1947-48 Washington Capitols Schedule and Results

Record: 28-20, Finished 4th in BAA Western Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (28-20)

PTS/G: 73.7 (4th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 71.1 (3rd of 8)

SRS: 2.57 (3rd of 8) Pace:

Expected W-L: 30-18 (4th of 8)

Arena: Uline Arena

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Wed, Nov 12, 1947	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		63	55	1	0	W 1
2	Thu, Nov 13, 1947	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		65	80	1	1	L 1
3	Sat, Nov 15, 1947	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		69	73	1	2	L 2
4	Wed, Nov 19, 1947	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		74	67	2	2	W 1
5	Thu, Nov 20, 1947	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		77	81	2	3	L 1
6	Sat, Nov 22, 1947	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	L		62	70	2	4	L 2
7	Wed, Nov 26, 1947	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W		83	64	3	4	W 1
8	Fri, Nov 28, 1947	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		83	92	3	5	L 1
9	Sat, Nov 29, 1947	Box Score		Providence Steam Rollers	L		78	85	3	6	L 2
10	Mon, Dec 1, 1947	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		70	62	4	6	W 1
11	Wed, Dec 3, 1947	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		73	81	4	7	L 1
12	Thu, Dec 11, 1947	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W	OT	71	69	5	7	W 1
13	Sat, Dec 13, 1947	Box Score		Providence Steam Rollers	W		88	72	6	7	W 2
14	Wed, Dec 17, 1947	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		66	64	7	7	W 3
15	Thu, Dec 18, 1947	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	W		70	64	8	7	W 4
16	Sat, Dec 20, 1947	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	L		52	55	8	8	L 1
17	Thu, Dec 25, 1947	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	W		73	56	9	8	W 1
18	Sat, Dec 27, 1947	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		72	70	10	8	W 2
19	Fri, Jan 2, 1948	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		60	69	10	9	L 1
20	Sat, Jan 3, 1948	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		95	60	11	9	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Thu, Jan 8, 1948	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	L		73	76	11	10	L 1
22	Sat, Jan 10, 1948	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W	OT	106	99	12	10	W 1
23	Sun, Jan 11, 1948	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		56	84	12	11	L 1
24	Wed, Jan 14, 1948	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W		75	67	13	11	W 1
25	Sat, Jan 17, 1948	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		78	62	14	11	W 2
26	Wed, Jan 21, 1948	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W		81	74	15	11	W 3
27	Sat, Jan 24, 1948	Box Score		Providence Steam Rollers	W		69	60	16	11	W 4
28	Fri, Jan 30, 1948	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		71	95	16	12	L 1	at Baltimore, MD (Fifth Regiment Armory)
29	Sat, Jan 31, 1948	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W		54	48	17	12	W 1
30	Wed, Feb 4, 1948	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		77	72	18	12	W 2
31	Thu, Feb 5, 1948	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		72	60	19	12	W 3
32	Sat, Feb 7, 1948	Box Score	@	Providence Steam Rollers	W		86	64	20	12	W 4
33	Tue, Feb 10, 1948	Box Score		Providence Steam Rollers	W		79	60	21	12	W 5
34	Sat, Feb 14, 1948	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		72	58	22	12	W 6
35	Wed, Feb 18, 1948	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		75	79	22	13	L 1
36	Thu, Feb 19, 1948	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		76	84	22	14	L 2
37	Sat, Feb 21, 1948	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		85	72	23	14	W 1
38	Wed, Feb 25, 1948	Box Score		Chicago Stags	L		66	73	23	15	L 1
39	Thu, Feb 26, 1948	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		70	97	23	16	L 2
40	Sat, Feb 28, 1948	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	L		61	82	23	17	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sun, Feb 29, 1948	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L	OT	75	76	23	18	L 4
42	Sat, Mar 6, 1948	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	64	69	23	19	L 5
43	Wed, Mar 10, 1948	Box Score		Chicago Stags	L		54	71	23	20	L 6
44	Sat, Mar 13, 1948	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W		86	69	24	20	W 1
45	Tue, Mar 16, 1948	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		76	62	25	20	W 2
46	Wed, Mar 17, 1948	Box Score		Providence Steam Rollers	W		82	67	26	20	W 3
47	Thu, Mar 18, 1948	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		71	64	27	20	W 4
48	Sat, Mar 20, 1948	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		103	82	28	20	W 5

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date					Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Tue, Mar 23, 1948			Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		70	74	0	1	L 1	Tiebreaker

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