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
51
19
.729
2
47
23
.671
4.0
3
46
25
.648
5.5
4
43
27
.614
8.0
5
39
30
.565
11.5
6
38
31
.551
12.5
7
38
32
.543
13.0
8
38
32
.543
13.0
9
38
32
.543
13.0
10
36
34
.514
15.0
11
28
41
.406
22.5
12
28
42
.400
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
53
.243
34.0
14
16
53
.232
34.5
15
15
55
.214
36.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
55
15
.786
2
Spurs Spurs - x
52
18
.743
3.0
3
45
25
.643
10.0
4
42
27
.609
12.5
5
43
28
.606
12.5
6
43
28
.606
12.5
7
39
31
.557
16.0
8
35
36
.493
20.5
9
34
36
.486
21.0
10
33
37
.471
22.0
11
25
46
.352
30.5
12
24
45
.348
30.5
13
23
47
.329
32.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
49
.300
34.0
15
Kings Kings - e
18
53
.254
37.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
2/21
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111-89
Sat
2/21
@
135-108
Sat
2/21
@
105-99
Sat
2/21
@
92-77
Sat
2/21
@
111-109

Schedule

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Sat
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7:00 PM
Sat
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7:00 PM
Sat
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7:00 PM
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8:00 PM