago Stags

April 2
Chicago Stags 81, Washington Capitols 65
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–16, 26–13, 20–19
Pts: Tony Jaros 29 Pts: Scolari, Feerick 13 each
Chicago leads series, 1–0
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
April 3
Chicago Stags 69, Washington Capitols 53
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 17–18, 14–15, 19–10
Pts: Max Zaslofsky 15 Pts: Bob Feerick 19
Chicago leads series, 2–0
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
April 8
Washington Capitols 55, Chicago Stags 67
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 19–13, 14–24, 10–11
Pts: Bob Feerick 16 Pts: Don Carlson 22
Chicago leads series, 3–0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
April 10
Chicago Stags 69, Washington Capitols 76
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 16–16, 19–23, 26–24
Pts: Zaslofsky, Carlson 21 each Pts: John Mahnken 18
Chicago leads series, 3–1
Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
April 12
Washington Capitols 67, Chicago Stags 55
Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 16–16, 17–14, 23–13
Pts: Bob Feerick 18 Pts: Max Zaslofsky 20
Chicago leads series, 3–2
April 13
Washington Capitols 61, Chicago Stags 66
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 19–10, 19–22, 13–14
Pts: Fred Scolari 25 Pts: Chick Halbert 25
Chicago wins series, 4–2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks

April 12
New York Knicks 70, Philadelphia Warriors 82
Pts: Lee Knorek 20 Pts: Joe Fulks 24
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0
Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: John Nucatola, Ed Boyle
April 14
Philadelphia Warriors 72, New York Knicks 53
Pts: Joe Fulks 16 Pts: Tommy Byrnes 11
Philadelphia wins series, 2–0
Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York
Referees: John Nucatola, Ed Boyle

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]

BAA Finals: (E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W1) Chicago Stags

Main article: 1947 BAA Finals
April 16
Chicago Stags 71, Philadelphia Warriors 84
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 12–10, 22–22, 25–32
Pts: Chick Halbert 19
Asts: Mickey Rottner 2		 Pts: Joe Fulks 37
Asts: Howie Dallmar 4
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0
April 17
Chicago Stags 74, Philadelphia Warriors 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–27, 21–22, 15–22
Pts: Chet Carlisle 19
Asts: four players 1 each		 Pts: Howie Dallmar 18
Asts: Ralph Kaplowitz 2
Philadelphia leads series, 2–0
April 19
Philadelphia Warriors 75, Chicago Stags 72
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–14, 16–15, 28–26
Pts: Joe Fulks 26 Pts: Zaslofsky, Carlson 15 each
Philadelphia leads series, 3–0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 2,209
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Jim Beiersdorfer
April 20
Philadelphia Warriors 73, Chicago Stags 74
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 17–23, 18–23, 21–9
Pts: George Senesky 24
Asts: Jerry Fleishman 4		 Pts: Max Zaslofsky 20
Asts: three players 1 each
Philadelphia leads series, 3–1
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 1,934
Referees: Pat Kennedy, Jim Beiersdorfer
April 22
Chicago Stags 80, Philadelphia Warriors 83
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 25–13, 30–23, 12–20
Pts: Tony Jaros 21
Asts: Tony Jaros 3		 Pts: Joe Fulks 34
Asts: Howie Dallmar 4
Philadelphia wins series, 4–1

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1946–47 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
      Select "Next Season" from the heading for 1947–48, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
  2. ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.