Syracuse Nationals - 1949-50 NBA Playoffs

Division

Semi-Finals

Finals

1 Indianapolis 262 1 IND 262

4 Sheboygan 264 4 SBY 264

2 Anderson 258 2 AND 258

3 Tri-Cities 224 3 TRI 224

1 LA Lakers 160 1 MIN 160

4 Chicago 142 4 CHI 142

2 Rochester 162 2 ROC 162

3 Fort Wayne 169 3 FW 169

1 Syracuse 152 1 SYR 152

4 Philadelphia 129 4 PHI 129

2 New York 193 2 NYK 193

3 Washington 170 3 WAS 170

1 Indianapolis 1 1 IND 1

2 Anderson 2 2 AND 2

1 LA Lakers 2 1 MIN 2

3 Fort Wayne 0 3 FW 0

1 Syracuse 2 1 SYR 2

2 New York 1 2 NYK 1

1 LA Lakers 2 1 MIN 2

2 Anderson 0 2 AND 0

1 Syracuse Bye 1 SYR Bye

1 LA Lakers 4 1 MIN 4

1 Syracuse 2 1 SYR 2

Champ Champions
MIN LA Lakers

The NBA was created in 1949 by merger of two competing professional basketball leagues, the BAA and NBL. For its first season only, the NBA teams were arranged in three divisions: Eastern, comprising the five surviving BAA Eastern Division teams plus Syracuse from the NBL; Central, comprising the five surviving BAA Western Division teams; and Western, comprising all the NBL teams except Syracuse. Within each division the top four teams were matched in two rounds of short series to generate a champion, after which the three division champions contended for the NBA title. With three contenders the third round of the tournament comprised a bye for one and a best-of-three match between the other two.

Date

Opponent

Result

Score

Series

3/22

vs Philadelphia (4)

93-76

1-0

3/23

at Philadelphia (4)

59-53