1949 BAA Finals


The 1949 BAA Finals was the championship round following the Basketball Association of America 's 1948–49 season, its third and last. Later that year, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association.
6'10" George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers proved dominant. They routed the Washington Capitols in six games. This was the first of several successive NBA titles for the Lakers. It was the beginning of the George Mikan and the Lakers Dynasty.
The six games of the final series were played in ten days – Monday, April 4, to Wednesday, April 13 – with one day off except after game three, the first of three played in Washington. Prior to its start, however, Minneapolis had been idle for five days, having qualified on the preceding Tuesday; Washington idle for only one day, having qualified on Saturday. The entire playoff tournament extended 23 days. This is the earliest NBA championship with a living player, Arnie Ferrin.

Series summary

Lakers win series 4–2

Team rosters

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Capitols