# 1947 BAA playoffs

The 1947 BAA playoffs was the postseason tournament that followed the inaugural Basketball Association of America 1946–47 season. After its 1948–49 season, the BAA merged with the older National Basketball League to create the National Basketball Association or NBA. The tournament concluded with the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Chicago Stags, 4 games to 1, in the BAA Finals.
The six qualified teams all began tournament play on Wednesday, April 2, and the Finals concluded on Tuesday, April 22. Philadelphia and Chicago played 10 and 11 games in the span of 21 days but their final series was compact, five games in seven days.

## Playoffs

There were no byes. Western and Eastern champions Chicago and Washington immediately played a long semifinal series with Washington having home-court advantage. Chicago won the sixth game in Washington one day before Philadelphia concluded its two short series with other runners-up. In the 1947 BAA Finals, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4–1.

### Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | BAA Semifinals | BAA Semifinals | BAA Semifinals | BAA Finals | BAA Finals | BAA Finals |
| | | | W1 | Chicago* | 4 | | | |
| | | | E1 | Washington* | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | Chicago* | 1 |
| E3 | New York | 2 | | | | W1 | Chicago* | 1 |
| E3 | New York | 2 | | | | E2 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| W3 | Cleveland | 1 | | | | E2 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| W3 | Cleveland | 1 | E3 | New York | 0 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | |
| W2 | St. Louis | 1 | E2 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | |
| E2 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | |
* * Division winner
* Bold Series winner

## First round
### (E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) St. Louis Bombers

* April 2
* Boxscore
St. Louis Bombers 68, Philadelphia Warriors 73 :
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 25–35 |||
| Pts: Munroe, Logan 16 each | Pts: Angelo Musi 19 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 8,273
* April 5
* Boxscore
Philadelphia Warriors 51, St. Louis Bombers 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 15–19, 13–17, 11–18 |||
| Pts: Angelo Musi 12 | Pts: Belus Smawley 17 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
* April 6
* Boxscore
Philadelphia Warriors 75, St. Louis Bombers 59 :
| Scoring by half: 36–33, 39–26 |||
| Pts: Joe Fulks 24 | Pts: Belus Smawley 21 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 2–1 |||
* St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

### (E3) New York Knicks vs. (W3) Cleveland Rebels

* April 2
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 51, Cleveland Rebels 77 :
| Pts: Lee Knorek 10 | Pts: Ed Sadowski 24 |
| Cleveland leads series, 1–0 |||
* Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
* April 5
* Boxscore
Cleveland Rebels 74, New York Knicks 86 :
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 31–45 |||
| Pts: Ed Sadowski 26 | Pts: Stan Stutz 30 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Attendance: 10,321
* April 9
* Boxscore
Cleveland Rebels 71, New York Knicks 93 :
| Pts: Ed Sadowski 21 | Pts: Bud Palmer 26 |
| New York wins series, 2–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Attendance: 5,124
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## BAA Semifinals
### (E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W1) Chicago Stags

* April 2
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 81, Washington Capitols 65 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–16, 26–13, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Tony Jaros 29 | Pts: Scolari, Feerick 13 each |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 |||
* Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
* April 3
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 69, Washington Capitols 53 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 17–18, 14–15, 19–10 |||
| Pts: Max Zaslofsky 15 | Pts: Bob Feerick 19 |
| Chicago leads series, 2–0 |||
* Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
* April 8
* Boxscore
Washington Capitols 55, Chicago Stags 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 19–13, 14–24, 10–11 |||
| Pts: Bob Feerick 16 | Pts: Don Carlson 22 |
| Chicago leads series, 3–0 |||
* Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
* April 10
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 69, Washington Capitols 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 16–16, 19–23, 26–24 |||
| Pts: Zaslofsky, Carlson 21 each | Pts: John Mahnken 18 |
| Chicago leads series, 3–1 |||
* Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
* April 12
* Boxscore
Washington Capitols 67, Chicago Stags 55 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 16–16, 17–14, 23–13 |||
| Pts: Bob Feerick 18 | Pts: Max Zaslofsky 20 |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 |||
* Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
* April 13
* Boxscore
Washington Capitols 61, Chicago Stags 66 :
| Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 19–10, 19–22, 13–14 |||
| Pts: Fred Scolari 25 | Pts: Chick Halbert 25 |
| Chicago wins series, 4–2 |||
* Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Referees: Pat Kennedy, Nate Messenger
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

### (E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks

* April 12
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 70, Philadelphia Warriors 82 :
| Pts: Lee Knorek 20 | Pts: Joe Fulks 24 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referees: John Nucatola, Ed Boyle
* April 14
* Boxscore
Philadelphia Warriors 72, New York Knicks 53 :
| Pts: Joe Fulks 16 | Pts: Tommy Byrnes 11 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 2–0 |||
* Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Referees: John Nucatola, Ed Boyle
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## BAA Finals: (E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W1) Chicago Stags

* April 16
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 71, Philadelphia Warriors 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 12–10, 22–22, 25–32 |||
| Pts: Chick Halbert 19 Asts: Mickey Rottner 2 | Pts: Joe Fulks 37 Asts: Howie Dallmar 4 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 7,918
* April 17
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 74, Philadelphia Warriors 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–27, 21–22, 15–22 |||
| Pts: Chet Carlisle 19 Asts: four players 1 each | Pts: Howie Dallmar 18 Asts: Ralph Kaplowitz 2 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 |||
* Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 7,604
* April 19
* Boxscore
Philadelphia Warriors 75, Chicago Stags 72 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–14, 16–15, 28–26 |||
| Pts: Joe Fulks 26 | Pts: Zaslofsky, Carlson 15 each |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 |||
* Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 2,209 Referees: Pat Kennedy, Jim Beiersdorfer
* April 20
* Boxscore
Philadelphia Warriors 73, Chicago Stags 74 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 17–23, 18–23, 21–9 |||
| Pts: George Senesky 24 Asts: Jerry Fleishman 4 | Pts: Max Zaslofsky 20 Asts: three players 1 each |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 |||
* Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 1,934 Referees: Pat Kennedy, Jim Beiersdorfer
* April 22
* Boxscore
Chicago Stags 80, Philadelphia Warriors 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 25–13, 30–23, 12–20 |||
| Pts: Tony Jaros 21 Asts: Tony Jaros 3 | Pts: Joe Fulks 34 Asts: Howie Dallmar 4 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 |||
* Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 8,221
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.