1947-48 Washington Capitols Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 28-20
Finishing 2nd in the BAA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Chicago Stags 1-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (28-20)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1947-48 Washington Capitols Statistics
1947-48 Washington Capitols Roster

The Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 28 wins and 20 losses, finishing second in the BAA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Washington racked up 3,537 points and yielded 3,415. Bob Feerick scored a team-best 775 points for the Capitols, and Fred Scolari averaged 12 or more per game, too. Fred Scolari dished out 58 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1947-48 Washington Capitols lost in the division tie.

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Regular Season Points For: 3537
Regular Season Points Against: 3415

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 12, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 55 at Washington Capitols 63 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 13, 1947 Washington Capitols 65 at New York Knicks 80 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 15, 1947 Washington Capitols 69 at Boston Celtics 73 L 1-0 0-2 1-2
November 19, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 67 at Washington Capitols 74 W 2-0 0-2 2-2
November 20, 1947 Washington Capitols 77 at Chicago Stags 81 L 2-0 0-3 2-3
November 22, 1947 Washington Capitols 62 at St. Louis Bombers 70 L 2-0 0-4 2-4
November 26, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 64 at Washington Capitols 83 W 3-0 0-4 3-4
November 28, 1947 Washington Capitols 83 at Boston Celtics 92 L 3-0 0-5 3-5
November 29, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 85 at Washington Capitols 78 L 3-1 0-5 3-6
December 1, 1947 Washington Capitols 70 at New York Knicks 62 W 3-1 1-5 4-6
December 3, 1947 Washington Capitols 73 at Chicago Stags 81 L 3-1 1-6 4-7
December 11, 1947 Washington Capitols 71 at Baltimore Bullets 69 W 3-1 2-6 5-7 OT
December 13, 1947 Providence Steamrollers 72 at Washington Capitols 88 W 4-1 2-6 6-7
December 17, 1947 Baltimore Bullets 64 at Washington Capitols 66 W 5-1 2-6 7-7
December 18, 1947 Washington Capitols 70 at Chicago Stags 64 W 5-1 3-6 8-7
December 20, 1947 St. Louis Bombers 55 at Washington Capitols 52 L 5-2 3-6 8-8
December 25, 1947 Washington Capitols 73 at St. Louis Bombers 56 W 5-2 4-6 9-8
December 27, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 70 at Washington Capitols 72 W 6-2 4-6 10-8
January 2, 1948 Washington Capitols 60 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 L 6-2 4-7 10-9
January 3, 1948 Boston Celtics 60 at Washington Capitols 95 W 7-2 4-7 11-9
January 8, 1948 Washington Capitols 73 at St. Louis Bombers 76 L 7-2 4-8 11-10
January 10, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Washington Capitols 106 W 8-2 4-8 12-10 OT
January 11, 1948 Washington Capitols 56 at Boston Celtics 84 L 8-2 4-9 12-11
January 14, 1948 Chicago Stags 67 at Washington Capitols 75 W 9-2 4-9 13-11
January 17, 1948 New York Knicks 62 at Washington Capitols 78 W 10-2 4-9 14-11
January 21, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 74 at Washington Capitols 81 W 11-2 4-9 15-11
January 24, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 60 at Washington Capitols 69 W 12-2 4-9 16-11
January 30, 1948 Washington Capitols 71 at Baltimore Bullets 95 L 12-2 4-10 16-12
January 31, 1948 Chicago Stags 48 at Washington Capitols 54 W 13-2 4-10 17-12
February 4, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 72 at Washington Capitols 77 W 14-2 4-10 18-12
February 5, 1948 Washington Capitols 72 at Philadelphia Warriors 60 W 14-2 5-10 19-12
February 7, 1948 Washington Capitols 86 at Providence Steamrollers 64 W 14-2 6-10 20-12
February 10, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 60 at Washington Capitols 79 W 15-2 6-10 21-12
February 14, 1948 Boston Celtics 58 at Washington Capitols 72 W 16-2 6-10 22-12
February 18, 1948 New York Knicks 79 at Washington Capitols 75 L 16-3 6-10 22-13
February 19, 1948 Washington Capitols 76 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 L 16-3 6-11 22-14
February 21, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 72 at Washington Capitols 85 W 17-3 6-11 23-14
February 25, 1948 Chicago Stags 73 at Washington Capitols 66 L 17-4 6-11 23-15
February 26, 1948 Washington Capitols 70 at Baltimore Bullets 97 L 17-4 6-12 23-16
February 28, 1948 Washington Capitols 61 at St. Louis Bombers 82 L 17-4 6-13 23-17
February 29, 1948 Washington Capitols 75 at Chicago Stags 76 L 17-4 6-14 23-18 OT
March 6, 1948 Washington Capitols 64 at New York Knicks 69 L 17-4 6-15 23-19
March 10, 1948 Chicago Stags 71 at Washington Capitols 54 L 17-5 6-15 23-20
March 13, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 69 at Washington Capitols 86 W 18-5 6-15 24-20
March 16, 1948 Washington Capitols 76 at Boston Celtics 62 W 18-5 7-15 25-20
March 17, 1948 Providence Steamrollers 67 at Washington Capitols 82 W 19-5 7-15 26-20
March 18, 1948 Washington Capitols 71 at Baltimore Bullets 64 W 19-5 8-15 27-20
March 20, 1948 New York Knicks 82 at Washington Capitols 103 W 20-5 8-15 28-20
March 23, 1948 Washington Capitols 70 at Chicago Stags 74 L 0-0 0-1 0-1


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