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1948-49 BAA Season Summary

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League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Howie Shannon

PPG Leader: George Mikan (28.3)

APG Leader: Bob Davies (5.4)

WS Leader: George Mikan (20.9)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Washington Capitols*	38	22	.633	—	81.8	79.4	2.11
New York Knicks*	32	28	.533	6.0	79.2	77.7	1.24
Baltimore Bullets*	29	31	.483	9.0	83.6	82.2	1.15
Philadelphia Warriors*	28	32	.467	10.0	83.7	83.4	0.21
Boston Celtics	25	35	.417	13.0	76.6	79.5	-2.76
Providence Steamrollers	12	48	.200	26.0	78.5	87.6	-8.44
Western Division
Rochester Royals*	45	15	.750	—	84.0	77.4	6.12
Minneapolis Lakers*	44	16	.733	1.0	84.0	76.7	6.80
Chicago Stags*	38	22	.633	7.0	84.0	80.0	3.73
St. Louis Bombers*	29	31	.483	16.0	75.8	79.4	-3.21
Fort Wayne Pistons	22	38	.367	23.0	74.3	77.5	-2.85
Indianapolis Jets	18	42	.300	27.0	74.7	79.4	-4.20

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Chicago Stags*	60		31.8	95.8	.331				31.8	95.8	.331	20.5	29.6	.692				20.3				28.9	84.0
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	60		31.4	85.8	.366				31.4	85.8	.366	21.2	29.3	.723				18.9				23.1	84.0
3	Rochester Royals*	60		30.2	81.2	.372				30.2	81.2	.372	23.7	34.3	.689				21.0				25.7	84.0
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	60		30.5	94.9	.322				30.5	94.9	.322	22.7	31.6	.717				17.4				24.3	83.7
5	Baltimore Bullets*	60		28.9	86.0	.336				28.9	86.0	.336	25.8	34.2	.753				16.7				28.8	83.6
6	Washington Capitols*	60		29.2	91.2	.320				29.2	91.2	.320	23.5	31.9	.736				16.2				28.5	81.8
7	New York Knicks*	60		28.1	87.3	.322				28.1	87.3	.322	22.9	32.7	.702				17.0				26.0	79.2
8	Providence Steamrollers	60		29.2	90.5	.322				29.2	90.5	.322	20.1	29.0	.693				17.1				22.5	78.5
9	Boston Celtics	60		28.4	91.4	.311				28.4	91.4	.311	19.7	30.9	.636				18.9				23.0	76.6
10	St. Louis Bombers*	60		27.7	81.0	.341				27.7	81.0	.341	20.5	29.5	.694				21.2				24.7	75.8
11	Indianapolis Jets	60		27.0	89.5	.302				27.0	89.5	.302	20.7	30.0	.690				20.4				23.2	74.7
12	Fort Wayne Pistons	60		25.6	89.5	.286				25.6	89.5	.286	23.1	33.0	.700				18.0				28.7	74.3
	League Average	60		29.0	88.7	.327				29.0	88.7	.327	22.0	31.3	.703				18.6				25.6	80.0

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Minneapolis Lakers*	60																						76.7
2	Rochester Royals*	60																						77.4
3	Fort Wayne Pistons	60																						77.5
4	New York Knicks*	60																						77.7
5	Indianapolis Jets	60																						79.4
6	St. Louis Bombers*	60																						79.4
7	Washington Capitols*	60																						79.4
8	Boston Celtics	60																						79.5
9	Chicago Stags*	60																						80.0
10	Baltimore Bullets*	60																						82.2
11	Philadelphia Warriors*	60																						83.4
12	Providence Steamrollers	60																						87.6
	League Average	60		29.0	88.7	.327				29.0	88.7	.327	22.0	31.3	.703				18.6				25.6	80.0

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Minneapolis Lakers*	60		1885	5146	.366				1885	5146	.366	1272	1759	.723				1134				1386	5042
2	Rochester Royals*	60		1811	4869	.372				1811	4869	.372	1420	2060	.689				1259				1539	5042
3	Chicago Stags*	60		1905	5750	.331				1905	5750	.331	1228	1775	.692				1220				1731	5038
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	60		1831	5695	.322				1831	5695	.322	1360	1897	.717				1043				1459	5022
5	Baltimore Bullets*	60		1736	5162	.336				1736	5162	.336	1545	2053	.753				1000				1730	5017
6	Washington Capitols*	60		1751	5472	.320				1751	5472	.320	1408	1914	.736				972				1710	4910
7	New York Knicks*	60		1688	5237	.322				1688	5237	.322	1376	1959	.702				1017				1559	4752
8	Providence Steamrollers	60		1750	5427	.322				1750	5427	.322	1207	1742	.693				1026				1349	4707
9	Boston Celtics	60		1706	5483	.311				1706	5483	.311	1181	1856	.636				1135				1382	4593
10	St. Louis Bombers*	60		1659	4858	.341				1659	4858	.341	1229	1770	.694				1269				1480	4547
11	Indianapolis Jets	60		1621	5367	.302				1621	5367	.302	1240	1798	.690				1225				1393	4482
12	Fort Wayne Pistons	60		1536	5370	.286				1536	5370	.286	1385	1979	.700				1082				1722	4457
	League Average	60		1740	5320	.327				1740	5320	.327	1321	1880	.703				1115				1537	4801

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Minneapolis Lakers*	60																						4599
2	Rochester Royals*	60																						4644
3	Fort Wayne Pistons	60																						4651
4	New York Knicks*	60																						4663
5	Washington Capitols*	60																						4764
6	Indianapolis Jets	60																						4765
7	St. Louis Bombers*	60																						4765
8	Boston Celtics	60																						4768
9	Chicago Stags*	60																						4798
10	Baltimore Bullets*	60																						4934
11	Philadelphia Warriors*	60																						5001
12	Providence Steamrollers	60																						5255
	League Average	60		1740	5320	.327				1740	5320	.327	1321	1880	.703				1115				1537	4801

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Baltimore Bullets*		29	31	33	27	1.38	-0.23	1.15					.398		.414		.336			.299							Baltimore Coliseum
2	Boston Celtics		25	35	22	38	-2.92	0.16	-2.76					.339		.365		.311			.215							Boston Garden	144,275	4,864
3	Chicago Stags*		38	22	40	20	4.00	-0.27	3.73					.309		.386		.331			.214							Chicago Stadium		174
4	Fort Wayne Pistons		22	38	21	39	-3.23	0.38	-2.85					.369		.357		.286			.258							North Side High School Gym		112
5	Indianapolis Jets		18	42	18	42	-4.72	0.52	-4.20					.335		.364		.302			.231							Hinkle Fieldhouse		270
6	Minneapolis Lakers*		44	16	47	13	7.38	-0.58	6.80					.342		.426		.366			.247							Minneapolis Auditorium		395
7	New York Knicks*		32	28	34	26	1.48	-0.24	1.24					.374		.390		.322			.263							Madison Square Garden (III)		138
8	Philadelphia Warriors*		28	32	31	29	0.35	-0.14	0.21					.333		.385		.322			.239							Philadelphia Arena		419
9	Providence Steamrollers		12	48	11	49	-9.13	0.73	-8.44					.321		.380		.322			.222							Rhode Island Auditorium		274
10	Rochester Royals*		45	15	46	14	6.63	-0.51	6.12					.423		.437		.372			.292							Edgerton Park Arena		148
11	St. Louis Bombers*		29	31	21	39	-3.63	0.42	-3.21					.364		.403		.341			.253							St. Louis Arena		67
12	Washington Capitols*		38	22	36	24	2.43	-0.33	2.11					.350		.389		.320			.257							Uline Arena		289
	League Average				30	30	0.00	-0.01	-0.01					.353		.390		.327			.248								144,275	499

League Awards

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League Leaders

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All-BAA

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1948-49 BAA Season

Standings

Schedule and Results

Leaders

Coaches

Player Stats

Other

1949 Playoffs Summary