1947 BAA Finals

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The 1947 BAA Finals was the inaugural championship series of the Basketball Association of America, later recognized as the first NBA Finals.

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1947 BAA Finals canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf BAA Finals
NBA Finals
basketball championship series
champion Philadelphia Warriors
championCoach Eddie Gottlieb
championFranchise Philadelphia Warriors
surface form: Philadelphia Warriors franchise
cityOfChampion Philadelphia
cityOfRunnerUp City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
competitionLevel top-tier professional
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1947-04-22
era early professional basketball era
finalSeriesResult Philadelphia Warriors
surface form: Philadelphia Warriors won 4–1
followedBy 1948 BAA Finals
format best-of-seven series
game1Location Philadelphia Arena
game1Winner Philadelphia Warriors
game2Location Philadelphia Arena
game2Winner Chicago Stags
game3Location Chicago Stadium
game3Winner Philadelphia Warriors
game4Location Chicago Stadium
game4Winner Philadelphia Warriors
game5Location Chicago Stadium
game5Winner Philadelphia Warriors
gameCount 5
governingBody National Basketball Association
historicalNote inaugural championship series of the BAA
homeArenaChampion Philadelphia Arena
homeArenaRunnerUp Chicago Stadium
isPartOf 1946–47 BAA season
surface form: BAA playoffs 1947
league Basketball Association of America
mostGamesWonBy Philadelphia Warriors
notableFor being the first championship series later counted as an NBA Finals
participantTeam Chicago Stags
Philadelphia Warriors
precededBy none
recognizedAs first NBA Finals
runnerUp Chicago Stags
runnerUpCoach Harold Olsen
runnerUpFranchise Chicago Stags
surface form: Chicago Stags franchise
season 1946–47 BAA season
sport basketball
startDate 1947-04-16
titleNumberForChampion 1

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Subject: 1947 BAA Finals
Description of subject: The 1947 BAA Finals was the inaugural championship series of the Basketball Association of America, later recognized as the first NBA Finals.

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1946–47 BAA season championshipSeries 1947 BAA Finals