Coached by Red Auerbach, the Washington Capitols were one of the strongest teams in the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America. After splitting their first six games on the road, the Capitols defeated the St.

Louis Bombers 54-51 in their first home game on November 20th. The win was their second straight in what would develop into a 17 game winning streak.

The winning streak would stand as the record for the longest winning in NBA history for 23 years. It would not be the only extended winning streak for the Capitols, as they posted a 15 game winning streak in the final weeks of the regular season, posting a record of 49-11 that by far had them as the best team in the regular season.

The Capitols would have two players named to the BAA first-team All-Star roster bonus McKinney and Bob Feerick, with Fred Scolari being a second-team All-Star. Feerick was the team's leading scorer averaging 16.

8 points per game, with Scolari and McKinney also scoring more than 12 points per game. The first season of the BAA saw the two division winners face each other in the best of seven semifinals, with the other four teams playing in a pair of best of three series to reach the BAA Finals.

After dominating the league in the regular season, the Capitols came out flat in the playoffs, losing their first three games to the Chicago Stags. The Capitols would try clawing their way back with a win in Games 4 and 5, but it was too late as the Stags recorded a 66-61 win in Game 6 to reach the BAA Finals.