The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bullets' first season in the

Basketball Association of America The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball Lea ...

(later named the NBA), after playing their first three seasons in the American Basketball League. This was also their second overall championship season after previously winning the 1946 ABL Championship over the Philadelphia Sphas and their only BAA/NBA championship that they won with a 4–2 series win over the defending champion Philadelphia Warriors. With their departure from the NBA during the 1954–55 season, the Baltimore Bullets are currently considered the only defunct NBA team to ever win a championship under the BAA/NBA name.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

a: Game Played at Fifth Regiment Armory

Playoffs

Western Division tiebreaker

Chicago Stags vs. Baltimore Bullets: ''Bullets win series 1-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (Thursday, March 25): Baltimore 75, Chicago 72

First round

(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (E2) New York Knicks: ''Bullets win series 2-1'' *Game 1 @ Baltimore (Saturday, March 27): Baltimore 85, New York 81 *Game 2 @ New York (Easter Sunday, March 28): New York 79, Baltimore 69 *Game 3 @ Baltimore (Thursday, April 1): Baltimore 84, New York 77

Semifinals

(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: ''Bullets win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (Wednesday, April 7): Baltimore 73, Chicago 67 *Game 2 @ Baltimore (Thursday, April 8): Baltimore 89, Chicago 72

BAA Finals

(E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) Baltimore Bullets: ''Bullets win series 4-2'' *Game 1 @ Philadelphia (Saturday, April 10): Philadelphia 71, Baltimore 60 *Game 2 @ Philadelphia (Tuesday, April 13): Baltimore 66, Philadelphia 63 *Game 3 @ Baltimore (Thursday, April 15): Baltimore 72, Philadelphia 70 *Game 4 @ Baltimore (Saturday, April 17): Baltimore 78, Philadelphia 75 *Game 5 @ Philadelphia (Tuesday, April 20): Philadelphia 91, Baltimore 82 *Game 6 @ Baltimore (Wednesday, April 21): Baltimore 88, Philadelphia 73

Transactions

Trades

Purchases

References

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