1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1950–51, the NBA reduced the number of teams to 11. The two-time defending champion Lakers continued to dominate by winning the Western Division with a 44–24 record. In the playoffs, the Lakers needed three games to eliminate the Indianapolis Olympians in the first round. In the Western Finals, the Lakers took Game 1, but were ultimately defeated for the championship by the Rochester Royals, who came back to win the next three games.[1]

1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachJohn Kundla
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record44–24 (.647)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Royals 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWLOL

Off-season

Regular season

Standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers4424.647–29–312–213–024–12
x-Rochester Royals4127.603329–512–22–18–15
x-Fort Wayne Pistons3236.4711227–75–270–218–6
x-Indianapolis Olympians3137.4561319–1210–242–115–20
Tri-Cities Blackhawks2543.3681922–132–281–212–24

Record vs. opponents
1950-51 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR TCB WAS
Baltimore —3–64–22–42–42–53–61–53–53–31–2
Boston 6–3—5–14–13–34–44–42–42–54–24–3
Fort Wayne 2–41–5—5–35–32–43–33–53–35–53–1
Indianapolis 4–21–43–5—3–75–11–55–43–34–42–2
Minneapolis 4–23–33–57–3—3–34–24–44–210–02–0
New York 5–24–44–21–53–3—5–33–35–54–22–1
Philadelphia 6–34–43–35–12–43–5—4–26–24–23–0
Rochester 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–6—4–25–35–0
Syracuse 5–35–23–33–32–45–52–62–4—3–32–0
Tri-Cities 3–32–45–54–40–102–42–43–53–3—1–1
Washington 2–13–41–32–20–21–20–30–50–21–1—

Game log
1950–51 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 1at Baltimore71–81George Mikan (34)0–1
2November 4at Washington91–85George Mikan (27)1–1
3November 5at Syracuse87–90George Mikan (29)1–2
4November 9at Boston71–76George Mikan (24)1–3
5November 12Philadelphia70–83George Mikan (25)2–3
6November 15Syracuse71–72 (OT)George Mikan (28)3–3
7November 16at New York69–71George Mikan (27)3–4
8November 18at Rochester86–77 (2OT)George Mikan (47)4–4
9November 19Rochester77–90George Mikan (23)5–4
10November 22Fort Wayne19–18George Mikan (15)5–5
11November 23at Fort Wayne63–73George Mikan (32)5–6
12November 26Baltimore71–85George Mikan (23)6–6
13November 29Tri-Cities66–85Slater Martin (19)7–6
14December 1at Indianapolis65–66George Mikan (22)7–7
15December 3Philadelphia83–95George Mikan (38)8–7
16December 6New York62–84Jim Pollard (17)9–7
17December 9at Tri-Cities88–79George Mikan (37)10–7
18December 10Tri-Cities101–114George Mikan (29)11–7
19December 13Rochester82–72George Mikan (43)11–8
20December 15at Indianapolis82–71George Mikan (32)12–8
21December 16at Tri-Cities86–71George Mikan (21)13–8
22December 17Indianapolis60–79George Mikan (29)14–8
23December 19at Philadelphia67–71George Mikan (25)14–9
24December 20at Baltimore84–91George Mikan (39)14–10
25December 23at Boston81–87George Mikan (31)14–11
26December 25Washington79–93George Mikan (35)15–11
27December 27Baltimore63–81George Mikan (19)16–11
28December 28at Rochester67–75George Mikan (41)16–12
29December 31Philadelphia73–83George Mikan (24)17–12
30January 1at Fort Wayne70–83Vern Mikkelsen (20)17–13
31January 3Fort Wayne64–86Vern Mikkelsen (23)18–13
32January 4at Syracuse80–77George Mikan (27)19–13
33January 5Boston54–69Vern Mikkelsen (17)20–13
34January 7Rochester57–69Vern Mikkelsen (26)21–13
35January 10New York65–70George Mikan (21)22–13
36January 11at Tri-Cities113–109George Mikan (34)23–13
37January 14Indianapolis84–86 (OT)George Mikan (28)24–13
38January 16at Indianapolis68–82George Mikan (21)24–14
39January 18at New York78–95George Mikan (27)24–15
40January 20N Fort Wayne89–70George Mikan (27)25–15
41January 21Tri-Cities82–89George Mikan (31)26–15
42January 23N Baltimore89–79Vern Mikkelsen (20)27–15
43January 25at Philadelphia90–71George Mikan (24)28–15
44January 28Indianapolis75–101George Mikan (34)29–15
45January 31Tri-Cities78–106George Mikan (35)30–15
46February 3at Indianapolis89–84George Mikan (29)31–15
47February 4Boston84–98George Mikan (29)32–15
48February 7at Fort Wayne86–96George Mikan (20)32–16
49February 8Rochester58–69George Mikan (37)33–16
50February 11Indianapolis78–91George Mikan (27)34–16
51February 14Baltimore71–99George Mikan (28)35–16
52February 16at Indianapolis76–71George Mikan (32)36–16
53February 17at Rochester82–87George Mikan (30)36–17
54February 18at Syracuse80–91George Mikan (25)36–18
55February 21Syracuse76–82George Mikan (36)37–18
56February 24Fort Wayne78–95George Mikan (32)38–18
57February 25Indianapolis75–73Mikan, Pollard (20)38–19
58February 27N Tri-Cities77–83George Mikan (33)39–19
59February 28at Fort Wayne73–77George Mikan (39)39–20
60March 1at Philadelphia77–97Jim Pollard (26)39–21
61March 4at Boston86–92George Mikan (44)39–22
62March 6at Rochester79–90George Mikan (18)39–23
63March 8at New York94–97 (OT)George Mikan (40)39–24
64March 10at Tri-Cities99–88George Mikan (46)40–24
65March 11Boston96–98 (2OT)George Mikan (40)41–24
66March 14Syracuse76–100George Mikan (40)42–24
67March 17at Tri-Cities92–91 (OT)George Mikan (38)43–24
68March 18New York68–86Vern Mikkelsen (19)44–24

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 95, Indianapolis 81
  • Game 2 @ Indianapolis: Indianapolis 108, Minneapolis 88
  • Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Indianapolis 80

West Division Finals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (2) Rochester Royals: Royals win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 76, Rochester 73
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Rochester 70, Minneapolis 66
  • Game 3 @ Rochester: Rochester 83, Minneapolis 70
  • Game 3 @ Rochester: Rochester 80, Minneapolis 75

Awards and honors

References
General
Specific
  1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/mpls/mplslakers.html
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