# 1948–49 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Warriors' 3rd season in the NBA. The team finished at fourth place out of six teams in the BAA East Division and was eliminated in the East Division Semifinals by the Washington Capitols in two games. The team was led by power forward Joe Fulks, who averaged a team-high 26.0 points per game and set the then-NBA record for points in a game, with 63 points versus the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 11 | Don Ray | F/C | United States | Western Kentucky |
| – | – | William Brown | – | United States | Maryland |
| – | – | Hugh Compton | – | United States | Louisville |
| – | – | Joe Nelson | – | United States | BYU |
| – | – | Clint Pace | – | United States | Pepperdine |
| – | – | Roy Pugh | F/C | United States | SMU |
| – | – | Tom Short | – | United States | Kansas Wesleyan |
| – | – | Joe Wahl | – | United States | Akron |
| – | – | Andy Wolfe | – | United States | California |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte | Eastern Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Washington Capitols | 38 | 22 | .633 | – |
| 2 | x-New York Knicks | 32 | 28 | .533 | 6 |
| 3 | x-Baltimore Bullets | 29 | 31 | .483 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia Warriors | 28 | 32 | .467 | 10 |
| 5 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 35 | .417 | 13 |
| 6 | Providence Steamrollers | 12 | 48 | .200 | 26 |
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Fort Wayne | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Indianapolis | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1-5 | 3–3 | — | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Minneapolis | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| New York | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| Providence | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Rochester | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| St. Louis | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 3 | @ Washington | 70–77 | Joe Fulks (24) | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 4 | Boston | 94–73 | Joe Fulks (25) | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 6 | @ Providence | 69–56 | Joe Fulks (26) | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 7 | @ Boston | 77–85 | Joe Fulks (20) | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 9 | Providence | 92–84 | Joe Fulks (27) | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 11 | Rochester | 75–83 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 3–3 |
| 7 | November 13 | @ St. Louis | 75–76 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 3–4 |
| 8 | November 16 | @ Indianapolis | 90–82 | Ed Sadowski (21) | 4–4 |
| 9 | November 17 | @ Fort Wayne | 72–80 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 4–5 |
| 10 | November 18 | Indianapolis | 83–71 | Dallmar, Fulks, Sadowski (12) | 5–5 |
| 11 | November 20 | @ New York | 86–91 | Fulks, Sadowski (26) | 5–6 |
| 12 | November 23 | Fort Wayne | 80–90 | Joe Fulks (22) | 5–7 |
| 13 | November 25 | Washington | 73–81 | Joe Fulks (28) | 5–8 |
| 14 | November 28 | @ Minneapolis | 67–88 | Joe Fulks (15) | 5–9 |
| 15 | November 30 | @ Chicago | 68–74 | Fleishman, Fulks (13) | 5–10 |
| 16 | December 2 | Boston | 87–88 | Joe Fulks (32) | 5–11 |
| 17 | December 4 | @ Rochester | 101–105 (OT) | Joe Fulks (39) | 5–12 |
| 18 | December 8 | Baltimore | 78–83 | Joe Fulks (25) | 5–13 |
| 19 | December 9 | @ Baltimore | 91–92 | Joe Fulks (20) | 5–14 |
| 20 | December 14 | St. Louis | 74–61 | Joe Fulks (23) | 6–14 |
| 21 | December 15 | @ Washington | 81–92 | Joe Fulks (26) | 6–15 |
| 22 | December 17 | New York | 87–78 | Joe Fulks (27) | 7–15 |
| 23 | December 18 | @ Providence | 94–90 | Joe Fulks (47) | 8–15 |
| 24 | December 21 | Minneapolis | 72–64 | Joe Fulks (19) | 9–15 |
| 25 | December 25 | Boston | 80–77 | Joe Fulks (30) | 10–15 |
| 26 | December 30 | Indianapolis | 94–91 | Joe Fulks (32) | 11–15 |
| 27 | January 1 | @ New York | 80–88 | Joe Fulks (25) | 11–16 |
| 28 | January 4 | Washington | 78–84 | Joe Fulks (27) | 11–17 |
| 29 | January 6 | @ Baltimore | 88–93 | Ed Sadowski (24) | 11–18 |
| 30 | January 8 | Fort Wayne | 67–73 | Joe Fulks (20) | 11–19 |
| 31 | January 11 | @ Rochester | 71–83 | Joe Fulks (20) | 11–20 |
| 32 | January 14 | @ Boston | 104–79 | Joe Fulks (31) | 12–20 |
| 33 | January 15 | Baltimore | 94–87 | Joe Fulks (26) | 13–20 |
| 34 | January 18 | Providence | 86–74 | Joe Fulks (34) | 14–20 |
| 35 | January 20 | Chicago | 92–72 | Joe Fulks (38) | 15–20 |
| 36 | January 23 | @ Minneapolis | 71–89 | Joe Fulks (32) | 15–21 |
| 37 | January 25 | @ Chicago | 86–77 | Joe Fulks (35) | 16–21 |
| 38 | January 26 | @ Fort Wayne | 80–88 | Joe Fulks (30) | 16–22 |
| 39 | January 27 | New York | 102–96 | Joe Fulks (39) | 17–22 |
| 40 | January 29 | @ New York | 78–73 | Joe Fulks (27) | 18–22 |
| 41 | February 1 | Providence | 93–86 | Joe Fulks (28) | 19–22 |
| 42 | February 3 | Minneapolis | 76–78 | Joe Fulks (23) | 19–23 |
| 43 | February 6 | @ St. Louis | 77–74 (OT) | Joe Fulks (20) | 20–23 |
| 44 | February 7 | @ Indianapolis | 73–90 | Joe Fulks (28) | 20–24 |
| 45 | February 8 | vs Fort Wayne | 87–89 | Ed Sadowski (27) | 20–25 |
| 46 | February 10 | Indianapolis | 108–87 | Joe Fulks (63) | 21–25 |
| 47 | February 12 | @ Washington | 91–88 | Joe Fulks (31) | 22–25 |
| 48 | February 17 | New York | 86–82 | Joe Fulks (36) | 23–25 |
| 49 | February 22 | @ Rochester | 86–92 | Ed Sadowski (23) | 23–26 |
| 50 | February 23 | Chicago | 85–102 | Joe Fulks (21) | 23–27 |
| 51 | March 1 | St. Louis | 89–83 | Joe Fulks (23) | 24–27 |
| 52 | March 3 | Chicago | 90–75 | Ed Sadowski (18) | 25–27 |
| 53 | March 5 | @ Baltimore | 85–99 | Joe Fulks (23) | 25–28 |
| 54 | March 10 | Rochester | 71–73 | Joe Fulks (29) | 25–29 |
| 55 | March 11 | @ Boston | 100–108 | Joe Fulks (23) | 25–30 |
| 56 | March 12 | @ Providence | 92–70 | Joe Fulks (39) | 26–30 |
| 57 | March 15 | Baltimore | 84–76 | Joe Fulks (28) | 27–30 |
| 58 | March 17 | Washington | 84–81 | Joe Fulks (25) | 28–30 |
| 59 | March 19 | @ St. Louis | 100–109 | Joe Fulks (31) | 28–31 |
| 60 | March 20 | @ Minneapolis | 78–91 | Joe Fulks (18) | 28–32 |

## Playoffs

1949 playoff game log :
Division Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1
March 23
Washington
L 70–92
Jake Bornheimer (13)
Howie Dallmar (3)
Philadelphia Arena
0–1
2
March 24
@ Washington
L 78–80
Chink Crossin (22)
Jerry Fleishman (3)
Uline Arena
0–2 :
1949 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Joe Fulks, All-NBA First Team