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1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season was the second season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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.

1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachJohn Kundla
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record51–17 (.750)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Nationals 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWLOL
< 1948–49 1950–51 >

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
T–Vern MikkelsenF/C  United StatesHamline
––Bob HarrisonG  United StatesMichigan
––Paul WaltherF/G  United StatesTennessee

Roster

The team.
1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F15Carlson, Don6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)1919-03-22Minnesota
G/F18Ferrin, Arnie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1925-07-29Utah
F20Glick, Normie6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)1927-11-10Loyola Marymount
F14−20Grant, Bud6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)1927-05-20Minnesota
G16Harrison, Bob6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)1927-08-12Michigan
G11Hassett, Billy5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)1921-10-21Notre Dame
G/F13Jaros, Tony6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1920-02-22Minnesota
G22Martin, Slater5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)1925-10-22Texas
C99Mikan, George6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)1924-06-18DePaul
F/C19Mikkelsen, Vern6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1928-10-21Hamline
F/C17Pollard, Jim6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1922-07-09Stanford
G/F10Schaefer, Herm6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1918-11-20Indiana
G/F12Stump, Gene6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1923-11-13DePaul
G/F14Walther, Paul6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg)1927-03-23Tennessee
Head coach

John Kundla

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers5117.750–30–118–163–016–8
x-Rochester Royals5117.750–33–117–161–015–9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons4028.5881128–612–22–14–10
x-Chicago Stags4028.5881118–614–218–111–13
St. Louis Bombers2642.3822517–147–262–24–20

Record vs. opponents

1949–50 NBA records
TeamANDBALBOSCHIDENFWPINDMINNYKPHIROCSHESTLSYRTCBWASWAT
Anderson—1–10–21–14–31–12–51–11–11–10–25–22–03–47–21–17–0
Baltimore1–1—2–41–51–13–31–11–51–53–33–32–03–30–20–22–41–1
Boston2–04–2—0–61–12–41–11–51–53–30–61–12–40–20–23–31–1
Chicago1–15–16–0—2–02–41–12–42–44–22–42–05–10–21–13–32–0
Denver3–41–11–10–2—0–20–70–20–20–20–23–40–21–60–70–22–5
Fort Wayne1–13–34–24–22–0—1–12–44–24–23–32–05–10–22–02–41–1
Indianapolis5–21–11–11–17–01–1—1–11–12–01–15–21–12–74–31–15–2
Minneapolis1–15–15–14–22–04–21–1—5–14–23–31–15–11–12–06–02–0
New York1–15–15–14–22–02–41–11–5—1–51–51–14–20–21–15–12–0
Philadelphia1–13–33–32–42–02–40–22–41–5—1–52–02–40–21–12–42–0
Rochester2–03–36–04–22–03–31–13–35–15–1—1–15–11–12–06–02–0
Sheboygan2–50–21–10–24–30–22–51–11–10–21–1—0–21–63–42–04–3
St. Louis0–23–34–21–52–01–51–11–52–44–21–52–0—1–12–00–61–1
Syracuse4–32–02–02–06–12–07–21–12–02–01–16–11–1—6–11–16–1
Tri-Cities2–72–02–01–17–00–23–40–21–11–10–24–30–21–6—1–14–3
Washington1–14–23–33–32–04–21–10–61–54–20–60–26–01–11–1—1–1
Waterloo0–71–11–10–25–21–12–50–20–20–20–23–41–11–63–41–1—

Game log

#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 2at Philadelphia81–69Jim Pollard (30)1–0
2November 5at Baltimore92–77George Mikan (28)2–0
3November 8at Washington68–66Jim Pollard (21)3–0
4November 10at Boston98–84George Mikan (37)4–0
5November 12at Chicago79–86George Mikan (30)4–1
6November 16St. Louis94–71Herm Schaefer (20)5–1
7November 17at St. Louis65–78George Mikan (17)5–2
8November 19at Anderson80–83George Mikan (34)5–3
9November 20Indianapolis121–95George Mikan (29)6–3
10November 23Baltimore84–71George Mikan (28)7–3
11November 25at Denver101–81George Mikan (29)8–3
12November 27Chicago82–96George Mikan (34)8–4
13November 30New York102–92George Mikan (28)9–4
14December 1at Indianapolis68–86George Mikan (33)9–5
15December 3at Chicago91–80George Mikan (34)10–5
16December 4Rochester95–80George Mikan (27)11–5
17December 7Washington93–76George Mikan (35)12–5
18December 8at Fort Wayne66–87George Mikan (27)12–6
19December 10vs Denver89–76George Mikan (31)13–6
20December 11Philadelphia90–81George Mikan (28)14–6
21December 14at New York84–94George Mikan (38)14–7
22December 15at Baltimore68–87George Mikan (34)14–8
23December 18Boston77–72George Mikan (24)15–8
24December 20at Rochester62–87George Mikan (26)15–9
25December 21at Washington75–61George Mikan (21)16–9
26December 22at Boston69–87George Mikan (21)16–10
27December 25Fort Wayne72–58George Mikan (22)17–10
28December 26at Tri-Cities78–76George Mikan (22)18–10
29December 28Baltimore88–77Mikan, Pollard (24)19–10
30December 31at Waterloo86–68George Mikan (35)20–10
31January 1Anderson87–75George Mikan (38)21–10
32January 4Fort Wayne91–75George Mikan (22)22–10
33January 5at Sheboygan82–85George Mikan (42)22–11
34January 8Boston85–80 (OT)George Mikan (30)23–11
35January 11Syracuse98–88George Mikan (27)24–11
36January 12at St. Louis89–73Vern Mikkelsen (31)25–11
37January 14at Rochester77–83George Mikan (51)25–12
38January 15Rochester85–73George Mikan (25)26–12
39January 17at Boston105–79George Mikan (22)27–12
40January 18at Washington76–68George Mikan (23)28–12
41January 19at New York94–83George Mikan (31)29–12
42January 20at Philadelphia89–90George Mikan (34)29–13
43January 22Chicago103–75George Mikan (28)30–13
44January 24at Chicago80–68George Mikan (40)31–13
45January 25St. Louis85–78George Mikan (23)32–13
46January 29Washington88–60George Mikan (31)33–13
47February 1New York96–81George Mikan (35)34–13
48February 2at Fort Wayne79–78Vern Mikkelsen (21)35–13
49February 5Philadelphia100–67George Mikan (23)36–13
50February 9Washington71–59Mikan, Mikkelsen (15)37–13
51February 12Boston88–70Jim Pollard (29)38–13
52February 15Rochester92–70George Mikan (34)39–13
53February 16at St. Louis72–71Jim Pollard (25)40–13
54February 17Waterloo80–74Vern Mikkelsen (20)41–13
55February 19Chicago96–83George Mikan (33)42–13
56February 22St. Louis100–57George Mikan (28)43–13
57February 25at Rochester64–66George Mikan (39)43–14
58February 26Tri-Cities80–66George Mikan (30)44–14
59February 28Fort Wayne71–65Mikan, Mikkelsen (19)45–14
60March 2at Baltimore88–68George Mikan (24)46–14
61March 3at Philadelphia61–66George Mikan (21)46–15
62March 4at New York84–75Mikan, Pollard (23)47–15
63March 5at Syracuse75–84George Mikan (29)47–16
64March 7Sheboygan90–73Vern Mikkelsen (19)48–16
65March 8Philadelphia68–65George Mikan (34)49–16
66March 12New York87–66George Mikan (32)50–16
67March 15Baltimore96–62George Mikan (34)51–16
68March 19at Fort Wayne67–69George Mikan (30)51–17

Playoffs

1950 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (finishes as Central's #1 seed)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1March 21@ RochesterW 78–76George Mikan (35)Herm Schaefer (7)Edgerton Park Arena1–0
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1March 22ChicagoW 85–75George Mikan (30)George Mikan (3)Minneapolis Auditorium1–0
2March 25@ ChicagoW 75–67George Mikan (34)—Chicago Stadium2–0
Division Finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1March 27Fort WayneW 93–79George Mikan (24)George Mikan (4)Minneapolis Auditorium1–0
2March 28@ Fort WayneW 89–82George Mikan (37)—North Side High School Gym2–0
NBA Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 5AndersonW 75–50George Mikan (26)Jim Pollard (5)Minneapolis Auditorium1–0
2April 6@ AndersonW 90–71George Mikan (32)—Anderson High School Wigwam2–0
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 8@ SyracuseW 68–66George Mikan (37)—State Fair Coliseum
7,552		1–0
2April 9@ SyracuseL 85–91George Mikan (32)—State Fair Coliseum
8,280		1–1
3April 14SyracuseW 91–77George Mikan (28)George Mikan (8)St. Paul Auditorium
10,288		2–1
4April 16SyracuseW 77–69George Mikan (28)Jim Pollard (4)St. Paul Auditorium
10,512		3–1
5April 20@ SyracuseL 76–83George Mikan (28)—State Fair Coliseum
9,024		3–2
6April 23SyracuseW 110–95George Mikan (40)Jim Pollard (10)Minneapolis Auditorium
9,812		4–2
1950 schedule

Awards and honors

References

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