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1948-49 Washington Capitols Schedule and Results

Record: 38-22, Finished 1st in BAA Eastern Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (38-22)

PTS/G: 81.8 (6th of 12) Opp PTS/G: 79.4 (5th of 12)

SRS: 2.11 (4th of 12) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 36-24 (4th of 12)

Arena: Uline Arena

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Nov 3, 1948	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		77	70	1	0	W 1
2	Thu, Nov 4, 1948	Box Score	@	Providence Steamrollers	W	3OT	99	95	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Nov 6, 1948	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		67	62	3	0	W 3
4	Wed, Nov 10, 1948	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		73	66	4	0	W 4
5	Thu, Nov 11, 1948	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		70	68	5	0	W 5
6	Sat, Nov 13, 1948	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		80	71	6	0	W 6
7	Wed, Nov 17, 1948	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		73	62	7	0	W 7
8	Sat, Nov 20, 1948	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	75	8	0	W 8	2,625
9	Sun, Nov 21, 1948	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		80	77	9	0	W 9
10	Tue, Nov 23, 1948	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		71	68	10	0	W 10	6,392
11	Thu, Nov 25, 1948	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		81	73	11	0	W 11
12	Sat, Nov 27, 1948	Box Score		Indianapolis Jets	W		94	76	12	0	W 12
13	Wed, Dec 1, 1948	Box Score		Providence Steamrollers	W		75	63	13	0	W 13
14	Thu, Dec 2, 1948	Box Score	@	Providence Steamrollers	W		66	61	14	0	W 14
15	Sat, Dec 4, 1948	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		83	82	15	0	W 15
16	Tue, Dec 7, 1948	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Jets	L		78	94	15	1	L 1
17	Wed, Dec 8, 1948	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	83	16	1	W 1
18	Fri, Dec 10, 1948	Box Score	N	St. Louis Bombers	L	OT	83	88	16	2	L 1			at Chicago, IL
19	Sat, Dec 11, 1948	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W		87	63	17	2	W 1
20	Wed, Dec 15, 1948	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		92	81	18	2	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 18, 1948	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		69	60	19	2	W 3	2,540
22	Wed, Dec 22, 1948	Box Score		Providence Steamrollers	W		102	77	20	2	W 4
23	Sat, Dec 25, 1948	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		88	74	21	2	W 5
24	Sun, Dec 26, 1948	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		73	91	21	3	L 1
25	Wed, Dec 29, 1948	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		68	91	21	4	L 2
26	Thu, Dec 30, 1948	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	W		81	68	22	4	W 1
27	Sat, Jan 1, 1949	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W		92	90	23	4	W 2
28	Tue, Jan 4, 1949	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		84	78	24	4	W 3
29	Wed, Jan 5, 1949	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	L		68	88	24	5	L 1
30	Sat, Jan 8, 1949	Box Score		Indianapolis Jets	W		89	81	25	5	W 1
31	Mon, Jan 10, 1949	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		94	83	26	5	W 2	4,061
32	Wed, Jan 12, 1949	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		92	106	26	6	L 1
33	Sat, Jan 15, 1949	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		75	73	27	6	W 1
34	Sun, Jan 16, 1949	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		70	92	27	7	L 1
35	Thu, Jan 20, 1949	Box Score	@	Providence Steamrollers	W		88	81	28	7	W 1
36	Sat, Jan 22, 1949	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		95	64	29	7	W 2	3,519
37	Sun, Jan 23, 1949	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		97	93	30	7	W 3
38	Wed, Jan 26, 1949	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		86	96	30	8	L 1
39	Fri, Jan 28, 1949	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		90	91	30	9	L 2	4,707
40	Sun, Jan 30, 1949	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		79	84	30	10	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Feb 1, 1949	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Jets	L		69	83	30	11	L 4
42	Wed, Feb 2, 1949	Box Score		Indianapolis Jets	W		83	57	31	11	W 1
43	Thu, Feb 3, 1949	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	W		74	65	32	11	W 2
44	Sat, Feb 5, 1949	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		73	83	32	12	L 1
45	Sun, Feb 6, 1949	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		72	82	32	13	L 2
46	Wed, Feb 9, 1949	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W	2OT	99	94	33	13	W 1
47	Sat, Feb 12, 1949	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		88	91	33	14	L 1
48	Tue, Feb 15, 1949	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		79	91	33	15	L 2
49	Sat, Feb 19, 1949	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		92	88	34	15	W 1
50	Wed, Feb 23, 1949	Box Score		Providence Steamrollers	W		100	88	35	15	W 2
51	Sat, Feb 26, 1949	Box Score		Chicago Stags	L		90	103	35	16	L 1
52	Mon, Feb 28, 1949	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	W		67	57	36	16	W 1
53	Tue, Mar 1, 1949	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		64	67	36	17	L 1
54	Wed, Mar 2, 1949	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	L		75	82	36	18	L 2
55	Sat, Mar 5, 1949	Box Score		Chicago Stags	L		95	106	36	19	L 3
56	Wed, Mar 9, 1949	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		74	90	36	20	L 4
57	Sat, Mar 12, 1949	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		87	60	37	20	W 1
58	Wed, Mar 16, 1949	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		85	72	38	20	W 2
59	Thu, Mar 17, 1949	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		81	84	38	21	L 1
60	Sat, Mar 19, 1949	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		70	82	38	22	L 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Mar 23, 1949	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		92	70	1	0	W 1
2	Thu, Mar 24, 1949	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		80	78	2	0	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Tue, Mar 29, 1949	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	W		77	71	3	0	W 3			at Washington, DC (National Guard Armory)
4	Thu, Mar 31, 1949	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	84	86	3	1	L 1
5	Sat, Apr 2, 1949	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	W		84	76	4	1	W 1			at Washington, DC (National Guard Armory)
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Mon, Apr 4, 1949	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		84	88	4	2	L 1	8,210
7	Wed, Apr 6, 1949	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		62	76	4	3	L 2	10,212
8	Fri, Apr 8, 1949	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		74	94	4	4	L 3	4,919
9	Sat, Apr 9, 1949	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		83	71	5	4	W 1	4,471
10	Mon, Apr 11, 1949	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		74	65	6	4	W 2	3,840
11	Wed, Apr 13, 1949	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		56	77	6	5	L 1	10,482		at Saint Paul, MN

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