National Basketball League playoffs
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The National Basketball League playoffs were the postseason championship series of the pre-NBA professional basketball league in the United States, determining the league’s annual title winner.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball playoffs
ⓘ
postseason tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NBL playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
National Basketball League champion
ⓘ
league title winner ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | merger of NBL and BAA into NBA ⓘ |
| endYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | pre-NBA era ⓘ |
| featuredFormat | best-of series in later years ⓘ |
| featuredTeamsFrom |
industrial-sponsored clubs
ⓘ
small and mid-sized cities ⓘ |
| follows | National Basketball League regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | postseason elimination tournament ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governedByRuleset | pre-NBA professional basketball rules ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to modern NBA postseason ⓘ |
| level | major league ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | primarily regional ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam |
Minneapolis Lakers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oshkosh All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheboygan Red Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffStructure | series-based matchups ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Basketball League regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basketball Association of America playoffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeague | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| titleDecidedAnnually | yes ⓘ |
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