1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season

1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coachJohn Kundla
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record40–32 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Pistons 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Lakers' seventh season in the NBA.[1] During the early part of the season, the Lakers played a total of four different games against the Baltimore Bullets before the original Bullets team folded operations early in the season on November 27, 1954; all four of the games the Lakers played against the Bullets ultimately ended up being wiped out from the official record books for the NBA's history. Interestingly, the Bullets would win their first game played against the Lakers that season on November 3, 1954 with a close 93–92 victory in Baltimore's favor out in Baltimore, though the Lakers would win their final three matches against them on November 11 & 12 in neutral sites and on November 21 in Minneapolis for what later became the Bullets' penultimate game played that season. If the four games played were officially kept as a part of the season's record for the Lakers, the official record would have had Minneapolis get a winning record of 43–33 instead of just 40–32 for the season, with the Lakers joining the New York Knicks as the only teams to lose to the Bullets once and get at least one victory over the Bullets once during this season before the original Baltimore franchise folded operations.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 43 29 .597 – 21–6 9–14 13–9 28–8
x- 40 32 .556 3 18–6 10–14 12–12 18–18
x-Rochester Royals 29 43 .403 14 17–11 4–19 8–13 14–22
Milwaukee Hawks 26 46 .361 17 6–11 9–16 11–19 14–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1954-55 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Boston — 4–5 6–3 3–6 6–6 7–5 4–5 6–6
Fort Wayne 5–4 — 11–1 9–3 2–7 6–3 8–4 2–7
Milwaukee 3–6 1–11 — 5–7 3–6 4–5 6–6 4–5
Minneapolis 6–3 3–9 7–5 — 4–5 6–3 8–4 6–3
New York 6–6 7–2 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 5–4 4–8
Philadelphia 5–7 3–6 5–4 3–6 7–5 — 5–4 5–7
Rochester 5–4 4–8 6–6 4–8 4–5 4–5 — 2–7
Syracuse 6–6 7–2 5–4 3–6 8–4 7–5 7–2 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 30 @ New York 83–94 Clyde Lovellette (18) 0–1
2 October 31 @ Syracuse 97–94 Clyde Lovellette (22) 1–1
3 November 6 N Milwaukee 79–67 Slater Martin (19) 2–1
4 November 7 New York 103–93 (OT) Jim Pollard (23) 2–2
5 November 14 Syracuse 92–99 Jim Pollard (25) 3–2
6 November 25 Rochester 84–95 Jim Pollard (24) 4–2
7 November 27 @ Fort Wayne 81–97 Vern Mikkelsen (20) 4–3
8 November 28 Boston 108–115 Clyde Lovellette (29) 5–3
9 November 30 N Fort Wayne 90–92 Vern Mikkelsen (20) 5–4
10 December 1 @ Philadelphia 91–88 Dick Schnittker (16) 6–4
11 December 2 N Milwaukee 108–117 Clyde Lovellette (29) 6–5
12 December 4 @ Milwaukee 88–95 Clyde Lovellette (18) 6–6
13 December 5 Milwaukee 102–104 (OT) Vern Mikkelsen (22) 7–6
14 December 7 @ New York 89–97 Clyde Lovellette (24) 7–7
15 December 8 @ Boston 101–99 Vern Mikkelsen (25) 8–7
16 December 11 @ Rochester 91–83 Whitey Skoog (22) 9–7
17 December 12 New York 73–80 Clyde Lovellette (22) 10–7
18 December 14 N Boston 108–115 Vern Mikkelsen (31) 10–8
19 December 15 N Rochester 99–97 (OT) Vern Mikkelsen (26) 10–9
20 December 18 Syracuse 83–86 Clyde Lovellette (26) 11–9
21 December 19 @ Syracuse 93–108 Vern Mikkelsen (21) 11–10
22 December 25 Philadelphia 91–99 Vern Mikkelsen (27) 12–10
23 December 26 Boston 82–87 Vern Mikkelsen (20) 13–10
24 December 29 N Boston 129–118 (OT) Slater Martin (35) 14–10
25 December 30 N Fort Wayne 76–93 Vern Mikkelsen (16) 14–11
26 December 31 @ Fort Wayne 103–91 Clyde Lovellette (27) 15–11
27 January 2 Rochester 102–100 Vern Mikkelsen (28) 15–12
28 January 3 N Philadelphia 74–76 Clyde Lovellette (21) 16–12
29 January 4 N Fort Wayne 92–93 Vern Mikkelsen (17) 16–13
30 January 5 @ Philadelphia 85–106 Dick Schnittker (18) 16–14
31 January 6 @ Syracuse 117–106 Vern Mikkelsen (24) 17–14
32 January 8 Syracuse 100–97 Jim Pollard (21) 17–15
33 January 9 @ Fort Wayne 86–89 Clyde Lovellette (18) 17–16
34 January 11 Syracuse 82–93 Vern Mikkelsen (24) 18–16
35 January 12 @ Rochester 102–88 Clyde Lovellette (23) 19–16
36 January 13 @ Philadelphia 96–102 (OT) Vern Mikkelsen (22) 19–17
37 January 14 @ Boston 95–100 Clyde Lovellette (24) 19–18
38 January 15 @ Rochester 90–93 Vern Mikkelsen (21) 19–19
39 January 16 Philadelphia 98–106 Vern Mikkelsen (23) 20–19
40 January 19 N Milwaukee 95–81 Clyde Lovellette (37) 21–19
41 January 20 N Milwaukee 97–90 Vern Mikkelsen (32) 22–19
42 January 21 N Milwaukee 100–92 Clyde Lovellette (20) 23–19
43 January 23 Milwaukee 79–82 Vern Mikkelsen (25) 24–19
44 January 27 N Milwaukee 79–85 Slater Martin (19) 24–20
45 January 29 Fort Wayne 91–100 Clyde Lovellette (30) 25–20
46 January 30 @ Fort Wayne 92–99 Jim Pollard (18) 25–21
47 February 2 N New York 81–96 Jim Pollard (22) 26–21
48 February 3 New York 83–90 Vern Mikkelsen (23) 27–21
49 February 5 N Milwaukee 103–87 Vern Mikkelsen (22) 28–21
50 February 6 Milwaukee 101–99 Clyde Lovellette (30) 28–22
51 February 8 @ New York 95–98 Clyde Lovellette (27) 28–23
52 February 9 N New York 118–112 Slater Martin (19) 28–24
53 February 10 @ Syracuse 81–85 Clyde Lovellette (26) 28–25
54 February 12 @ Rochester 96–95 Clyde Lovellette (25) 29–25
55 February 13 Philadelphia 93–103 Clyde Lovellette (20) 30–25
56 February 19 Fort Wayne 92–98 Clyde Lovellette (24) 31–25
57 February 20 Rochester 92–105 Whitey Skoog (23) 32–25
58 February 21 N Rochester 110–112 Clyde Lovellette (26) 33–25
59 February 23 N Fort Wayne 97–120 Slater Martin (17) 33–26
60 February 24 Boston 98–112 Clyde Lovellette (23) 34–26
61 February 25 N Boston 104–107 Whitey Skoog (31) 34–27
62 February 26 Fort Wayne 90–89 Martin, Mikkelsen (19) 34–28
63 February 27 Rochester 84–93 Dick Schnittker (22) 35–28
64 February 28 N Fort Wayne 88–90 Whitey Skoog (17) 35–29
65 March 3 N Rochester 83–76 Vern Mikkelsen (21) 35–30
66 March 4 @ Boston 121–106 Slater Martin (26) 36–30
67 March 5 @ Rochester 107–104 (OT) Clyde Lovellette (30) 37–30
68 March 6 Milwaukee 100–98 Vern Mikkelsen (22) 37–31
69 March 7 N New York 96–97 Dick Schnittker (20) 38–31
70 March 9 @ Philadelphia 89–102 Vern Mikkelsen (23) 38–32
71 March 10 N Syracuse 93–96 Clyde Lovellette (27) 39–32
72 March 12 N Philadelphia 78–86 Vern Mikkelsen (20) 40–32

Playoffs

1955 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 16 Rochester W 82–78 Clyde Lovellette (26) St. Paul Auditorium
4,841 		1–0
2 March 18 @ Rochester L 92–94 Clyde Lovellette (19) Edgerton Park Arena 1–1
3 March 19 Rochester W 119–110 Jim Pollard (26) St. Paul Auditorium
4,219 		2–1
Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 20 @ Fort Wayne L 79–96 Clyde Lovellette (18) North Side Gymnasium 0–1
2 March 22 @ Fort Wayne L 97–98 (OT) Whitey Skoog (24) Butler Fieldhouse 0–2
3 March 23 Fort Wayne W 99–91 (OT) Whitey Skoog (24) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–2
4 March 27 Fort Wayne L 96–105 Clyde Lovellette (25) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–3
1955 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers
  2. ^ "1954-1955 Baltimore Bullets". Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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