1949-50 Washington Capitols Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Bob Feerick (32-36)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1949-50 Washington Capitols Statistics
1949-50 Washington Capitols Roster

The Washington Capitols of the National Basketball Association ended the 1949-50 season with a record of 32 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Washington scored 5,201 points and surrendered 5,264. Fred Scolari scored a team-best 860 points for the Capitols, while Jack Nichols netted 12 or more per game, too. Fred Scolari dished out 175 assists for the squad.

Bob Feerick coached the team. The 1949-50 Washington Capitols lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5201
Regular Season Points Against: 5265

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 2, 1949 Baltimore Bullets 61 at Washington Capitols 66 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 5, 1949 St. Louis Bombers 69 at Washington Capitols 81 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 8, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Washington Capitols 66 L 2-1 0-0 2-1
November 9, 1949 Washington Capitols 84 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 W 2-1 1-0 3-1
November 10, 1949 Washington Capitols 88 at Baltimore Bullets 72 W 2-1 2-0 4-1
November 12, 1949 Boston Celtics 76 at Washington Capitols 68 L 2-2 2-0 4-2
November 15, 1949 Chicago Stags 77 at Washington Capitols 63 L 2-3 2-0 4-3 at New York, NY
November 16, 1949 Denver Nuggets 90 at Washington Capitols 99 W 3-3 2-0 5-3
November 19, 1949 Chicago Stags 69 at Washington Capitols 85 W 4-3 2-0 6-3
November 22, 1949 New York Knicks 89 at Washington Capitols 74 L 4-4 2-0 6-4
November 23, 1949 Washington Capitols 67 at New York Knicks 87 L 4-4 2-1 6-5
November 26, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Washington Capitols 93 W 5-4 2-1 7-5
November 30, 1949 Rochester Royals 86 at Washington Capitols 84 L 5-5 2-1 7-6
December 3, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors 63 at Washington Capitols 79 W 6-5 2-1 8-6
December 4, 1949 Washington Capitols 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 L 6-5 2-2 8-7
December 6, 1949 Washington Capitols 55 at Chicago Stags 75 L 6-5 2-3 8-8
December 7, 1949 Washington Capitols 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 L 6-5 2-4 8-9
December 10, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Washington Capitols 75 W 7-5 2-4 9-9
December 14, 1949 St. Louis Bombers 61 at Washington Capitols 79 W 8-5 2-4 10-9
December 17, 1949 Baltimore Bullets 89 at Washington Capitols 72 L 8-6 2-4 10-10
December 21, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Washington Capitols 61 L 8-7 2-4 10-11
December 22, 1949 Washington Capitols 82 at Baltimore Bullets 86 L 8-7 2-5 10-12
December 23, 1949 Boston Celtics 73 at Washington Capitols 86 W 9-7 2-5 11-12
December 25, 1949 Washington Capitols 81 at St. Louis Bombers 68 W 9-7 3-5 12-12
December 26, 1949 Washington Capitols 73 at Anderson Packers 80 L 9-7 3-6 12-13
December 27, 1949 Washington Capitols 72 at Rochester Royals 96 L 9-7 3-7 12-14
December 28, 1949 Syracuse Nationals 85 at Washington Capitols 87 W 10-7 3-7 13-14
December 31, 1949 New York Knicks 64 at Washington Capitols 70 W 11-7 3-7 14-14
January 1, 1950 Washington Capitols 73 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 11-7 3-8 14-15
January 3, 1950 Washington Capitols 79 at Rochester Royals 83 L 11-7 3-9 14-16
January 4, 1950 Rochester Royals 72 at Washington Capitols 63 L 11-8 3-9 14-17
January 7, 1950 Waterloo Hawks 83 at Washington Capitols 101 W 12-8 3-9 15-17
January 10, 1950 Chicago Stags 71 at Washington Capitols 86 W 13-8 3-9 16-17
January 11, 1950 Washington Capitols 72 at New York Knicks 73 L 13-8 3-10 16-18
January 13, 1950 Washington Capitols 77 at Philadelphia Warriors 67 W 13-8 4-10 17-18
January 14, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 70 at Washington Capitols 78 W 14-8 4-10 18-18
January 18, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Washington Capitols 68 L 14-9 4-10 18-19
January 19, 1950 Washington Capitols 81 at Baltimore Bullets 68 W 14-9 5-10 19-19
January 21, 1950 Sheboygan Red Skins 88 at Washington Capitols 82 L 14-10 5-10 19-20
January 22, 1950 Washington Capitols 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 L 14-10 5-11 19-21
January 24, 1950 Washington Capitols 75 at St. Louis Bombers 67 W 14-10 6-11 20-21 at Chicago, IL
January 25, 1950 Washington Capitols 65 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 62 W 14-10 7-11 21-21
January 26, 1950 Washington Capitols 82 at St. Louis Bombers 71 W 14-10 8-11 22-21
January 29, 1950 Washington Capitols 60 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 L 14-10 8-12 22-22
January 31, 1950 Washington Capitols 88 at Denver Nuggets 78 W 14-10 9-12 23-22
February 2, 1950 Washington Capitols 65 at Sheboygan Red Skins 68 L 14-10 9-13 23-23
February 4, 1950 New York Knicks 76 at Washington Capitols 71 L 14-11 9-13 23-24
February 7, 1950 Washington Capitols 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 88 L 14-11 9-14 23-25
February 8, 1950 Washington Capitols 70 at Waterloo Hawks 77 L 14-11 9-15 23-26
February 9, 1950 Washington Capitols 59 at Minneapolis Lakers 71 L 14-11 9-16 23-27
February 11, 1950 Anderson Packers 69 at Washington Capitols 81 W 15-11 9-16 24-27
February 15, 1950 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 85 at Washington Capitols 81 L 15-12 9-16 24-28
February 18, 1950 Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Washington Capitols 81 W 16-12 9-16 25-28
February 21, 1950 Washington Capitols 76 at Rochester Royals 84 L 16-12 9-17 25-29
February 22, 1950 Washington Capitols 81 at New York Knicks 89 L 16-12 9-18 25-30
February 24, 1950 Washington Capitols 74 at Boston Celtics 89 L 16-12 9-19 25-31
February 25, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 92 at Washington Capitols 80 L 16-13 9-19 25-32
February 26, 1950 Washington Capitols 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 W 16-13 10-19 26-32
March 1, 1950 Chicago Stags 76 at Washington Capitols 75 L 16-14 10-19 26-33 at Raleigh, NC
March 2, 1950 Chicago Stags 88 at Washington Capitols 91 W 17-14 10-19 27-33
March 4, 1950 Boston Celtics 75 at Washington Capitols 95 W 18-14 10-19 28-33
March 7, 1950 Boston Celtics 75 at Washington Capitols 64 L 18-15 10-19 28-34 at Providence, RI
March 8, 1950 Baltimore Bullets 80 at Washington Capitols 88 W 19-15 10-19 29-34
March 10, 1950 Washington Capitols 76 at Boston Celtics 66 W 19-15 11-19 30-34
March 11, 1950 St. Louis Bombers 90 at Washington Capitols 92 W 20-15 11-19 31-34
March 15, 1950 Rochester Royals 93 at Washington Capitols 64 L 20-16 11-19 31-35
March 17, 1950 Washington Capitols 59 at Philadelphia Warriors 85 L 20-16 11-20 31-36
March 18, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Washington Capitols 82 W 21-16 11-20 32-36
March 21, 1950 New York Knicks 90 at Washington Capitols 87 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 22, 1950 Washington Capitols 83 at New York Knicks 103 L 0-1 0-1 0-2


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