1949-50 NBA season

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1949-50 National Basketball Association season
Preseason n/a
Regular Season October 29, 1949-March 19, 1950
Postseason March 20-April 23, 1950
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The 1949-50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old Basketball Association of America (BAA) and 12-year-old National Basketball League (NBL). The postseason tournament (the 1950 NBA playoffs) at its conclusion, ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

1949-50 NBA season by team
Eastern Division
Baltimore Bullets • Boston Celtics • New York Knicks • Philadelphia Warriors • Syracuse Nationals • Washington Capitols
Central Division
Chicago Stags • Fort Wayne Pistons • Minneapolis Lakers • Rochester Royals • St. Louis Bombers
Western Division
Anderson Packers • Denver Nuggets • Indianapolis Olympians • Sheboygan Red Skins • Tri-Cities Blackhawks • Waterloo Hawks


Publications

Programs
Team(s) Type Venue
Chicago Stags Regular Season Chicago Stadium
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons Regular Season North Side High School Gym
Indianapolis Olympians Regular Season Butler Fieldhouse
New York Knicks Regular Season Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia Warriors Regular Season Philadelphia Arena
Rochester Royals Regular Season (1 • 2) Edgerton Park Arena
Sheboygan Red Skins Regular Season Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory
St. Louis Bombers Regular Season St. Louis Arena
Syracuse Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers NBA Finals State Fair Coliseum, Minneapolis Auditorium
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides Chicago Stags • Sheboygan Red Skins
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