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The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 to win the 1947 championship. The NBA in 1947 was known as the Basketball Association of America. The name was changed to National Basketball Association in 1949 when the BAA merged with teams from the National Basketball League.

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