Baltimore Bullets (1st) Playoff History: Series by Year

This is a timeline with all the NBA postseason series played by the Baltimore Bullets (1st). It also includes data about how the team arrived to the Playoffs that year and the result of each series, since their first season in 1948 to 1955.

NOTE: This is a defunct franchise.

In their 8 seasons in the NBA, the Baltimore Bullets (1st) made the postseason 3 times. On those years they have played a total of 5 playoff series, of which they won 3 and lost 2, for a 60.0 winning percentge.

So far, they have reached the NBA Finals once and have won 1 Championship.

Baltimore Bullets (1st) Playoffs Timeline

1955 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) didn't qualify for the Playoffs (3-11 season record, 5th in the Eastern Division).

1954 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) didn't qualify for the Playoffs (16-56 season record, 5th in the Eastern Division).

1953 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 4th seed in the Eastern Division (16-54 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Lost to the New York Knicks 0-2 in the Eastern Division Semifinals

1952 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) didn't qualify for the Playoffs (20-46 season record, 5th in the Eastern Division).

1951 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) didn't qualify for the Playoffs (24-42 season record, 5th in the Eastern Division).

1950 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) didn't qualify for the Playoffs (25-43 season record, 5th in the Eastern Division).

1949 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Division (29-31 season record).

Playoff Series:

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    Lost to the New York Knicks 1-2 in the Eastern Division Semifinals

1948 Playoffs

The Baltimore Bullets (1st) qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 2nd seed in the Western Division (28-20 season record). They defeated the Stags in the Western Division Tiebraker.

Playoff Series:

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    Defeated the New York Knicks 2-1 in the Quarterfinals
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    Defeated the Chicago Stags 2-0 in the Semifinals
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    Defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 4-2 in the NBA Finals

The Bullets (1st) won the Championship in 1948, it was the 1st NBA title in franchise history.

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