The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), before the league changed its name to the National Basketball Association (NBA), the following season. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_BAA_season.

Final Stats:

Rank	Team	Coach	Top Player
Champion 44 16	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	George Mikan
Runner-Up 38 22	Washington Capitols	Red Auerbach	Bob Feerick
Division Finals 32 28	New York Knicks	Joe Lapchick	Carl Braun
Division Finals 45 15	Rochester Royals	Les Harrison	Arnie Risen
Division Semifinals 29 31	Baltimore Bullets	Buddy Jeannette	Connie Simmons
Division Semifinals 38 22	Chicago Stags	Harold Olsen	Max Zaslofsky
Division Semifinals 29 31	St. Louis Bombers	Grady Lewis	Belus Smawley
Division Semifinals 28 32	Philadelphia Warriors	Edward Gottlieb	Joe Fulks
25 35	Boston Celtics	Alvin Julian	Bulbs Ehlers
22 38	Fort Wayne Pistons	Curly Armstrong	Bob Tough
18 42	Indianapolis Jets	Burl Friddle	Ray Lumpp
12 48	Providence Steam Rollers	Ken Loeffler	Kenny Sailors