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 ======January 1, 1947======
-====== January 2, 1947 ======
+======January 2, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 [[Joe Fulks]] scored eight consecutive points in the fourth quarter to help the Warriors pull away from the [[Steamrollers|Providence Steamrollers]] and win, 84-72, at Convention Hall. Fulks finished with a game-high 35 points.
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 ======January 3, 1947======
-====== January 4, 1947 ======
+======January 4, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 The [[Steamrollers]] scored the first seven points in overtime and went on to beat the Warriors, 78-74, in Providence. [[Joe Fulks]] led all scorers with 31 points.
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 ======January 7, 1947======
-====== January 8, 1947 ======
+======January 8, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 The [[Ironmen]] ended their four-game losing streak by beating the Warriors, 67-63, in a rough-hewn affair in Pittsburgh. [[Joe Fulks]] led the Warriors with 19 points.
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-====== January 9, 1947 ======
+======January 9, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 The Warriors cruised to a 74-55 win over the [[Huskies|Toronto Huskies]] at Convention Hall. [[Joe Fulks]] set a league record with 13 made free throws on the way to a 35 point night.	Guard [[George Senesky]] left the game in the first half with an injured ankle.
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 ======January 10, 1947======
-====== January 11, 1947 ======
+======January 11, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 [[Joe Fulks]] scored a game-high 20 points, but missed two key free throws late in the Warriors’ 58-56 loss to the [[Falcons]] in Detroit. The game was marked by a fourth quarter brawl between [[Angelo Musi]] and the Falcons’ George Pearcy that cleared both benches before order could be restored.
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-====== January 12, 1947 ======
+======January 12, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 Before a Chicago Stadium crowd of better than 10,000, the [[Stags]] beat the Warriors, 75-72. Two Stags players fouled out while guarding [[Joe Fulks]], who got a game-high 32 points, including a league record 14 made free throws.
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 ======January 13, 1947======
-====== January 14, 1947 ======
+======January 14, 1947======
-===== News =====
+===== News=====
 The Warriors trounced the [[Huskies]] in Toronto, setting a new team mark for scoring in their 104-74 win. [[Joe Fulks]] bettered his own league scoring record with 41 points.
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 ======January 15, 1947======
+===== Transactions=====
+The team traded forward [[John Murphy]] and cash to the [[Knicks|New York Knicks]] for guard [[Ralph Kaplowitz]].
+<prespan>[[january-14-1947|< Jan 14, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-16-1947|Jan 16, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 16, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors came back from a 16-point deficit in the second half to make it close, but fell to the [[Chicago Stags]], 84-74, at Convention Hall. [[Joe Fulks]] led everyone with 36 points. The crowd of 8,397 set a new record for pro basketball attendance in Philadelphia
+Forward [[Howie Dallmar]] left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury after he landed on a teammate’s foot while going after a rebound. The team feared he had suffered a fracture, but wouldn’t know for sure until further examination.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-15-1947|< Jan 15, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-21-1947|Jan 21, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 17, 1947======
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 ======January 21, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors dominated early and often in a 59-43 win over the [[Celtics|Boston Celtics]] at the Philadelphia Arena. [[Joe Fulks]] led all scorers with 22 points. [[Howie Dallmar]] returned to action after suffering an ankle injury against [[Stags|Chicago]] on the 16th.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-16-1947|< Jan 16, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-22-1947|Jan 22, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 22, 1947======
+===== News=====
+Bob Feerick’s buzzer-beater gave the [[Capitols]] a 57-55 win over the Warriors in Washington. The Caps opened the game on a 23-1 run, but the Warriors clawed back to take the lead in the third quarter and held it into the fourth to make it a game. Washington held the ball for over a minute at the end of the game before Feerick’s winning shot. Warriors head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] argued that the shot came after the final whistle but his protests fell on deaf ears.[[Joe Fulks]] scored a game-high 20 points.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-21-1947|< Jan 21, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-23-1947|Jan 23, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 23, 1947======
+===== News=====
+Playing their third game in as many nights, the Warriors took a raucous affair from the [[Rebels|Cleveland Rebels]] in overtime, 83-78, at the Philadelphia Arena. The Rebels came back from an 18-point deficit in the fourth to take the lead and only a clutch free throw by [[Howie Dallmar]] in the last seconds of regulation kept the Warriors in it.
+In the third quarter, Cleveland’s Ed Sadowski fouled [[Joe Fulks]] hard, with both men going to the floor. Sadowski threw a wild punch at Fulks and was ejected by referee John Nucatola, but it took a police escort to get Sadowski, who was hurling verbal abuse at Nucatola, to leave the court. Fulks led everyone with 28 points.
+[[George Senesky]] left the game in the fourth quarter with a severe gash to the face suffered during what was described as a “melee under the basket”.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-22-1947|< Jan 22, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-25-1947|Jan 25, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 24, 1947======
 ======January 25, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors spoiled the [[Falcons]] head coaching debut of Phil Sacks with a 61-55 win in Detroit. Sacks had taken over for Glen Curtis, who stepped down for health reasons. [[Ralph Kaplowitz]] went on an eight-point tear for the Warriors to seal it late. [[Joe Fulks]] led all scorers with 23 points.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-23-1947|< Jan 23, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-26-1947|Jan 26, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 26, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Stags]] defense held [[Joe Fulks]] to just three field goal attempts in the fourth quarter as they beat the Warriors, 64-58, in Chicago. Fulks led all players anyway with 19 points.
+===== Transactions=====
+The team waived forward [[Fred Sheffield]].
+----
+<prespan>[[january-25-1947|< Jan 25, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[January-31-1947|Jan 31, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======January 27, 1947======
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 ======January 31, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Knicks|New York Knicks]] focused all their efforts on stopping [[Joe Fulks]] and held him scoreless throughout most of the first half,
+but succumbed to the Warriors anyway, 65-58, at the Philadelphia Arena.	[[George Senesky]] led the rest of the Warriors in taking advantage of the Knicks’ lack of attention to build a 26-13 lead in the first quarter that they never relinquished. Fulks still got 18 points to lead everyone.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-26-1947|< Jan 26, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-1-1947|Feb 1, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 1, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors closed on a 16-4 run to beat the [[Knicks]], 71-63, in New York. [[Joe Fulks]] led everybody with 31 points.
+----
+<prespan>[[january-31-1947|< Jan 31, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-3-1947|Feb 3, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 2, 1947======
 ======February 3, 1947======
+===== News=====
+In a tight game throughout, the Warriors bested the [[Celtics]], 61-55, in Boston. [[Howie Dallmar]] tallied a game-high 22 points, marking the first time since December 17 that [[Joe Fulks]] wasn’t the Warriors’ leading scorer.
+----
+<prespan>[[february-1-1947|< Feb 1, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-4-1947|Feb 4, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 4, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors built up a 12-point lead in the third quarter then held off the [[Steamrollers|Providence Steamrollers]] the rest of the way to win, 75-68, at the Philadelphia Arena. [[Joe Fulks]] led the Warriors with 19 points.
+----
+<prespan>[[february-3-1947|< Feb 3, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-6-1947|Feb 6, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 5, 1947======
 ======February 6, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took charge in the second quarter with a 10-0 run and beat the [[Huskies|Toronto Huskies]], 79-61, at the Philadelphia Arena. [[Joe Fulks]] scored 37, just four points shy of his league mark.
+----
+<prespan>[[february-4-1947|< Feb 4, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-8-1947|Feb 8, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 7, 1947======
 ======February 8, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Steamrollers]] ended the Warriors’ five-game winning streak, winning 67-58 in Providence. [[Howie Dallmar]] led the Warriors with 19 points.
+----
+<prespan>[[february-6-1947|< Feb 6, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-11-1947|Feb 11, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 9, 1947======
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 ======February 11, 1947======
+===== News=====
+Before a Philadelphia Arena record crowd of 8,251, the Warriors beat the [[Bombers]], 75-59
+[[Joe Fulks]] had a game-high 25 points
+Per the official league statistics released today, Fulks led the league in scoring at 24.0 points per game clip
+Detroit’s Stan Miasek was second at 14.1
+----
+<prespan>[[february-8-1947|< Feb 8, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-13-1947|Feb 13, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 12, 1947======
 ======February 13, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors beat the [[Cleveland Rebels]], 61-48, at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Joe Fulks]] scored a game-high 19 points which put him over the 1,000 point mark for the season (1,004)
+----
+<prespan>[[february-11-1947|< Feb 11, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-15-1947|Feb 15, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 14, 1947======
 ======February 15, 1947======
+===== News=====
+Five [[Washington Capitols|Capitols]] players scored in double figures as they beat the Warriors, 70-60, in Washington
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 18 points
+The league announced the swapping of schedule dates at the Philadelphia Arena: The [[St Louis Bombers|St Louis]] game on the 26th was
+moved to March 13 and the [[Boston Celtics|Celtics]] game on March 13 was moved up to February 26
+----
+<prespan>[[february-13-1947|< Feb 13, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-16-1947|Feb 16, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 16, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Cleveland Rebels|Rebels]] came back from a three-point halftime deficit to beat the Warriors in Cleveland, 75-71
+[[Joe Fulks]] scored a game-high 23 points
+----
+<prespan>[[february-15-1947|< Feb 15, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-18-1947|Feb 18, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 17, 1947======
 ======February 18, 1947======
+===== News=====
+According to the official league statistics issued today, [[Joe Fulks]] led the league in scoring with 23.8 points per game
+Dino Martin of Providence was in second at 14.9
+----
+<prespan>[[february-16-1947|< Feb 16, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-20-1947|Feb 20, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 19, 1947======
 ======February 20, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors beat the [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]], 78-66, at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Joe Fulks]] led everyone with 34 points despite fouling out in the fourth quarter
+----
+<prespan>[[february-18-1947|< Feb 18, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-23-1947|Feb 23, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 21, 1947======
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 ======February 23, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[St Louis Bombers|Bombers]] came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat the Warriors, 71-66, in St Louis
+[[Angelo Musi]] scored a game-high 22 points
+----
+<prespan>[[february-20-1947|< Feb 20, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-24-1947|Feb 24, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 24, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Ralph Kaplowitz]] scored in transition with under five minutes to play to give the Warriors a lead they would grimly hold onto until the end in a 69-67 win over the [[Pittsburgh Ironmen|Ironmen]] in Pittsburgh
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 22 points
+----
+<prespan>[[february-23-1947|< Feb 23, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-26-1947|Feb 26, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 25, 1947======
 ======February 26, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the [[St Louis Bombers]], 75-65, at the Philadelphia Arena
+Tempers boiled over near the end when [[Angelo Musi]] mixed it up with the Bombers’ Johnny Logan and both players were ejected
+[[Joe Fulks]] led everybody with 25 points
+----
+<prespan>[[february-24-1947|< Feb 24, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[february-28-1947|Feb 28, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======February 27, 1947======
 ======February 28, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Toronto Huskies|Huskies]] outscored the Warriors in the fourth quarter, 21-3, to come away with a 77-69 win in Toronto
+The Warriors led by as much as 20 and were still ahead by 10 at the end of the third before the Huskies went on their tear
+[[Joe Fulks]] scored all his game-high 23 points in the first half
+----
+<prespan>[[february-26-1947|< Feb 26, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-2-1947|Mar 2, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 1, 1947======
 ======March 2, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Cleveland Rebels|Rebels]]’ Ed Sadowski scored the final three points in a 72-69 win over the Warriors in Cleveland
+[[Joe Fulks]] led everyone with 21 points despite being held without a field goal for a 36-minute stretch
+After the game, Philadelphia head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] lodged a protest with the league over a perceived officiating slight on a long inbounds pass to Bob Faught that resulted in a bucket.
+Gottlieb claimed that, with time out, Riebe had taken the ball out of bounds himself and threw it in to Faught without getting a referee
+to handle it in between
+----
+<prespan>[[february-28-1947|< Feb 28, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-3-1947|Mar 3, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 3, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors beat the [[Toronto Huskies]], 76-66, at the Philadelphia Arena to get their tenth home win in a row
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 25 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-2-1947|< Mar 2, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-6-1947|Mar 6, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 4, 1947======
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 ======March 6, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors closed the gap from a nine-point halftime deficit, but not all the way in a 61-59 loss to the [[New York Knicks]] at the Philadelphia Arena
+The loss broke the Warriors' ten-game home winning streak
+[[Joe Fulks]] scored a game-high 20 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-3-1947|< Mar 3, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-11-1947|Mar 11, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 7, 1947======
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 ======March 11, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Washington Capitols|Washington]]’s Bob Feerick scored six straight points late to clinch the Capitols’ 80-77 win over the Warriors in Philadelphia
+The crowd of 8,345 was a new Arena record for attendance
+[[Art Hillhouse]] led the Warriors with 20 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-6-1947|< Mar 6, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-13-1947|Mar 13, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 12, 1947======
 ======March 13, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors dominated throughout in an 81-57 win over the [[Boston Celtics]] at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all scorers with 25 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-11-1947|< Mar 11, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-15-1947|Mar 15, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 14, 1947======
 ======March 15, 1947======
+===== News=====
+In what was described as a “rough game”, the [[Chicago Stags|Stags]] beat the Warriors, 70-67, in Chicago
+[[Joe Fulks]] and [[Howie Dallmar]] shared game-high honors with 19 points each
+----
+<prespan>[[march-13-1947|< Mar 13, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-16-1947|Mar 16, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 16, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors overcame a nine-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the [[Detroit Falcons|Falcons]], 67-61, in Detroit
+Playing what was described as an “elaborate shifting defense”, the Falcons held [[Joe Fulks]] to just 4-of-21 from the field, but he
+still managed to lead all players with 16 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-15-1947|< Mar 15, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-19-1947|Mar 19, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 17, 1947======
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 ======March 19, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Providence Steamrollers|Providence]]’s loss to the [[Washington Capitols]] clinched a playoff spot for the Warriors with four games left to play in the regular season
+----
+<prespan>[[march-16-1947|< Mar 16, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-20-1947|Mar 20, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 20, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Joe Fulks]] sank a pair of free throws in the final minute to give the Warriors a 77-75 win over the [[Detroit Falcons]] at the Philadelphia Arena
+Fulks’ 15 points led Warriors scorers
+----
+<prespan>[[march-19-1947|< Mar 19, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-22-1947|Mar 22, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 21, 1947======
 ======March 22, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Joe Fulks]] went 10-for-10 from the line and scored a game-high 24 points in the Warriors’ 103-82 win over the [[Providence Steamrollers|Steamrollers]] in Providence
+----
+<prespan>[[march-20-1947|< Mar 20, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-27-1947|Mar 27, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 23, 1947======
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 ======March 27, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors earned their first win in six attempts against the [[Chicago Stags]], beating them 80-73 at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Joe Fulks]] led the way with a game-high 34 points
+The crowd of 8,406 set a new Arena attendance record
+===== Injury Updates=====
+[[Art Hillhouse]] took an elbow to his forehead above the left eye that opened a cut that required five stitches to close
+He returned to the game following medical attention
+----
+<prespan>[[march-22-1947|< Mar 22, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-30-1947|Mar 30, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 28, 1947======
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 ======March 30, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors finished the regular season with a 76-72 win over the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] in New York
+The Warriors held a 21-point lead late in the third quarter and barely held on at the finish
+[[Art Hillhouse]] led everyone with 19 points
+The win gave the Warriors a 35-25 record, good for second place in the Eastern Division
+They would meet the loser of tomorrow night’s game between [[Chicago Stags|Chicago]] and [[St Louis Bombers|St Louis]] in the opening round of the playoffs
+===== Injury Updates=====
+Guard [[George Senesky]] left the game with a concussion after being knocked unconscious in a collision with New York’s Bill van Breda
+Kolff
+----
+<prespan>[[march-27-1947|< Mar 27, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[march-31-1947|Mar 31, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======March 31, 1947======
+===== News=====
+[[Chicago Stags|Chicago]] beat [[St Louis Bombers|St Louis]], 73-66, to send the Bombers to Philadelphia where they would open the first round of the BAA playoffs against the Warriors on April 2
+[[Joe Fulks]] won the league scoring crown with a 23.1 points per game average
+===== Injury Updates=====
+[[George Senesky]] was cleared to resume playing after suffering a concussion in last night’s game against the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]]
+----
+<prespan>[[march-30-1947|< Mar 30, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-2-1947|Apr 2, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 1, 1947======
 ======April 2, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took the first game of the opening round of the BAA playoffs by beating the [[St Louis Bombers]], 73-68, at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Angelo Musi]] led all scorers with 19 points
+----
+<prespan>[[march-31-1947|< Mar 31, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-5-1947|Apr 5, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 3, 1947======
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 ======April 5, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[St Louis Bombers|Bombers]] beat the Warriors, 73-51, in St Louis, in game two of their best-of-three playoff series
+The win tied the series at a game apiece
+[[Angelo Musi]] led the Warriors with 12 points
+[[Joe Fulks]] sat out nearly half the game with four fouls and scored just 10 points
+----
+<prespan>[[april-2-1947|< Apr 2, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-6-1947|Apr 6, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 6, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors closed out their playoff series against the [[St Louis Bombers|Bombers]] with a 75-59 game three win in St Louis
+The Warriors took the series, 2-1
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 24 points
+The Warriors wook take on the winner of the [[Cleveland Rebels|Rebels]]/[[New York Knicks|Knicks]] game on the 9th in the second round
+----
+<prespan>[[april-5-1947|< Apr 5, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-9-1947|Apr 9, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 7, 1947======
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 ======April 9, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] eliminated the [[Cleveland Rebels]] in their three-game series, 93-71, in New York to set up a second-round playoff matchup with the Warriors
+The series would start on the 12th in Philadelphia
+----
+<prespan>[[april-6-1947|< Apr 6, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-12-1947|Apr 12, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 10, 1947======
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 ======April 12, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took the opener of their three-game, second-round series with the [[New York Knicks]], 82-70, at the Philadelphia Arena
+The Warriors followed a Knicks 12-2 run in the third quarter with an 8-0 run of their own to take the lead for good
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all scorers with 24 points
+The Warriors sank 24 of 26 shots from the line as a team
+----
+<prespan>[[april-9-1947|< Apr 9, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-14-1947|Apr 14, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 13, 1947======
 ======April 14, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors swept the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]], 2-0, in their second-round playoff series with a 72-53 win in New York
+[[Joe Fulks]] topped all scorers with 16 points
+The [[Chicago Stags|Stags]] eliminated the [[Washington Capitols|Capitols]] in their seven-game series between division champions to set up a Stags/Warriors final that would open on the 16th in Philadelphia
+----
+<prespan>[[april-12-1947|< Apr 12, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-16-1947|Apr 16, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 15, 1947======
 ======April 16, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took game one of their best-of-seven finals series against the [[Chicago Stags]], 84-71, at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Joe Fulks]] scored 21 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter
+----
+<prespan>[[april-14-1947|< Apr 14, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-17-1947|Apr 17, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 17, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took a 2-0 lead over the [[Chicago Stags]] in their best-of-seven finals series with an 85-74 win at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Howie Dallmar]] led the Warriors with 18 points
+----
+<prespan>[[april-16-1947|< Apr 16, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-19-1947|Apr 19, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 18, 1947======
 ======April 19, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took a 3-0 lead in the BAA finals best-of-seven series with a 75-72 win over the [[Chicago Stags|Stags]] in Chicago
+The Warriors led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter then held off a Chicago rally to get the win
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 26 points
+----
+<prespan>[[april-17-1947|< Apr 17, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-20-1947|Apr 20, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 20, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The [[Chicago Stags|Stags]] stayed alive in the BAA finals by beating the Warriors, 74-73, in game four in Chicago
+The Warriors led the series 3-1
+The Warriors had a chance to win at the end, but [[George Senesky]] was still dribbling upcourt when time ran out
+Senesky led the Warriors with 24 points
+[[Joe Fulks]] sat out most of the third quarter with four fouls and scored 21
+----
+<prespan>[[april-19-1947|< Apr 19, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-22-1947|Apr 22, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 21, 1947======
 ======April 22, 1947======
+===== News=====
+The Warriors took the first-ever BAA championship with an 83-80 game five win over the [[Chicago Stags]] at the Philadelphia Arena
+[[Howie Dallmar]] sank a 15-footer with less than a minute to go to make the score 82-80 then [[Ralph Kaplowitz]] made a free throw to seal it
+[[Joe Fulks]] led all players with 34 points
+The Warriors earned $2,150 per player in playoff prize money
+----
+<prespan>[[april-20-1947|< Apr 20, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[april-24-1947|Apr 24, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 23, 1947======
 ======April 24, 1947======
+======News======
+The Warriors celebrated their BAA championship with a dinner at Raymond’s Restaurant
+Head coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] said “I’ve never coached a team which had a finer spirit”
+The league’s beat writers unanimously named [[Joe Fulks]] to the league’s first-team All-Star squad and gave [[Howie Dallmar]] honorable mention
+----
+<prespan>[[april-22-1947|< Apr 22, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[may-27-1947|May 27, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======April 25, 1947======
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 ======May 27, 1947======
+===== Transactions=====
+The team announced the signing of 6’3” South Philadelphia High School forward [[Stan Brown]]
+According to the //Inquirer//, Brown, just shy of his 18th birthday, was the youngest play signed by a BAA team to date
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+<prespan>[[april-24-1947|< Apr 24, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[june-3-1947|June 3, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======May 28, 1947======
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 ======June 3, 1947======
+=====News=====
+  * The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League worked out a cooperation agreement that included a respect for each others' player contracts and a common draft that occurred sometime within a few days of the meeting. The leagues agreed not to publicize the names of the players drafted until and when those players signed contracts with their respective teams.
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+<prespan>[[april-24-1947|< Apr 24, 1947]]     [[1947_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[june-3-1947|Jun 3, 1947 >]]</prespan>
 ======June 4, 1947======
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 ======December 31, 1947======