The Minneapolis Lakers were 44-16 in 1948-49. They finished 2nd in the Western Division. They won in the NBA Finals against the Washington Capitols, 4 games to 2, to win their first championship.

1948-49 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
29
31
.483
16.0
22
38
.367
23.0
18
42
.300
27.0
Lakers Lakers
44
16
.733
1.0
45
15
.750

1948-49 Stats

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Team
60
241.7
84.0
18.9
31.4
85.8
36.6
21.2
29.3
72.3
42.6
23.1
Team Rank
7th
1st
6th
2nd
10th
2nd
7th
11th
3rd
2nd
3rd

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
35
.527
15.0
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.0
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
37.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
56
.253
39.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117
Mon
3/2
@
109-113
Mon
3/2
@
98-124
Mon
3/2
@
111-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM