1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-24
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Indianapolis Olympians 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Rochester Royals 3-1
Coach: John Kundla (44-24)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 172,410, Avg. 5,388 in 32 home dates

1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 44 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Minneapolis scored 5,632 points and surrendered 5,264. George Mikan scored a team-leading 1,932 points for the Lakers, while Vern Mikkelsen netted 13 or more per game also. George Mikan contributed 958 rebounds. Slater Martin dished out 235 assists for the squad.

John Kundla coached the team. The 1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5632
Regular Season Points Against: 5264

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 1, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 71 at Baltimore Bullets 81	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
November 4, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Washington Capitols 85	W	0-0	1-1	1-1
November 5, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 87 at Syracuse Nationals 90	L	0-0	1-2	1-2
November 9, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 71 at Boston Celtics 76	L	0-0	1-3	1-3
November 12, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	W	1-0	1-3	2-3
November 15, 1950	Syracuse Nationals 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 72	W	2-0	1-3	3-3	OT
November 16, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 69 at New York Knicks 71	L	2-0	1-4	3-4
November 18, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Rochester Royals 77	W	2-0	2-4	4-4	2OT
November 19, 1950	Rochester Royals 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	W	3-0	2-4	5-4
November 22, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons 19 at Minneapolis Lakers 18	L	3-1	2-4	5-5
November 23, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 73	L	3-1	2-5	5-6
November 26, 1950	Baltimore Bullets 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	W	4-1	2-5	6-6
November 29, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 66 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	W	5-1	2-5	7-6
December 1, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 66	L	5-1	2-6	7-7
December 3, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	W	6-1	2-6	8-7
December 6, 1950	New York Knicks 62 at Minneapolis Lakers 84	W	7-1	2-6	9-7
December 9, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 79	W	7-1	3-6	10-7
December 10, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 114	W	8-1	3-6	11-7
December 13, 1950	Rochester Royals 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 72	L	8-2	3-6	11-8
December 15, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	W	8-2	4-6	12-8
December 16, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 71	W	8-2	5-6	13-8
December 17, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians 60 at Minneapolis Lakers 79	W	9-2	5-6	14-8
December 19, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Philadelphia Warriors 71	L	9-2	5-7	14-9
December 20, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Baltimore Bullets 91	L	9-2	5-8	14-10
December 23, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Boston Celtics 87	L	9-2	5-9	14-11
December 25, 1950	Washington Capitols 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	W	10-2	5-9	15-11
December 27, 1950	Baltimore Bullets 63 at Minneapolis Lakers 81	W	11-2	5-9	16-11
December 28, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Rochester Royals 75	L	11-2	5-10	16-12
December 31, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	W	12-2	5-10	17-12
January 1, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83	L	12-2	5-11	17-13
January 3, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	W	13-2	5-11	18-13
January 4, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Syracuse Nationals 77	W	13-2	6-11	19-13
January 5, 1951	Boston Celtics 54 at Minneapolis Lakers 69	W	14-2	6-11	20-13
January 7, 1951	Rochester Royals 57 at Minneapolis Lakers 69	W	15-2	6-11	21-13
January 10, 1951	New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 70	W	16-2	6-11	22-13
January 11, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 109	W	16-2	7-11	23-13
January 14, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	W	17-2	7-11	24-13	OT
January 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	L	17-2	7-12	24-14
January 18, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 78 at New York Knicks 95	L	17-2	7-13	24-15
January 20, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70	W	17-2	8-13	25-15		at Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 89	W	18-2	8-13	26-15
January 23, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Baltimore Bullets 79	W	18-2	9-13	27-15		at Johnstown, PA
January 25, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 71	W	18-2	10-13	28-15
January 28, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 101	W	19-2	10-13	29-15
January 31, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 106	W	20-2	10-13	30-15
February 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 84	W	20-2	11-13	31-15
February 4, 1951	Boston Celtics 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	W	21-2	11-13	32-15
February 7, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96	L	21-2	11-14	32-16
February 8, 1951	Rochester Royals 58 at Minneapolis Lakers 69	W	22-2	11-14	33-16
February 11, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 91	W	23-2	11-14	34-16
February 14, 1951	Baltimore Bullets 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	24-2	11-14	35-16
February 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	W	24-2	12-14	36-16
February 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Rochester Royals 87	L	24-2	12-15	36-17
February 18, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Syracuse Nationals 91	L	24-2	12-16	36-18
February 21, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	W	25-2	12-16	37-18
February 24, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	W	26-2	12-16	38-18
February 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 73	L	26-3	12-16	38-19
February 27, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 77	W	26-3	13-16	39-19		at Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77	L	26-3	13-17	39-20
March 1, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Philadelphia Warriors 97	L	26-3	13-18	39-21
March 4, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Boston Celtics 92	L	26-3	13-19	39-22
March 6, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Rochester Royals 90	L	26-3	13-20	39-23
March 8, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 94 at New York Knicks 97	L	26-3	13-21	39-24	OT
March 10, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 88	W	26-3	14-21	40-24
March 11, 1951	Boston Celtics 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	W	27-3	14-21	41-24	2OT
March 14, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 100	W	28-3	14-21	42-24
March 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 91	W	28-3	15-21	43-24	OT
March 18, 1951	New York Knicks 68 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	W	29-3	15-21	44-24
March 21, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
March 23, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 108	L	1-0	0-1	1-1
March 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	W	2-0	0-1	2-1
March 29, 1951	Rochester Royals 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 76	W	3-0	0-1	3-1
March 31, 1951	Rochester Royals 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 66	L	3-1	0-1	3-2
April 1, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 70 at Rochester Royals 83	L	3-1	0-2	3-3
April 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Rochester Royals 80	L	3-1	0-3	3-4