1947-48 NBA West standings

West standings, 1947-48

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 12 times.
• The St. Louis Bombers trailed by as many as 4 games on December 3, 1947.
• The St. Louis Bombers took first place for good on March 21, 1948.
• The Baltimore Bullets won 9 games in a row from November 13, 1947 to December 3, 1947, the longest run of the race.
• The Baltimore Bullets led by 2.5 games as late as December 3, 1947.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 88 days played.
• Four teams held first place.
• The Chicago Stags held first place for 39 straight days, the season's longest run.
• The St. Louis Bombers spent 31 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.