BAA Finals
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The BAA Finals were the championship series of the Basketball Association of America, the precursor to the modern NBA Finals.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball championship series
ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ |
| 1947Champion | Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1947OpposingTeam | Chicago Stags NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1947SeriesResult | Philadelphia Warriors defeated Chicago Stags 4–1 ⓘ |
| 1948Champion | Baltimore Bullets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1948OpposingTeam | Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1948SeriesResult | Baltimore Bullets defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4–2 ⓘ |
| 1949Champion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1949OpposingTeam | Washington Capitols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1949SeriesResult | Minneapolis Lakers defeated Washington Capitols 4–2 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Basketball Association of America Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| finalsMVPOfficialAward | no ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Basketball Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to NBA Finals ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| lastChampion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastEditionYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| league | Basketball Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationType | indoor arenas ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Basketball Association championship structure ⓘ |
| notableFranchise |
Baltimore Bullets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 3 ⓘ |
| organizer | Basketball Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInEra | pre-merger professional basketball ⓘ |
| playoffRound | final round ⓘ |
| precededBy | BAA regular season ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedLeague | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | BAA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| successor | NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timelineNote | ended when BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA in 1949 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.