1946-47 NBA
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The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America. The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. The postseason tournament (the 1947 BAA Playoffs) at its conclusion, ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.
Following its third, the 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.[
The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment, so the 1946–47 BAA season is sometimes considered the first NBA season.
By 1951, only three original BAA teams were still in the NBA: the Bostonon Celtics, New York Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors (now in San Francisco as the Golden State Warriors).
Eastern Division
Washington Capitols , Philadelphia Warriors , New York Knicks, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics , Toronto Huskies
Western Division
Chicago Stags , St. Louis Bombers , Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons , Pittsburgh Ironmen
All members of the inaugural Western Division had folded by 1950, with three of them lasting one season (Detroit Falcons, Pittsburgh , Cleveland Rebels).
In addition, the Toronto Huskies also folded following the season, making a total of four teams folding before the BAA's second season.
On November 1, 1946, in the inaugural game of the new league, the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68–66 in front of 7,090 spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ossie Schectman scored the opening basket for the New York Knicks against Toronto.
In 1949, the BAA helped create the National Basketball Association by merger, and Schectman's shot may be considered the first basket in NBA history.
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1-Nov New York 68, at Toronto 66 2-Nov at St. Louis 56, Pittsburgh 51 Washington 50, at Detroit33 at Chicago 63, New York 47 at Providence 59, Boston 53 3-Nov at Cleveland 71, Toronto 60 4-Nov Washington 71, at Pittsburgh 56 Chicago 57, at Boston 55 St. Louis 53, at Detroit49 7-Nov at Philadelphia 81, Pittsburgh 75 New York 68, at St. Louis 63 at Providence 73, Chicago 65 8-Nov at Toronto 73, Detroit71
9-Nov at Providence 76, Pittsburgh 66 at St. Louis 70, Washington 69 at Chicago 64, Toronto 54 at Detroit69, Boston 46 10-Nov at Cleveland 92, Washington 68 11-Nov at Pittsburgh 84, Providence 71 Chicago 78, at New York 68 13-Nov at Chicago 71, Boston 61 Providence 70, at Detroit68 14-Nov at Philadelphia 68, Washington 65 at St. Louis 64, Boston 62 15-Nov at Toronto 85, Providence 68 -Ed Sadowski (Tor) scored 30 points 16-Nov at St. Louis 83, Cleveland 74 Detroit70, at Providence 59 Washington 73, at Chicago 65 at New York 64, Pittsburgh 62 at Boston 53, Toronto 49 17-Nov Chicago 78, at Cleveland 76 -Mel Riebe -(Clev) scored 31 points 18-Nov at New York 61, Detroit57 at Pittsburgh 54, Toronto 48 19-Nov Cleveland 74, at Toronto 72 -Leo Mogus (Clev) scored 33 points St. Louis 66, at Philadelphia 63
20-Nov Pittsburgh 54, at Detroit53 at Washington 54, St. Louis 51 at New York 72, Chicago 69 21-Nov Chicago 65, at Philadelphia 63 St. Louis 65, at Boston 53 Washington 66, at Providence 58 22-Nov at Toronto 83, Boston 82 23-Nov St. Louis 65, at Providence 59 at Detroit54, Boston 46 at Washington 74, Toronto 50 at New York 82, Cleveland 76 24-Nov at Cleveland 62, Pittsburgh 60 Detroit68, at Chicago 55 25-Nov Providence 71, at Boston 59 New York 62, at Pittsburgh 46 26-Nov at Philadelphia 66, Boston 54 at Detroit66, Cleveland 46 Washington 78, at Toronto 68 27-Nov at New York 67, St. Louis 60 at Washington 75, Chicago 67 at Pittsburgh 62, Cleveland 60 28-Nov at Boston 59, Pittsburgh 55 Detroit68, at Philadelphia 55 St. Louis 75, at Chicago 72 New York 60, at Providence 58 29-Nov Cleveland 87, at Toronto 72 30-Nov at Providence 79, Toronto 65 at Washington 49, Pittsburgh 40 at New York 64, Philadelphia 60 at St. Louis 60, Detroit57 |
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1-Dec at Cleveland 49, Detroit47 at Chicago 66, Boston 56 2-Dec Boston 46, at Pittsburgh 44
3-Dec at Philadelphia 76, Providence 68 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 37 points
4-Dec Chicago 57, at Pittsburgh 46 at New York 70, Detroit57 at Washington 80, Providence 62 5-Dec Toronto 65, at Chicago 61 Detroit65, at Boston 61 at Philadelphia 62, New York 51 at St. Louis 66, Pittsburgh 55 7-Dec Toronto 68, at Providence 59 Philadelphia 57, at St. Louis 47 at Chicago 86, Cleveland 78 New York 90, at Boston 65 at Washington 75, Detroit64 8-Dec at New York 62, Boston 44 at Cleveland 72, Philadelphia 66 9-Dec Detroit66, at Pittsburgh 58 10-Dec Philadelphia 85, at Toronto 73 St. Louis 62, at Cleveland 61 11-Dec at Washington 81, Detroit66 at Chicago 88, Cleveland 79 at New York 83, Providence 68 12-Dec at Boston 73, Detroit66 Chicago 88, at St. Louis 68 Washington 64, at Philadelphia 49 13-Dec Pittsburgh 62, at Toronto 52
14-Dec at Providence 81, Detroit66 at Washington 72, Cleveland 52 at Boston 77, Philadelphia 65 15-Dec at Cleveland 70, New York 52 Toronto 50, at St. Louis 46 at Chicago 84, Pittsburgh 75 16-Dec St. Louis 66, at Pittsburgh 55
17-Dec at Philadelphia 57, Detroit49 at Cleveland 78, Toronto 62 18-Dec at Washington 68, St. Louis 47 Cleveland 56, at New York 53 19-Dec at Providence 81, Chicago 77 at Philadelphia 58, Cleveland 44 St. Louis 76, at Boston 74 20-Dec at Toronto 74, New York 70 21-Dec at Providence 63, New York 61 at Washington 68, Philadelphia 56 22-Dec Pittsburgh 78, at Cleveland 74 at Chicago 95, Detroit92 at St. Louis 65, Boston 53 23-Dec at Pittsburgh 64, Boston 54
26-Dec at Philadelphia 53, Pittsburgh 46 Washington 78, at Providence 66 at St. Louis 55, Detroit51 27-Dec Philadelphia 63, at Boston 60 Chicago 88, at Toronto 80 28-Dec at Providence 80, Boston 68 at Washington 70, New York 49 29-Dec Chicago 87, at Cleveland 79 Toronto 52, at Detroit48 at St. Louis 75, Philadelphia 68 30-Dec Philadelphia 62, at Pittsburgh 60 Washington 70, at Boston 60 31-Dec St. Louis 68, at Cleveland 59 at Toronto 87, Chicago 76 |
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1-Jan at Detroit62, Washington 57 St. Louis 103, at Chicago 90 Cleveland 61, at Pittsburgh 48
2-Jan at St. Louis 66, Washington 57 at Philadelphia 84, Providence 72 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 35 points 3-Jan Boston 58, at Toronto 53
4-Jan New York 62, at Detroit50 at Washington 78, Cleveland 64 at Providence 78, Philadelphia 74 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 31 points
5-Jan New York 59, at St. Louis 57
6-Jan at Toronto 76, Detroit61 Cleveland 64, at Boston 53 Washington 63, at Pittsburgh 49
8-Jan at Washington 77, Providence 69 Toronto 76, at New York 63 at Pittsburgh 67, Philadelphia 63 Chicago 83, at Detroit80
9-Jan at Philadelphia 74, Toronto 55 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 35 points at Providence 91, Cleveland 68 Donald Martin (Pro) 40 points at St. Louis 84, Chicago 81 10-Jan at Boston 66, New York 62
11-Jan at Detroit58, Philadelphia 56 at Washington 81, Toronto 66 Boston 73, at Providence 72
12-Jan at Chicago 75, Philadelphia 72 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 32 points at St. Louis 72, Pittsburgh 59
13-Jan New York 53, at Pittsburgh 50
14-Jan Philadelphia 104, at Toronto 74 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 41 points Providence 78, at Cleveland 74
15-Jan Washington 65, at New York 63 at Pittsburgh 65, Providence 53 at Detroit68, Chicago 59
16-Jan at Boston 47, Washington 38 Chicago 84, at Philadelphia 78 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 36 points Cleveland 63, at St. Louis 59
17-Jan Detroit74, at Toronto 64
18-Jan at Washington 87, Chicago 72 Boston 58, at New York 45
19-Jan at St. Louis 69, Providence 53 at Cleveland 79, New York 72
20-Jan Chicago 81, at Boston 54 at Pittsburgh 62, Detroit 57
21-Jan at Toronto 72, St. Louis 71 at Philadelphia 59, Boston 43
22-Jan at Washington 57, Philadelphia 55 Cleveland 61, at Detroit47 at New York 74, Chicago 64
23-Jan at Boston 48, Pittsburgh 43 at Philadelphia 83, Cleveland 78 at Chicago 97, Providence 76
24-Jan Providence 96, at Toronto 93
25-Jan Boston 52, at New York 46 Philadelphia 61, at Detroit55 at Washington 84, Pittsburgh 71
26-Jan at Chicago 63, Philadelphia 57 at St. Louis 71, Detroit66
27-Jan Washington 80, at Boston 57 at Pittsburgh 71, Providence 63 Cleveland 88, at Toronto 82
28-Jan at Cleveland 80, Toronto 70
29-Jan Providence 83, at Detroit73 at Washington 69, Boston 57 at New York 64, Pittsburgh 60
30-Jan at Boston 66, Pittsburgh 51 Providence 82, at St. Louis 70 at Philadelphia 65, New York 58
31-Jan at Toronto 83, Washington 74 -Michael Wallace (Tor) 38 points |
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1-Feb at St. Louis 70, Cleveland 48 Philadelphia 71, at New York 63 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 31 points at Providence 89, Pittsburgh 73 2-Feb Washington 107, at Cleveland 81 at Detroit65, New York 63 at Chicago 90, Toronto 75
3-Feb at Philadelphia 61, Boston 55 at Pittsburgh 68, St. Louis 63
4-Feb at Philadelphia 75, Providence 68
5-Feb St. Louis 71, at New York 46 Toronto 58, at Pittsburgh 55 Washington 67, at Detroit46
6-Feb at Philadelphia 79, Toronto 61 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 37 points St. Louis 73, at Providence 65 at Boston 49, New York 48 at Chicago 109, Pittsburgh 85
8-Feb at Providence 67, Philadelphia 58 Washington 68, at St. Louis 65 at New York 69, Toronto 46 at Detroit64, Pittsburgh 58
9-Feb Detroit74, at Cleveland 69 at Chicago 85, Washington 67
10-Feb at Pittsburgh 75, Washington 69
11-Feb at Cleveland 85, Providence 76 at Philadelphia 75, St. Louis 59
12-Feb at Detroit 84, Providence 64 Chicago 101, at Pittsburgh 82 at New York 78, Washington 72
13-Feb at Philadelphia 61, Cleveland 48 at Chicago 81, Providence 79 at Boston 64, St. Louis 54
14-Feb at Toronto 84, Pittsburgh 73
15-Feb at Washington 70, Philadelphia 60 at Providence 82, Pittsburgh 72 -Ernie Calverley (Pro) 31 points , Coulby Gunther (Pitt) 32 points Cleveland 90, at New York 84
16-Feb at Cleveland 75, Philadelphia 71 New York 66, at Detroit58 at St. Louis 80, Toronto 64 at Chicago 84, Boston 77
17-Feb at Pittsburgh 63, Detroit59
18-Feb at Toronto 65, St. Louis 57 at Cleveland 84, Boston 73
19-Feb Providence 69, at New York 62 Boston 57, at Detroit51 at Washington 69, Toronto 59
20-Feb at Philadelphia 78, Pittsburgh 66 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 34 points Detroit76, at Chicago 74 Washington 82, at Providence 74
21-Feb at St. Louis 65, Chicago 60 at New York 77, Pittsburgh 49 at Toronto 67, Boston 61
22-Feb at Washington 93, ittsburgh 61 at Providence 85, Cleveland 77
23-Feb Washington 91, at Cleveland 83 Providence 67, at Boston 55 at St. Louis 71, Philadelphia 66 at Detroit61, Toronto 52 at Chicago 82, New York 68
24-Feb at Washington 83, Boston 59 Philadelphia 69, at Pittsburgh 67
25-Feb at Toronto 83, Providence 60 St. Louis 96, at Cleveland 76
26-Feb Cleveland 74, at Pittsburgh 53 at Philadelphia 75, St. Louis 65 Chicago 72, at Detroit68 Washington 84, at New York 60
27-Feb New York 73, at Providence 65
28-Feb at Toronto 77, Philadelphia 69 at Boston 69, Cleveland 62 |
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1-Mar at Washington 75, Boston 52 -Bob Feerick (Wash) 30 points at New York 63, Toronto 48 at Providence 80, Detroit74
2-Mar at Chicago 98, St. Louis 86 -Max Zaslofsky (Chic) 32 points at Cleveland 72, Philadelphia 69
3-Mar at St. Louis 71, Providence 70 Chicago 69, at Pittsburgh 66 at Philadelphia 76, Toronto 66
4-Mar at Cleveland 82, Providence 76
5-Mar at Washington 99, Detroit67 Toronto 63, at Pittsburgh 60
6-Mar at Chicago 72, Pittsburgh 71 at Boston 74, Detroit65 New York 61, at Philadelphia 59
7-Mar Washington 86, at Toronto 70
8-Mar at New York 64, Detroit61 at Washington 74, St. Louis 73 at Boston 67, Toronto 65 at Chicago 107, Providence 81
9-Mar Chicago 107, at Cleveland 77
10-Mar Providence 87, at Boston 70
11-Mar Washington 80, at Philadelphia 77 at Toronto 79, St. Louis 71 at Cleveland 78, Pittsburgh 72 -Coulby Gunther (Pitt) 30 points 12-Mar at Boston 69, Toronto 57 Cleveland 89, at Detroit81 -Ed Sadowski (Clev) 35 points
13-Mar Washington 86, at Chicago 69 at New York 78, St. Louis 74 at Providence 71, Toronto 64 at Philadelphia 81, Boston 57
14-Mar at Washington 78, New York 63 at Chicago 70, Philadelphia 67 at Providence 60, St. Louis 56
16-Mar New York 81, at Cleveland 69 Philadelphia 67, at Detroit61
18-Mar St. Louis 68, at Detroit59 Pittsburgh 70, at Toronto 64 Cleveland 67, at Boston 58
19-Mar St. Louis 79, at Pittsburgh 54 New York 65, at Chicago 57 at Washington 96, Providence 95 - Bob Feerick (Wash) 35 points
20-Mar at Philadelphia 77, Detroit75 at Providence 76, Cleveland 73 at St. Louis 51, New York 49
21-Mar Chicago 99, at Toronto 83
22-Mar New York 68, at Washington 63 at Detroit85, Pittsburgh 65 Cleveland 67, at Chicago 58 Philadelphia 103, at Providence 82
23-Mar at St. Louis 60, Toronto 40 at Cleveland 69, Detroit63
24-Mar Chicago 80, at Boston 69 New York 65, at Pittsburgh 51
25-Mar at Cleveland 72, Boston 64
26-Mar at New York 91, Providence 84 at Washington 105, Chicago 77 St. Louis 67, at Detroit63 Boston 74, at Pittsburgh 61
27-Mar at Philadelphia 80, Chicago 73 -Joe Fulks (Phil) 34 points 28-Mar at Toronto 71, New York 61
29-Mar at Washington 79, Cleveland 69 at Providence 83, Chicago 79 at Detroit66, Toronto 63 at St. Louis 59, Boston 55
30-Mar Boston 71, at Cleveland 66 at Philadelphia 76, New York 72
31-Mar at Chicago 73, St. Louis 66 |
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2-Apr |
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at Philadelphia 73, St. Louis 68 |
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2-Apr |
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at Cleveland 77, New York 51 |
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5-Apr |
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at St. Louis 73, Philadelphia 51 |
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5-Apr |
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at New York 86, Cleveland 74 |
Stan Stutz (NY) 34 points |
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6-Apr |
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Philadelphia 75, at St. Louis 59 |
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9-Apr |
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at New York 93, Cleveland 71 |
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| Game # | SEMI-FINALS | ||
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2-Apr |
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Chicago 81, at Washington 65 |
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3-Apr |
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Chicago 69, at Washington 53 |
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8-Apr |
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at Chicago 67, Washington 55 |
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10-Apr |
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at Washington 76, Chicago 69 |
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12-Apr |
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Washington 67, at Chicago 55 |
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12-Apr |
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at Philadelphia 82, New York 70 |
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13-Apr |
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at Chicago 66, Washington 61 |
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14-Apr |
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Philadelphia 72, at New York 53 |
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| Game # | FINALS | ||
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16-Apr |
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at Philadelphia 84, Chicago 71 |
Joe Fulks (Phil) 37 points |
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17-Apr |
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at Philadelphia 85, Chicago 75 |
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19-Apr |
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Philadelphia 75, at Chicago 72 |
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20-Apr |
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at Chicago 74, Philadelphia 73 |
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22-Apr |
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at Philadelphia 83, Chicago 80 |
Joe Fulks (Phil) 34 points |