↑ Philadelphia was 1947 league championship finalist—and won the inaugural 1947 BAA Finals—not as Eastern champion but as winner of the runners-up bracket. The Eastern and Western champions met in one best-of-seven semifinal series while four runners-up played best-of-three series to determine the other league finalist. The Warriors were second in the East, won the runners-up bracket, and defeated the Western champion Chicago. Next year the Baltimore Bullets won the runners-up bracket and defeated the Eastern champion Warriors in the 1948 BAA Finals. "1946–47 BAA Season Summary". "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Truy cập ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2015.
↑ After three seasons the eastern BAA merged with the older, midwestern National Basketball League (NBL) to create the NBA prior to the 1949-50. The NBA recognizes BAA history as the first stage of its own and begins its list of champions with the 1947 Warriors. "NBA Season Recaps". NBA History (nba.com/history). ngày 1 tháng 7 năm 2014. Truy cập ngày 24 tháng 6 năm 2015.
