first nba team to 40 wins in a season

The Washington Capitols won 49 times in 1946-47.

Interpreted as:
first NBA team to 40 or more wins in a season
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1Capitols
Capitols
49
1946-47
60
240.8
73.8
6.3
28.7
96.6
29.7
16.4
23.2
70.6
34.6
14,450
4,428
378
1,144
2Lakers
Lakers
44
1948-49
60
241.7
84.0
18.9
31.4
85.8
36.6
21.2
29.3
72.3
42.6
14,500
5,042
1,134
1,386
3Royals
Royals
45
1948-49
60
243.8
84.0
21.0
30.2
81.2
37.2
23.7
34.3
68.9
43.7
14,625
5,042
1,259
1,539
4Stags
Stags
40
1949-50
68
241.1
78.7
20.1
29.5
86.6
34.0
19.8
28.4
69.6
39.7
16,395
5,352
1,366
1,977
5Knicks
Knicks
40
1949-50
68
244.8
80.7
19.2
27.8
78.7
35.3
25.1
35.4
71.1
42.8
16,645
5,488
1,308
1,718
6Pistons
Pistons
40
1949-50
68
240.4
79.3
20.1
27.6
86.8
31.8
24.0
34.3
70.1
38.9
16,345
5,390
1,364
2,065
7Lakers
Lakers
51
1949-50
68
240.4
84.1
20.7
31.5
85.8
36.7
21.2
28.6
74.1
42.7
16,345
5,717
1,406
1,672
8Royals
Royals
51
1949-50
68
241.5
82.4
20.3
28.8
77.2
37.3
24.9
34.1
72.9
44.7
16,420
5,602
1,383
1,585
9Nationals
Nationals
51
1949-50
64
243.1
84.8
23.0
29.2
82.4
35.4
26.4
37.4
70.6
42.9
15,560
5,429
1,473
1,833
10Warriors
Warriors
40
1950-51
66
243.4
85.4
54.3
21.7
30.1
85.8
35.0
25.2
33.0
76.3
42.5
16,065
5,634
3,586
1,432
1,710
11Lakers
Lakers
44
1950-51
68
242.9
82.8
50.1
20.7
30.6
82.2
37.3
21.5
29.3
73.6
43.6
16,520
5,632
3,409
1,408
1,801
12Royals
Royals
41
1950-51
68
247.0
84.6
44.3
20.1
29.9
79.1
37.8
24.9
33.1
75.3
45.2
16,795
5,756
3,015
1,368
1,534
13Lakers
Lakers
40
1951-52
66
247.2
85.6
53.7
21.0
31.9
86.9
36.7
21.8
29.1
74.8
42.9
16,315
5,648
3,543
1,389
1,763
14Royals
Royals
41
1951-52
66
243.4
86.2
51.1
24.1
30.5
78.4
38.9
25.2
32.6
77.3
46.5
16,065
5,689
3,373
1,590
1,804
15Nationals
Nationals
40
1951-52
66
243.0
86.7
54.6
20.8
28.7
78.9
36.4
29.3
39.2
74.7
45.1
16,040
5,721
3,603
1,373
1,970
16Celtics
Celtics
46
1952-53
71
242.5
88.1
54.4
23.5
30.7
78.2
39.2
26.8
36.9
72.8
46.7
17,215
6,258
3,865
1,666
1,911
17Knicks
Knicks
47
1952-53
70
243.9
85.5
57.2
22.5
29.4
76.3
38.6
26.7
37.9
70.4
46.0
17,075
5,985
4,007
1,575
2,053
18Lakers
Lakers
48
1952-53
70
242.9
85.3
48.7
19.3
30.9
79.4
39.0
23.4
31.7
73.9
45.7
17,000
5,973
3,406
1,351
1,917
19Royals
Royals
44
1952-53
70
245.7
86.3
51.8
21.7
28.8
77.6
37.2
28.6
39.2
73.0
45.5
17,200
6,043
3,625
1,520
2,210
20Nationals
Nationals
47
1952-53
71
243.5
85.6
48.9
20.5
27.4
75.1
36.4
30.9
41.5
74.5
45.9
17,290
6,081
3,472
1,459
2,132
21Celtics
Celtics
42
1953-54
72
244.9
87.7
53.7
24.6
31.0
77.5
40.0
25.7
35.4
72.6
47.1
17,630
6,315
3,867
1,773
1,969
22Knicks
Knicks
44
1953-54
72
243.1
79.0
53.2
20.4
26.9
71.9
37.4
25.3
35.1
72.1
45.2
17,505
5,688
3,830
1,469
1,832
23Pistons
Pistons
40
1953-54
72
241.0
77.7
52.6
20.5
27.1
72.0
37.6
23.5
32.2
73.0
45.1
17,355
5,593
3,785
1,474
1,669
24Lakers
Lakers
46
1953-54
72
241.7
81.7
52.1
18.4
30.3
80.6
37.6
21.0
28.7
73.1
43.8
17,405
5,880
3,752
1,323
1,918
25Royals
Royals
44
1953-54
72
243.5
79.8
48.5
20.2
27.9
75.7
36.9
23.9
35.0
68.4
43.8
17,530
5,742
3,494
1,454
1,904

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