1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season
Minneapolis Lakers season | |
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NBA champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 51–17 (.750) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Nationals 4–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WLOL |
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season was the second season for the franchise in the
Lakers repeated as NBA Champions, defeating the Syracuse Nationals in six games in the NBA Finals
, making it (to date) the only franchise to win the championship in each of its first two NBA seasons.
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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T | – | Vern Mikkelsen | F/C | United States | Hamline |
– | – | Bob Harrison | G | United States | Michigan |
– | – | Paul Walther | F/G | United States | Tennessee |
Roster
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Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 51 | 17 | .750 | – | 30–1 | 18–16 | 3–0 | 16–8 |
x-Rochester Royals | 51 | 17 | .750 | – | 33–1 | 17–16 | 1–0 | 15–9 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 28–6 | 12–22 | – | 14–10 |
x-Chicago Stags | 40 | 28 | .588 | 11 | 18–6 | 14–21 | 8–1 | 11–13 |
St. Louis Bombers | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 17–14 | 7–26 | 2–2 | 4–20 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AND | BAL | BOS | CHI | DEN | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SHE | STL | SYR | TCB | WAS | WAT |
Anderson | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
Baltimore | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Boston | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Chicago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Denver | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2–5 |
Fort Wayne | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Indianapolis | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
Minneapolis | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Rochester | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Sheboygan | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
St. Louis
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0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
Syracuse | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
Tri-Cities | 2–7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Washington | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
Waterloo | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 2 | at Philadelphia |
81–69 | Jim Pollard (30) | 1–0 |
2 | November 5 | at Baltimore |
92–77 | George Mikan (28) | 2–0 |
3 | November 8 | at Washington | 68–66 | Jim Pollard (21) | 3–0 |
4 | November 10 | at Boston | 98–84 | George Mikan (37) | 4–0 |
5 | November 12 | at Chicago | 79–86 | George Mikan (30) | 4–1 |
6 | November 16 | St. Louis |
94–71 | Herm Schaefer (20) | 5–1 |
7 | November 17 | at St. Louis | 65–78 | George Mikan (17) | 5–2 |
8 | November 19 | at Anderson | 80–83 | George Mikan (34) | 5–3 |
9 | November 20 | Indianapolis | 121–95 | George Mikan (29) | 6–3 |
10 | November 23 | Baltimore | 84–71 | George Mikan (28) | 7–3 |
11 | November 25 | at Denver |
101–81 | George Mikan (29) | 8–3 |
12 | November 27 | Chicago | 82–96 | George Mikan (34) | 8–4 |
13 | November 30 | New York | 102–92 | George Mikan (28) | 9–4 |
14 | December 1 | at Indianapolis | 68–86 | George Mikan (33) | 9–5 |
15 | December 3 | at Chicago | 91–80 | George Mikan (34) | 10–5 |
16 | December 4 | Rochester |
95–80 | George Mikan (27) | 11–5 |
17 | December 7 | Washington | 93–76 | George Mikan (35) | 12–5 |
18 | December 8 | at Fort Wayne |
66–87 | George Mikan (27) | 12–6 |
19 | December 10 | vs Denver | 89–76 | George Mikan (31) | 13–6 |
20 | December 11 | Philadelphia | 90–81 | George Mikan (28) | 14–6 |
21 | December 14 | at New York | 84–94 | George Mikan (38) | 14–7 |
22 | December 15 | at Baltimore | 68–87 | George Mikan (34) | 14–8 |
23 | December 18 | Boston | 77–72 | George Mikan (24) | 15–8 |
24 | December 20 | at Rochester | 62–87 | George Mikan (26) | 15–9 |
25 | December 21 | at Washington | 75–61 | George Mikan (21) | 16–9 |
26 | December 22 | at Boston | 69–87 | George Mikan (21) | 16–10 |
27 | December 25 | Fort Wayne | 72–58 | George Mikan (22) | 17–10 |
28 | December 26 | at Tri-Cities |
78–76 | George Mikan (22) | 18–10 |
29 | December 28 | Baltimore | 88–77 | Mikan, Pollard (24) | 19–10 |
30 | December 31 | at Waterloo | 86–68 | George Mikan (35) | 20–10 |
31 | January 1 | Anderson | 87–75 | George Mikan (38) | 21–10 |
32 | January 4 | Fort Wayne | 91–75 | George Mikan (22) | 22–10 |
33 | January 5 | at Sheboygan | 82–85 | George Mikan (42) | 22–11 |
34 | January 8 | Boston | 85–80 (OT) | George Mikan (30) | 23–11 |
35 | January 11 | Syracuse |
98–88 | George Mikan (27) | 24–11 |
36 | January 12 | at St. Louis | 89–73 | Vern Mikkelsen (31) | 25–11 |
37 | January 14 | at Rochester | 77–83 | George Mikan (51) | 25–12 |
38 | January 15 | Rochester | 85–73 | George Mikan (25) | 26–12 |
39 | January 17 | at Boston | 105–79 | George Mikan (22) | 27–12 |
40 | January 18 | at Washington | 76–68 | George Mikan (23) | 28–12 |
41 | January 19 | at New York | 94–83 | George Mikan (31) | 29–12 |
42 | January 20 | at Philadelphia | 89–90 | George Mikan (34) | 29–13 |
43 | January 22 | Chicago | 103–75 | George Mikan (28) | 30–13 |
44 | January 24 | at Chicago | 80–68 | George Mikan (40) | 31–13 |
45 | January 25 | St. Louis | 85–78 | George Mikan (23) | 32–13 |
46 | January 29 | Washington | 88–60 | George Mikan (31) | 33–13 |
47 | February 1 | New York | 96–81 | George Mikan (35) | 34–13 |
48 | February 2 | at Fort Wayne | 79–78 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 35–13 |
49 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 100–67 | George Mikan (23) | 36–13 |
50 | February 9 | Washington | 71–59 | Mikan, Mikkelsen (15) | 37–13 |
51 | February 12 | Boston | 88–70 | Jim Pollard (29) | 38–13 |
52 | February 15 | Rochester | 92–70 | George Mikan (34) | 39–13 |
53 | February 16 | at St. Louis | 72–71 | Jim Pollard (25) | 40–13 |
54 | February 17 | Waterloo | 80–74 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 41–13 |
55 | February 19 | Chicago | 96–83 | George Mikan (33) | 42–13 |
56 | February 22 | St. Louis | 100–57 | George Mikan (28) | 43–13 |
57 | February 25 | at Rochester | 64–66 | George Mikan (39) | 43–14 |
58 | February 26 | Tri-Cities | 80–66 | George Mikan (30) | 44–14 |
59 | February 28 | Fort Wayne | 71–65 | Mikan, Mikkelsen (19) | 45–14 |
60 | March 2 | at Baltimore | 88–68 | George Mikan (24) | 46–14 |
61 | March 3 | at Philadelphia | 61–66 | George Mikan (21) | 46–15 |
62 | March 4 | at New York | 84–75 | Mikan, Pollard (23) | 47–15 |
63 | March 5 | at Syracuse | 75–84 | George Mikan (29) | 47–16 |
64 | March 7 | Sheboygan | 90–73 | Vern Mikkelsen (19) | 48–16 |
65 | March 8 | Philadelphia | 68–65 | George Mikan (34) | 49–16 |
66 | March 12 | New York | 87–66 | George Mikan (32) | 50–16 |
67 | March 15 | Baltimore | 96–62 | George Mikan (34) | 51–16 |
68 | March 19 | at Fort Wayne | 67–69 | George Mikan (30) | 51–17 |
Playoffs
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Division Tiebreaker (finishes as Central's #1 seed)
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Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Division Finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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NBA Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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1950 schedule |
Awards and honors
- All-NBA First Team
- All-NBA First Team