Other basketball leagues in 1949:    
BAA
Following its third season, 1948–49, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1950  
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
NBL Champ.
SYR 2
HAM 0
SBY 0
TRI 2
AND 3
SYR 1
OSH 3
TRI 1
AND 3
OSH 0
Champ
AND
1948-49 NBL Champion Anderson Duffey Packers
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

Western Quarter-Finals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
???Sheboygan 60-75 Tri-Cities TRI 1-0
???Tri-Cities 59-51 Sheboygan TRI 2-0

Eastern Quarter-Finals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
???Syracuse 80-69 Hammond Calumet SYR 1-0
???Hammond Calumet 66-72 Syracuse SYR 2-0

Western Semi-Finals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
???Tri-Cities 66-68 Oshkosh OSH 1-0
???Tri-Cities 59-73 Oshkosh OSH 2-0
???Oshkosh 64-70 Tri-Cities OSH 2-1
???Oshkosh 70-69 Tri-Cities OSH 3-1

Eastern Semi-Finals

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
???Anderson 89-74 Syracuse AND 1-0
???Anderson 62-80 Syracuse Tied 1-1
???Syracuse 59-76 Anderson AND 2-1
???Syracuse 84-90 Anderson AND 3-1

NBL Championship

Best of 5-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
???Anderson 74-70 Oshkosh AND 1-0
???Anderson 72-70 Oshkosh AND 2-0
???Oshkosh 64-88 Anderson AND 3-0

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