The

1948–49 BAA season The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America. The 1949 BAA Playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols in six games in the 1949 BAA F ...

was the Capitols' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA.1948-49 Washington Capitols
/ref> They became the first team to win 15 straight games to start the season, a BAA record and then an NBA record at the time, which would since be tied 45 years later by the

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in 1993 before

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surpassed it in 2015. The

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would later tie this mark as well in 2024.

Draft

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1)

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vs. (4)

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: ''Capitols win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 92, Philadelphia 70 *Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Washington 80, Philadelphia 78 Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Warriors.

East Division Finals

(1)

vs. (2)

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: ''Capitols win series 2-1'' *Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 77, New York 71 *Game 2 @ New York: New York 86, Washington 84 (OT) *Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 84, New York 76 Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Knicks.

BAA Finals

(E1)

vs. (W2)

Minneapolis Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, having played and won championships in both the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) prior to ...

: ''Lakers win series 4-2'' *Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 88, Washington 84 *Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 76, Washington 62 *Game 3 @ Washington: Minneapolis 94, Washington 74 *Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 83, Minneapolis 71 *Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 74, Minneapolis 65 *Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Washington 56 Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.

Awards and records

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* Bones McKinney,

References

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