1954β55 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 40–32 (.556) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Pistons 1β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954β55 NBA season was the Lakers' seventh season in the NBA. [1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | β | 21β6 | 9β14 | 13β9 | 28β8 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18β6 | 10β14 | 12β12 | 18β18 |
x- Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17β11 | 4β19 | 8β13 | 14β22 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6β11 | 9β16 | 11β19 | 14β22 |
1954-55 NBA Records | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β5 | 6β6 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 11β1 | 9β3 | 2β7 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 2β7 |
Milwaukee | 3β6 | 1β11 | β | 5β7 | 3β6 | 4β5 | 6β6 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 6β3 | 3β9 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 6β3 |
New York | 6β6 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 5β7 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 5β7 |
Rochester | 5β4 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 2β7 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 7β2 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 7β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 30 | @ New York | 83β94 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 0β1 |
2 | October 31 | @ Syracuse | 97β94 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 1β1 |
3 | November 6 | N Milwaukee | 79β67 | Slater Martin (19) | 2β1 |
4 | November 7 | New York | 103β93 (OT) | Jim Pollard (23) | 2β2 |
5 | November 14 | Syracuse | 92β99 | Jim Pollard (25) | 3β2 |
6 | November 25 | Rochester | 84β95 | Jim Pollard (24) | 4β2 |
7 | November 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β97 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 4β3 |
8 | November 28 | Boston | 108β115 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 5β3 |
9 | November 30 | N Fort Wayne | 90β92 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 5β4 |
10 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | 91β88 | Dick Schnittker (16) | 6β4 |
11 | December 2 | N Milwaukee | 108β117 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 6β5 |
12 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | 88β95 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 6β6 |
13 | December 5 | Milwaukee | 102β104 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 7β6 |
14 | December 7 | @ New York | 89β97 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 7β7 |
15 | December 8 | @ Boston | 101β99 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 8β7 |
16 | December 11 | @ Rochester | 91β83 | Whitey Skoog (22) | 9β7 |
17 | December 12 | New York | 73β80 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 10β7 |
18 | December 14 | N Boston | 108β115 | Vern Mikkelsen (31) | 10β8 |
19 | December 15 | N Rochester | 99β97 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (26) | 10β9 |
20 | December 18 | Syracuse | 83β86 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 11β9 |
21 | December 19 | @ Syracuse | 93β108 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 11β10 |
22 | December 25 | Philadelphia | 91β99 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 12β10 |
23 | December 26 | Boston | 82β87 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 13β10 |
24 | December 29 | N Boston | 129β118 (OT) | Slater Martin (35) | 14β10 |
25 | December 30 | N Fort Wayne | 76β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 14β11 |
26 | December 31 | @ Fort Wayne | 103β91 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 15β11 |
27 | January 2 | Rochester | 102β100 | Vern Mikkelsen (28) | 15β12 |
28 | January 3 | N Philadelphia | 74β76 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 16β12 |
29 | January 4 | N Fort Wayne | 92β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (17) | 16β13 |
30 | January 5 | @ Philadelphia | 85β106 | Dick Schnittker (18) | 16β14 |
31 | January 6 | @ Syracuse | 117β106 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 17β14 |
32 | January 8 | Syracuse | 100β97 | Jim Pollard (21) | 17β15 |
33 | January 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 86β89 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 17β16 |
34 | January 11 | Syracuse | 82β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 18β16 |
35 | January 12 | @ Rochester | 102β88 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 19β16 |
36 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | 96β102 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 19β17 |
37 | January 14 | @ Boston | 95β100 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 19β18 |
38 | January 15 | @ Rochester | 90β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 19β19 |
39 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 98β106 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 20β19 |
40 | January 19 | N Milwaukee | 95β81 | Clyde Lovellette (37) | 21β19 |
41 | January 20 | N Milwaukee | 97β90 | Vern Mikkelsen (32) | 22β19 |
42 | January 21 | N Milwaukee | 100β92 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 23β19 |
43 | January 23 | Milwaukee | 79β82 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 24β19 |
44 | January 27 | N Milwaukee | 79β85 | Slater Martin (19) | 24β20 |
45 | January 29 | Fort Wayne | 91β100 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 25β20 |
46 | January 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 92β99 | Jim Pollard (18) | 25β21 |
47 | February 2 | N New York | 81β96 | Jim Pollard (22) | 26β21 |
48 | February 3 | New York | 83β90 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 27β21 |
49 | February 5 | N Milwaukee | 103β87 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 28β21 |
50 | February 6 | Milwaukee | 101β99 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 28β22 |
51 | February 8 | @ New York | 95β98 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 28β23 |
52 | February 9 | N New York | 118β112 | Slater Martin (19) | 28β24 |
53 | February 10 | @ Syracuse | 81β85 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 28β25 |
54 | February 12 | @ Rochester | 96β95 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 29β25 |
55 | February 13 | Philadelphia | 93β103 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 30β25 |
56 | February 19 | Fort Wayne | 92β98 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 31β25 |
57 | February 20 | Rochester | 92β105 | Whitey Skoog (23) | 32β25 |
58 | February 21 | N Rochester | 110β112 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 33β25 |
59 | February 23 | N Fort Wayne | 97β120 | Slater Martin (17) | 33β26 |
60 | February 24 | Boston | 98β112 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 34β26 |
61 | February 25 | N Boston | 104β107 | Whitey Skoog (31) | 34β27 |
62 | February 26 | Fort Wayne | 90β89 | Martin, Mikkelsen (19) | 34β28 |
63 | February 27 | Rochester | 84β93 | Dick Schnittker (22) | 35β28 |
64 | February 28 | N Fort Wayne | 88β90 | Whitey Skoog (17) | 35β29 |
65 | March 3 | N Rochester | 83β76 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 35β30 |
66 | March 4 | @ Boston | 121β106 | Slater Martin (26) | 36β30 |
67 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 107β104 (OT) | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 37β30 |
68 | March 6 | Milwaukee | 100β98 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 37β31 |
69 | March 7 | N New York | 96β97 | Dick Schnittker (20) | 38β31 |
70 | March 9 | @ Philadelphia | 89β102 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 38β32 |
71 | March 10 | N Syracuse | 93β96 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 39β32 |
72 | March 12 | N Philadelphia | 78β86 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 40β32 |
1955 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division semifinals: 2β1 (home: 2β0; road: 0β1)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division finals: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 schedule |
1954β55 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 40–32 (.556) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Pistons 1β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954β55 NBA season was the Lakers' seventh season in the NBA. [1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | β | 21β6 | 9β14 | 13β9 | 28β8 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18β6 | 10β14 | 12β12 | 18β18 |
x- Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17β11 | 4β19 | 8β13 | 14β22 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6β11 | 9β16 | 11β19 | 14β22 |
1954-55 NBA Records | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β5 | 6β6 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 11β1 | 9β3 | 2β7 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 2β7 |
Milwaukee | 3β6 | 1β11 | β | 5β7 | 3β6 | 4β5 | 6β6 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 6β3 | 3β9 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 6β3 |
New York | 6β6 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 5β7 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 5β7 |
Rochester | 5β4 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 2β7 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 7β2 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 7β2 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 30 | @ New York | 83β94 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 0β1 |
2 | October 31 | @ Syracuse | 97β94 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 1β1 |
3 | November 6 | N Milwaukee | 79β67 | Slater Martin (19) | 2β1 |
4 | November 7 | New York | 103β93 (OT) | Jim Pollard (23) | 2β2 |
5 | November 14 | Syracuse | 92β99 | Jim Pollard (25) | 3β2 |
6 | November 25 | Rochester | 84β95 | Jim Pollard (24) | 4β2 |
7 | November 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 81β97 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 4β3 |
8 | November 28 | Boston | 108β115 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 5β3 |
9 | November 30 | N Fort Wayne | 90β92 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 5β4 |
10 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | 91β88 | Dick Schnittker (16) | 6β4 |
11 | December 2 | N Milwaukee | 108β117 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 6β5 |
12 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | 88β95 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 6β6 |
13 | December 5 | Milwaukee | 102β104 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 7β6 |
14 | December 7 | @ New York | 89β97 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 7β7 |
15 | December 8 | @ Boston | 101β99 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 8β7 |
16 | December 11 | @ Rochester | 91β83 | Whitey Skoog (22) | 9β7 |
17 | December 12 | New York | 73β80 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 10β7 |
18 | December 14 | N Boston | 108β115 | Vern Mikkelsen (31) | 10β8 |
19 | December 15 | N Rochester | 99β97 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (26) | 10β9 |
20 | December 18 | Syracuse | 83β86 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 11β9 |
21 | December 19 | @ Syracuse | 93β108 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 11β10 |
22 | December 25 | Philadelphia | 91β99 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 12β10 |
23 | December 26 | Boston | 82β87 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 13β10 |
24 | December 29 | N Boston | 129β118 (OT) | Slater Martin (35) | 14β10 |
25 | December 30 | N Fort Wayne | 76β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 14β11 |
26 | December 31 | @ Fort Wayne | 103β91 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 15β11 |
27 | January 2 | Rochester | 102β100 | Vern Mikkelsen (28) | 15β12 |
28 | January 3 | N Philadelphia | 74β76 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 16β12 |
29 | January 4 | N Fort Wayne | 92β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (17) | 16β13 |
30 | January 5 | @ Philadelphia | 85β106 | Dick Schnittker (18) | 16β14 |
31 | January 6 | @ Syracuse | 117β106 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 17β14 |
32 | January 8 | Syracuse | 100β97 | Jim Pollard (21) | 17β15 |
33 | January 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 86β89 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 17β16 |
34 | January 11 | Syracuse | 82β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 18β16 |
35 | January 12 | @ Rochester | 102β88 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 19β16 |
36 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | 96β102 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 19β17 |
37 | January 14 | @ Boston | 95β100 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 19β18 |
38 | January 15 | @ Rochester | 90β93 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 19β19 |
39 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 98β106 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 20β19 |
40 | January 19 | N Milwaukee | 95β81 | Clyde Lovellette (37) | 21β19 |
41 | January 20 | N Milwaukee | 97β90 | Vern Mikkelsen (32) | 22β19 |
42 | January 21 | N Milwaukee | 100β92 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 23β19 |
43 | January 23 | Milwaukee | 79β82 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 24β19 |
44 | January 27 | N Milwaukee | 79β85 | Slater Martin (19) | 24β20 |
45 | January 29 | Fort Wayne | 91β100 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 25β20 |
46 | January 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 92β99 | Jim Pollard (18) | 25β21 |
47 | February 2 | N New York | 81β96 | Jim Pollard (22) | 26β21 |
48 | February 3 | New York | 83β90 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 27β21 |
49 | February 5 | N Milwaukee | 103β87 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 28β21 |
50 | February 6 | Milwaukee | 101β99 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 28β22 |
51 | February 8 | @ New York | 95β98 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 28β23 |
52 | February 9 | N New York | 118β112 | Slater Martin (19) | 28β24 |
53 | February 10 | @ Syracuse | 81β85 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 28β25 |
54 | February 12 | @ Rochester | 96β95 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 29β25 |
55 | February 13 | Philadelphia | 93β103 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 30β25 |
56 | February 19 | Fort Wayne | 92β98 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 31β25 |
57 | February 20 | Rochester | 92β105 | Whitey Skoog (23) | 32β25 |
58 | February 21 | N Rochester | 110β112 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 33β25 |
59 | February 23 | N Fort Wayne | 97β120 | Slater Martin (17) | 33β26 |
60 | February 24 | Boston | 98β112 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 34β26 |
61 | February 25 | N Boston | 104β107 | Whitey Skoog (31) | 34β27 |
62 | February 26 | Fort Wayne | 90β89 | Martin, Mikkelsen (19) | 34β28 |
63 | February 27 | Rochester | 84β93 | Dick Schnittker (22) | 35β28 |
64 | February 28 | N Fort Wayne | 88β90 | Whitey Skoog (17) | 35β29 |
65 | March 3 | N Rochester | 83β76 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 35β30 |
66 | March 4 | @ Boston | 121β106 | Slater Martin (26) | 36β30 |
67 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 107β104 (OT) | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 37β30 |
68 | March 6 | Milwaukee | 100β98 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 37β31 |
69 | March 7 | N New York | 96β97 | Dick Schnittker (20) | 38β31 |
70 | March 9 | @ Philadelphia | 89β102 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 38β32 |
71 | March 10 | N Syracuse | 93β96 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 39β32 |
72 | March 12 | N Philadelphia | 78β86 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 40β32 |
1955 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division semifinals: 2β1 (home: 2β0; road: 0β1)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division finals: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 schedule |