The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.

1947 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
11/2vs New YorkW  63-47 1-0
11/5at BostonW  57-55 2-0
11/7at ProvidenceL  65-73 2-1
11/9vs TorontoW  62-54 3-1
11/11at New YorkW  78-68
OT
4-1
11/13vs BostonW  71-61 5-1
11/16vs WashingtonL  65-73 5-2
11/17at ClevelandW  78-76 6-2
11/20at New YorkL  69-72 6-3
11/21at PhiladelphiaW  65-63 7-3
11/24vs DetroitL  55-68 7-4
11/27at WashingtonL  67-75 7-5
11/28vs St. LouisL  72-75 7-6
12/1vs BostonW  66-56 8-6
12/4at PittsburghW  57-46 9-6
12/5vs TorontoL  61-65 9-7
12/7vs ClevelandW  86-78 10-7
12/11vs ClevelandW  88-79 11-7
12/12at St. LouisW  88-68 12-7
12/15vs PittsburghW  84-75 13-7
12/19at ProvidenceL  77-81 13-8
12/22vs DetroitW  95-92 14-8
12/27at TorontoW  88-80 15-8
12/29at ClevelandW  87-79
OT
16-8
12/31at TorontoL  76-86 16-9
1/1vs St. LouisL  90-103 16-10
1/8at DetroitW  83-80 17-10
1/9at St. LouisL  81-84 17-11
1/12vs PhiladelphiaW  75-72 18-11
1/15at DetroitL  59-68 18-12
1/16at PhiladelphiaW  84-78 19-12
1/18at WashingtonL  72-87 19-13
1/20at BostonW  81-54 20-13
1/22at New YorkL  64-74 20-14
1/23vs ProvidenceW  97-76 21-14
1/26vs PhiladelphiaW  63-57 22-14
2/2vs TorontoW  90-75 23-14
2/6vs PittsburghW  109-85 24-14
2/9vs WashingtonW  85-67 25-14
2/12at PittsburghW  101-82 26-14
2/13vs ProvidenceW  81-79 27-14
2/16vs BostonW  84-77 28-14
2/20vs DetroitL  74-76 28-15
2/21at St. LouisL  60-65 28-16
2/23vs New YorkW  82-68 29-16
2/26at DetroitW  72-68 30-16
3/2vs St. LouisW  98-86 31-16
3/3at PittsburghW  69-66 32-16
3/6vs PittsburghW  72-71 33-16
3/8vs ProvidenceW  107-81 34-16
3/9at ClevelandW  107-78 35-16
3/13vs WashingtonL  69-86 35-17
3/14vs PhiladelphiaW  70-67 36-17
3/19vs New YorkL  57-65 36-18
3/21at TorontoW  99-83 37-18
3/22vs ClevelandL  58-67 37-19
3/24at BostonW  80-69 38-19
3/26at WashingtonL  77-105 38-20
3/27at PhiladelphiaL  73-80 38-21
3/29at ProvidenceL  79-83 38-22
3/31vs St. LouisW  73-66
OT
39-22