The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
BAA Champ.
QuarterfinalsBest of 3-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/2 | (2) St. Louis | 68-73 | Philadelphia (2) | PHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/5 | (2) Philadelphia | 51-73 | St. Louis (2) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/6 | (2) Philadelphia | 75-59 | St. Louis (2) | PHI 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 3-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/2 | (3) New York | 51-77 | Cleveland (3) | CLE 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/5 | (3) Cleveland | 74-86 | New York (3) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (3) Cleveland | 71-93 | New York (3) | NYK 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
SemifinalsBest of 3-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/2 | (1) Chicago | 81-65 | Washington (1) | CHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/3 | (1) Chicago | 69-53 | Washington (1) | CHI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (1) Washington | 55-67 | Chicago (1) | CHI 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/10 | (1) Chicago | 69-76 | Washington (1) | CHI 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | (1) Washington | 67-55 | Chicago (1) | CHI 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/13 | (1) Washington | 61-66 | Chicago (1) | CHI 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
SemifinalsBest of 3-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | (3) New York | 70-82 | Philadelphia (2) | PHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/14 | (2) Philadelphia | 72-53 | New York (3) | PHI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
BAA ChampionshipBest of 7-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | (1) Chicago | 71-84 | Philadelphia (2) | PHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/17 | (1) Chicago | 74-85 | Philadelphia (2) | PHI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | (2) Philadelphia | 75-72 | Chicago (1) | PHI 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | (2) Philadelphia | 73-74 | Chicago (1) | PHI 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | (1) Chicago | 80-83 | Philadelphia (2) | PHI 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
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