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1948-49 NBA West standings
The Rochester Royals won the 1948-49 NBA West division race at 45-15, 1 game ahead of the Minneapolis Lakers.
🏆The 1948-49 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1948-49
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Rochester Royals (ROC) x | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | 7-3 | L2 |
| Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x | 44 | 16 | .733 | 1 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Chicago Stags (CHS) x | 38 | 22 | .633 | 7 | 5-5 | W3 |
| St. Louis Bombers (BOM) x | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) | 22 | 38 | .367 | 23 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Indianapolis Jets (JET) | 18 | 42 | .300 | 27 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Rochester Royals trailed by as many as 1 game on January 8, 1949.
- The Rochester Royals took first place for good on February 11, 1949.
- The Rochester Royals won 13 games in a row from February 10, 1949 to March 12, 1949, the longest run of the race.
- The Minneapolis Lakers led by 1 game as late as February 4, 1949.
- The Rochester Royals led by as many as 3 games on December 22, 1948.
- The Rochester Royals went 15-1 from February 4, 1949 to March 10, 1949, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 70 of the 117 days played.
- The Rochester Royals spent 103 of the season's 140 charted days in first place.