1948–49 BAA season

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The 1948–49 BAA season was the final campaign of the Basketball Association of America before it merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf BAA season
basketball league season
champion Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1949
expansionFromPreviousSeason yes
finalsChampion Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers
finalSeasonOf Basketball Association of America
finalsFormat best-of-seven series
finalsLosingTeam Washington Capitols
finalsName 1949 BAA Finals
finalsRunnerUp Washington Capitols
finalsSeriesResult 4–2
finalsWinningTeam Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers
followedBy 1949–50 NBA season
governingBody Basketball Association of America
hadDivision Eastern Division
Western Division
leagueMergerAfterSeasonWith National Basketball League (NBL)
surface form: National Basketball League
mostValuablePlayer George Mikan
newTeam Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics
Chicago Stags
Detroit Pistons
surface form: Fort Wayne Pistons

Indianapolis Jets
Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers

New York Knicks
Philadelphia Warriors
Providence Steamrollers
Rochester Royals
St. Louis Bombers
Washington Capitols
notablePlayer Bones McKinney
George Mikan
Jim Pollard
numberOfGamesPerTeam 60
numberOfTeams 12
partOf history of the National Basketball Association
playoffFormat multi-round elimination tournament
precededBy 1947–48 BAA season
resultedInFormationOf National Basketball Association
runnerUp Washington Capitols
sport basketball
sportsLeague Basketball Association of America
startTime 1948
topScorer George Mikan
topScorerTeam Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input
Subject: 1948–49 BAA season
Description of subject: The 1948–49 BAA season was the final campaign of the Basketball Association of America before it merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basketball Association of America lastSeason 1948–49 BAA season
BAA lastSeason 1948–49 BAA season
subject surface form: Basketball Association of America
St. Louis Bombers madePlayoffs 1948–49 BAA season
Washington Capitols madePlayoffs 1948–49 BAA season
Philadelphia Warriors divisionTitle 1948–49 BAA season
this entity surface form: 1948 BAA Eastern Division
Baltimore Bullets wonChampionship 1948–49 BAA season
subject surface form: Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)
this entity surface form: 1948 BAA championship