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.

Scores & Schedules

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1948-49 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
Bullets Bullets
29
31
.483
16.0
Pistons Pistons
22
38
.367
23.0
Jets
18
42
.300
27.0
Lakers Lakers
44
16
.733
1.0
Royals Royals
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 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
13
1
.929
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
2
.833
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.0
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
3.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
5
.615
4.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
11
2
.846
2
Knicks Knicks
8
4
.667
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
9
5
.643
2.5
4
Hawks Hawks
9
5
.643
2.5
5
Raptors Raptors
8
5
.615
3.0
6
76ers 76ers
7
5
.583
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/17
IND IND
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
LAC LAC
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
11/17
CHA CHA
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM