BAA Finals

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The BAA Finals were the championship series of the Basketball Association of America, the precursor to the modern NBA Finals.

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BAA Finals canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball championship series ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ
1947Champion Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
1947OpposingTeam Chicago Stags ⓘ
1947SeriesResult Philadelphia Warriors defeated Chicago Stags 4–1 ⓘ
1948Champion Baltimore Bullets ⓘ
1948OpposingTeam Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
1948SeriesResult Baltimore Bullets defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4–2 ⓘ
1949Champion Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
1949OpposingTeam Washington Capitols ⓘ
1949SeriesResult Minneapolis Lakers defeated Washington Capitols 4–2 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basketball Association of America Finals ⓘ
competitionFormat best-of-seven series ⓘ
competitionLevel top-tier professional ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1949 ⓘ
finalsMVPOfficialAward no ⓘ
firstChampion Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
firstEditionYear 1947 ⓘ
gender men ⓘ
governingBody Basketball Association of America ⓘ
historicalRole precursor to NBA Finals ⓘ
inception 1947 ⓘ
lastChampion Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers
lastEditionYear 1949 ⓘ
league Basketball Association of America ⓘ
locationType indoor arenas ⓘ
mergedInto National Basketball Association championship structure ⓘ
notableFranchise Baltimore Bullets ⓘ
Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
numberOfEditions 3 ⓘ
organizer Basketball Association of America ⓘ
playedInEra pre-merger professional basketball ⓘ
playoffRound final round ⓘ
precededBy BAA regular season ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
relatedLeague National Basketball Association ⓘ
shortName BAA Finals ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
successor NBA Finals ⓘ
linked to: NBA Finals games
teamSport yes ⓘ
timelineNote ended when BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA in 1949 ⓘ

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Connie Simmons → playedIn → BAA Finals ⓘ
BAA Finals → shortName → BAA Finals ⓘ