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1948 BAA Playoff Summary

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1948 BAA Playoffs:

Series Results

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Finals (4-2): Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors
 
Semifinals (2-0): Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags
Semifinals (4-3): Philadelphia Warriors over St. Louis Bombers
 
Quarterfinals (2-1): Baltimore Bullets over New York Knickerbockers
Quarterfinals (2-1): Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics
 
Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags
Western Division Tiebreaker (1-0): Chicago Stags over Washington Capitols

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 New York Knickerbockers 3 85 253 .336 67 101 .663 16 93 237 79.0
2 Baltimore Bullets 11 280 974 .287 286 391 .731 66 315 846 76.9
3 Boston Celtics 3 75 252 .298 77 115 .670 22 88 227 75.7
4 Chicago Stags 5 128 460 .278 120 176 .682 31 149 376 75.2
5 Philadelphia Warriors 13 325 1275 .255 282 400 .705 91 293 932 71.7
6 St. Louis Bombers 7 153 627 .244 106 155 .684 28 142 412 58.9
League Average 7 174 640 .272 156 223 .701 42 180 505 72.1

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Philadelphia Warriors 13 858 66.0
2 St. Louis Bombers 7 489 69.9
3 Baltimore Bullets 11 819 74.5
4 Chicago Stags 5 389 77.8
5 Boston Celtics 3 237 79.0
6 New York Knickerbockers 3 238 79.3
League Average 7 505 72.1

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Baltimore Bullets 11 8 3 .727 6.7 4.3 .287 .294
2 Philadelphia Warriors 13 6 7 .462 9.9 3.1 .255 .221
3 St. Louis Bombers 7 3 4 .429 0.6 6.4 .244 .169
4 Chicago Stags 5 2 3 .400 1.9 3.1 .278 .261
5 Boston Celtics 3 1 2 .333 1.1 1.9 .298 .306
6 New York Knickerbockers 3 1 2 .333 1.5 1.5 .336 .265
League Average 7.0 3.5 3.5 .500 3.5 3.5 .272 .244

Playoff Leaders

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Field Goals

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 92
2. Connie Simmons-BLB 65
3. George Senesky-PHW 50
4. Chick Halbert-PHW 49
5. Paul Hoffman-BLB 44

Field Goal Attempts

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 380
2. Chick Halbert-PHW 185
3. Howie Dallmar-PHW 178
4. Connie Simmons-BLB 175
5. George Senesky-PHW 159

Field Goal Pct

1. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB .492
2. Connie Simmons-BLB .371
3. Stan Miasek-CHS .368
4. Ralph Kaplowitz-PHW .344
5. Max Zaslofsky-CHS .341

Free Throws

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 98
2. Connie Simmons-BLB 58
3. Chick Halbert-PHW 51
4. Kleggie Hermsen-BLB 45
5. Paul Hoffman-BLB 41

Free Throw Attempts

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 121
2. Chick Halbert-PHW 84
3. Connie Simmons-BLB 78
4. Kleggie Hermsen-BLB 63
5. Paul Hoffman-BLB 62

Free Throw Pct

1. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB .881
2. Joe Fulks*-PHW .810
3. Max Zaslofsky-CHS .787
4. John Logan-STB .786
5. Chuck Gilmur-CHS .783

Assists

1. Howie Dallmar-PHW 37
2. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB 12
  Kleggie Hermsen-BLB 12
4. Angelo Musi-PHW 11
  Connie Simmons-BLB 11

Personal Fouls

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 55
  Howie Dallmar-PHW 55
3. Grady Lewis-BLB 49
4. Chick Reiser-BLB 46
5. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB 45
  Kleggie Hermsen-BLB 45
  Chick Halbert-PHW 45

Points

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 282
2. Connie Simmons-BLB 188
3. Chick Halbert-PHW 149
4. Paul Hoffman-BLB 129
  George Senesky-PHW 129

Points Per Game

1. Joe Fulks*-PHW 21.7
2. Connie Simmons-BLB 17.1
3. Paul Hoffman-BLB 11.7
4. Chick Halbert-PHW 11.5
5. Kleggie Hermsen-BLB 11.0

Assists Per Game

1. Howie Dallmar-PHW 2.8

True Shooting Pct

1. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB .610
2. Connie Simmons-BLB .449
3. Max Zaslofsky-CHS .446
4. Ed Sadowski-BOS .425
5. John Logan-STB .416

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Buddy Jeannette*-BLB .492
2. Connie Simmons-BLB .371
3. Stan Miasek-CHS .368
4. Ralph Kaplowitz-PHW .344
5. Max Zaslofsky-CHS .341