1955β56 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
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Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 33–39 (.458) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Division semifinals (lost to Hawks 1β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
KEYD-TV ( Jack Horner) |
Radio |
WLOL (Dick Enroth) |
The 1955β56 NBA season was the Lakers' eighth season playing in the NBA. [1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 37 | 35 | .514 | - | 19-7 | 10-17 | 8-11 | 19-17 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 14-12 | 6-21 | 13-6 | 19-17 |
x- St. Louis Hawks | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 15-11 | 11-17 | 7-11 | 18-18 |
Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 6 | 15-14 | 6-21 | 10-6 | 16-20 |
1955-56 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 7β2 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 8β4 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β5 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 2β7 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 4β5 |
New York | 7β5 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 6β6 | 6β3 | 4β5 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 7β5 | 5β4 | 6β3 | 6β6 | β | 6β3 | 6β3 | 9β3 |
Rochester | 4β5 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 3β6 | 3β6 | β | 6β6 | 5β4 |
St. Louis | 4β5 | 5β7 | 7β5 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 6β6 | β | 3β6 |
Syracuse | 4β8 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 8β4 | 3β9 | 4β5 | 6β3 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 5 | @ St. Louis | 89β101 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 0β1 |
2 | November 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 96β95 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 1β1 |
3 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 106β117 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 1β2 |
4 | November 10 | @ New York | 105β112 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 1β3 |
5 | November 11 | @ Boston | 75β119 | Dick Schnittker (12) | 1β4 |
6 | November 12 | N Philadelphia | 100β89 | Vern Mikkelsen (19) | 1β5 |
7 | November 17 | @ Syracuse | 91β105 | Kalafat, Mikkelsen (15) | 1β6 |
8 | November 19 | @ Rochester | 91β90 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 2β6 |
9 | November 20 | Rochester | 104β96 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 2β7 |
10 | November 24 | St. Louis | 99β107 | Lovellette, Mikkelsen (19) | 3β7 |
11 | November 26 | @ St. Louis | 95β104 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 3β8 |
12 | November 27 | Philadelphia | 94β99 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 4β8 |
13 | November 30 | N St. Louis | 99β97 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 4β9 |
14 | December 1 | N New York | 90β97 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 5β9 |
15 | December 3 | @ Syracuse | 103β114 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 5β10 |
16 | December 4 | Syracuse | 102β96 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 5β11 |
17 | December 6 | N Philadelphia | 116β103 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 5β12 |
18 | December 7 | @ Rochester | 79β92 | Kalafat, Schnittker (17) | 5β13 |
19 | December 10 | @ Boston | 102β118 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 5β14 |
20 | December 13 | @ New York | 91β98 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 5β15 |
21 | December 14 | N Fort Wayne | 98β85 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 6β15 |
22 | December 15 | @ Syracuse | 135β133 (3OT) | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 7β15 |
23 | December 17 | Rochester | 92β94 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 8β15 |
24 | December 18 | @ Fort Wayne | 86β96 | Slater Martin (19) | 8β16 |
25 | December 20 | N Boston | 104β111 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 8β17 |
26 | December 25 | Boston | 115β112 | Clyde Lovellette (35) | 8β18 |
27 | December 28 | St. Louis | 111β90 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 8β19 |
28 | December 29 | N St. Louis | 71β74 | Clyde Lovellette (17) | 9β19 |
29 | January 1 | Syracuse | 85β80 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 9β20 |
30 | January 2 | N Fort Wayne | 95β89 | Slater Martin (26) | 10β20 |
31 | January 4 | St. Louis | 76β94 | Clyde Lovellette (28) | 11β20 |
32 | January 7 | @ Rochester | 98β103 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 11β21 |
33 | January 8 | Syracuse | 91β99 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 12β21 |
34 | January 10 | N Syracuse | 79β90 | Garmaker, Lovellette, Mikkelsen (16) | 13β21 |
35 | January 11 | N Boston | 114β110 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 14β21 |
36 | January 14 | Fort Wayne | 94β117 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 15β21 |
37 | January 15 | @ Fort Wayne | 99β104 | Slater Martin (24) | 15β22 |
38 | January 17 | N St. Louis | 86β97 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 16β22 |
39 | January 18 | N Philadelphia | 94β105 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 17β22 |
40 | January 19 | @ Syracuse | 100β122 | Clyde Lovellette (17) | 17β23 |
41 | January 20 | N New York | 122β109 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 17β24 |
42 | January 21 | @ New York | 109β89 | George Mikan (20) | 18β24 |
43 | January 22 | New York | 100β95 | Whitey Skoog (19) | 18β25 |
44 | January 25 | New York | 95β104 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 19β25 |
45 | January 28 | Philadelphia | 108β85 | Dick Garmaker (17) | 19β26 |
46 | January 29 | St. Louis | 114β107 | Dick Schnittker (22) | 19β27 |
47 | January 31 | N Rochester | 86β92 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 20β27 |
48 | February 1 | Boston | 106β107 | Lovellette, Martin (21) | 21β27 |
49 | February 2 | N Boston | 101β102 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 21β28 |
50 | February 5 | Rochester | 121β109 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 21β29 |
51 | February 8 | Fort Wayne | 82β106 | Whitey Skoog (25) | 22β29 |
52 | February 11 | Philadelphia | 117β102 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 22β30 |
53 | February 12 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β82 | Clyde Lovellette (16) | 22β31 |
54 | February 14 | N Rochester | 79β110 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 23β31 |
55 | February 15 | N New York | 102β113 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 24β31 |
56 | February 17 | @ Philadelphia | 111β134 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 24β32 |
57 | February 18 | @ Rochester | 119β99 | Whitey Skoog (23) | 25β32 |
58 | February 19 | Rochester | 93β100 | Clyde Lovellette (19) | 26β32 |
59 | February 22 | Boston | 93β90 | Whitey Skoog (20) | 26β33 |
60 | February 26 | Fort Wayne | 95β90 | George Mikan (17) | 26β34 |
61 | February 29 | N Syracuse | 94β98 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 27β34 |
62 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | 102β100 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 28β34 |
63 | March 2 | @ Boston | 113β119 | Lovellette, Skoog (23) | 28β35 |
64 | March 3 | @ Rochester | 90β94 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 28β36 |
65 | March 4 | St. Louis | 84β113 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 29β36 |
66 | March 7 | Fort Wayne | 95β98 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 30β36 |
67 | March 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 82β100 | Slater Martin (18) | 30β37 |
68 | March 9 | @ St. Louis | 102β103 | Dick Schnittker (24) | 30β38 |
69 | March 10 | @ St. Louis | 97β105 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 30β39 |
70 | March 11 | Rochester | 98β126 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 31β39 |
71 | March 13 | N New York | 89β102 | Clyde Lovellette (19) | 32β39 |
72 | March 14 | Fort Wayne | 96β100 | Ed Kalafat (21) | 33β39 |
1956 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division Tiebreaker (finishes as West's #2 seed)
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Division semifinals: 1β2 (home: 1β1; road: 0β1)
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1956 schedule |
1955β56 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 33–39 (.458) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Division semifinals (lost to Hawks 1β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
KEYD-TV ( Jack Horner) |
Radio |
WLOL (Dick Enroth) |
The 1955β56 NBA season was the Lakers' eighth season playing in the NBA. [1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 37 | 35 | .514 | - | 19-7 | 10-17 | 8-11 | 19-17 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 14-12 | 6-21 | 13-6 | 19-17 |
x- St. Louis Hawks | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 15-11 | 11-17 | 7-11 | 18-18 |
Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 6 | 15-14 | 6-21 | 10-6 | 16-20 |
1955-56 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 4β5 | 7β2 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 8β4 |
Fort Wayne | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 5β4 | 4β5 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 4β5 |
Minneapolis | 2β7 | 7β5 | β | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 4β5 |
New York | 7β5 | 4β5 | 4β5 | β | 6β6 | 6β3 | 4β5 | 4β8 |
Philadelphia | 7β5 | 5β4 | 6β3 | 6β6 | β | 6β3 | 6β3 | 9β3 |
Rochester | 4β5 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 3β6 | 3β6 | β | 6β6 | 5β4 |
St. Louis | 4β5 | 5β7 | 7β5 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 6β6 | β | 3β6 |
Syracuse | 4β8 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 8β4 | 3β9 | 4β5 | 6β3 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | November 5 | @ St. Louis | 89β101 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 0β1 |
2 | November 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 96β95 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 1β1 |
3 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 106β117 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 1β2 |
4 | November 10 | @ New York | 105β112 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 1β3 |
5 | November 11 | @ Boston | 75β119 | Dick Schnittker (12) | 1β4 |
6 | November 12 | N Philadelphia | 100β89 | Vern Mikkelsen (19) | 1β5 |
7 | November 17 | @ Syracuse | 91β105 | Kalafat, Mikkelsen (15) | 1β6 |
8 | November 19 | @ Rochester | 91β90 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 2β6 |
9 | November 20 | Rochester | 104β96 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 2β7 |
10 | November 24 | St. Louis | 99β107 | Lovellette, Mikkelsen (19) | 3β7 |
11 | November 26 | @ St. Louis | 95β104 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 3β8 |
12 | November 27 | Philadelphia | 94β99 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 4β8 |
13 | November 30 | N St. Louis | 99β97 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 4β9 |
14 | December 1 | N New York | 90β97 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 5β9 |
15 | December 3 | @ Syracuse | 103β114 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 5β10 |
16 | December 4 | Syracuse | 102β96 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 5β11 |
17 | December 6 | N Philadelphia | 116β103 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 5β12 |
18 | December 7 | @ Rochester | 79β92 | Kalafat, Schnittker (17) | 5β13 |
19 | December 10 | @ Boston | 102β118 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 5β14 |
20 | December 13 | @ New York | 91β98 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 5β15 |
21 | December 14 | N Fort Wayne | 98β85 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 6β15 |
22 | December 15 | @ Syracuse | 135β133 (3OT) | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 7β15 |
23 | December 17 | Rochester | 92β94 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 8β15 |
24 | December 18 | @ Fort Wayne | 86β96 | Slater Martin (19) | 8β16 |
25 | December 20 | N Boston | 104β111 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 8β17 |
26 | December 25 | Boston | 115β112 | Clyde Lovellette (35) | 8β18 |
27 | December 28 | St. Louis | 111β90 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 8β19 |
28 | December 29 | N St. Louis | 71β74 | Clyde Lovellette (17) | 9β19 |
29 | January 1 | Syracuse | 85β80 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 9β20 |
30 | January 2 | N Fort Wayne | 95β89 | Slater Martin (26) | 10β20 |
31 | January 4 | St. Louis | 76β94 | Clyde Lovellette (28) | 11β20 |
32 | January 7 | @ Rochester | 98β103 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 11β21 |
33 | January 8 | Syracuse | 91β99 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 12β21 |
34 | January 10 | N Syracuse | 79β90 | Garmaker, Lovellette, Mikkelsen (16) | 13β21 |
35 | January 11 | N Boston | 114β110 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 14β21 |
36 | January 14 | Fort Wayne | 94β117 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 15β21 |
37 | January 15 | @ Fort Wayne | 99β104 | Slater Martin (24) | 15β22 |
38 | January 17 | N St. Louis | 86β97 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 16β22 |
39 | January 18 | N Philadelphia | 94β105 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 17β22 |
40 | January 19 | @ Syracuse | 100β122 | Clyde Lovellette (17) | 17β23 |
41 | January 20 | N New York | 122β109 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 17β24 |
42 | January 21 | @ New York | 109β89 | George Mikan (20) | 18β24 |
43 | January 22 | New York | 100β95 | Whitey Skoog (19) | 18β25 |
44 | January 25 | New York | 95β104 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 19β25 |
45 | January 28 | Philadelphia | 108β85 | Dick Garmaker (17) | 19β26 |
46 | January 29 | St. Louis | 114β107 | Dick Schnittker (22) | 19β27 |
47 | January 31 | N Rochester | 86β92 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 20β27 |
48 | February 1 | Boston | 106β107 | Lovellette, Martin (21) | 21β27 |
49 | February 2 | N Boston | 101β102 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 21β28 |
50 | February 5 | Rochester | 121β109 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 21β29 |
51 | February 8 | Fort Wayne | 82β106 | Whitey Skoog (25) | 22β29 |
52 | February 11 | Philadelphia | 117β102 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 22β30 |
53 | February 12 | @ Fort Wayne | 78β82 | Clyde Lovellette (16) | 22β31 |
54 | February 14 | N Rochester | 79β110 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 23β31 |
55 | February 15 | N New York | 102β113 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 24β31 |
56 | February 17 | @ Philadelphia | 111β134 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 24β32 |
57 | February 18 | @ Rochester | 119β99 | Whitey Skoog (23) | 25β32 |
58 | February 19 | Rochester | 93β100 | Clyde Lovellette (19) | 26β32 |
59 | February 22 | Boston | 93β90 | Whitey Skoog (20) | 26β33 |
60 | February 26 | Fort Wayne | 95β90 | George Mikan (17) | 26β34 |
61 | February 29 | N Syracuse | 94β98 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 27β34 |
62 | March 1 | @ Philadelphia | 102β100 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 28β34 |
63 | March 2 | @ Boston | 113β119 | Lovellette, Skoog (23) | 28β35 |
64 | March 3 | @ Rochester | 90β94 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 28β36 |
65 | March 4 | St. Louis | 84β113 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 29β36 |
66 | March 7 | Fort Wayne | 95β98 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 30β36 |
67 | March 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 82β100 | Slater Martin (18) | 30β37 |
68 | March 9 | @ St. Louis | 102β103 | Dick Schnittker (24) | 30β38 |
69 | March 10 | @ St. Louis | 97β105 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 30β39 |
70 | March 11 | Rochester | 98β126 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 31β39 |
71 | March 13 | N New York | 89β102 | Clyde Lovellette (19) | 32β39 |
72 | March 14 | Fort Wayne | 96β100 | Ed Kalafat (21) | 33β39 |
1956 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division Tiebreaker (finishes as West's #2 seed)
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Division semifinals: 1β2 (home: 1β1; road: 0β1)
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1956 schedule |