1949 BAA playoffs
The 1949 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1948-1949 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
(Prior to 1950, the NBA was called the Basketball Association of America (BAA))
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Baltimore | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||