Every 1947-48 NBA playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Baltimore Bullets won the 1947-48 title from a regular season record of 28-20. 6 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every series below is taken from NBA.com; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Baltimore Bullets | 2-1 in games | New York Knicks | March 27 to April 1, 1948 |
| First round | Chicago Stags | 2-1 in games | Boston Celtics | March 28 to April 2, 1948 |
| Semifinals | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-3 in games | St. Louis Bombers | March 23 to April 6, 1948 |
| Semifinals | Baltimore Bullets | 2-0 in games | Chicago Stags | April 7 to April 8, 1948 |
| The Finals | Baltimore Bullets | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia Warriors | April 10 to April 21, 1948 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.