NBA 1949–50 season
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The NBA 1949–50 season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association following the merger of the BAA and NBL, marking the beginning of the modern NBA.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Anderson Packers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baltimore Bullets NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Stags NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Nuggets (original) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Olympians NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheboygan Red Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ Tri-Cities Blackhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Capitols NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterloo Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsChampion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| finalsName | NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsResult | Minneapolis Lakers defeated Syracuse Nationals 4–2 ⓘ |
| finalsRunnerUp | Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | BAA 1948–49 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadDivision |
Central Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Dolph Schayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
beginning of the modern NBA
ⓘ
first season after merger of BAA and NBL ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 68 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 17 ⓘ |
| playoffQualifier |
Anderson Packers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Stags NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ Tri-Cities Blackhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByLeague |
Basketball Association of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Basketball League (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| topScorer | George Mikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerPointsPerGame | 27.4 ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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