The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. Their inaugural 1946-47 season is considered the origin of professional basketball.
QuarterfinalsBest of 3 series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Series | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 2 | Apr 2 | (2) St. Louis Bombers | 68 - 73 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | PHI 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sat, Apr 5 | Apr 5 | (2) Philadelphia Warriors | 51 - 73 | St. Louis Bombers (2) | Tied 1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun, Apr 6 | Apr 6 | (2) Philadelphia Warriors | 75 - 59 | St. Louis Bombers (2) | PHI 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sat, Apr 12 | Apr 12 | (3) New York Knicks | 70 - 82 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | PHI 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mon, Apr 14 | Apr 14 | (2) Philadelphia Warriors | 72 - 53 | New York Knicks (3) | PHI 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 16 | Apr 16 | (1) Chicago Stags | 71 - 84 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | PHI 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Thu, Apr 17 | Apr 17 | (1) Chicago Stags | 74 - 85 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | PHI 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sat, Apr 19 | Apr 19 | (2) Philadelphia Warriors | 75 - 72 | Chicago Stags (1) | PHI 3-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun, Apr 20 | Apr 20 | (2) Philadelphia Warriors | 73 - 74 | Chicago Stags (1) | PHI 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tue, Apr 22 | Apr 22 | (1) Chicago Stags | 80 - 83 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | PHI 4-1 | ||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 3 series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Series | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 2 | Apr 2 | (3) New York Knicks | 51 - 77 | Cleveland Rebels (3) | CLE 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sat, Apr 5 | Apr 5 | (3) Cleveland Rebels | 74 - 86 | New York Knicks (3) | Tied 1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 9 | Apr 9 | (3) Cleveland Rebels | 71 - 93 | New York Knicks (3) | NYK 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 3 series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Series | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 2 | Apr 2 | (1) Chicago Stags | 81 - 65 | Washington Capitols (1) | CHI 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Thu, Apr 3 | Apr 3 | (1) Chicago Stags | 69 - 53 | Washington Capitols (1) | CHI 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tue, Apr 8 | Apr 8 | (1) Washington Capitols | 55 - 67 | Chicago Stags (1) | CHI 3-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Thu, Apr 10 | Apr 10 | (1) Chicago Stags | 69 - 76 | Washington Capitols (1) | CHI 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sat, Apr 12 | Apr 12 | (1) Washington Capitols | 67 - 55 | Chicago Stags (1) | CHI 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun, Apr 13 | Apr 13 | (1) Washington Capitols | 61 - 66 | Chicago Stags (1) | CHI 4-2 | ||||||||||||||
Champions: Chicago Stags | |||||||||||||||||||
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.