1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Fort Wayne Pistons 3-1
Coach: John Kundla (40-32)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Lakers tossed in 6,885 points and allowed 6,801. Vern Mikkelsen scored a team-leading 1,327 points for Minneapolis, and Clyde Lovellette contributed 15 or more per game also. Clyde Lovellette racked up 802 rebounds. Slater Martin dished out 427 assists for the squad.

John Kundla coached the team. The 1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6885
Regular Season Points Against: 6801

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 30, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 83 at New York Knicks 94	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 31, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Syracuse Nationals 94	W	0-0	1-1	1-1
November 6, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Milwaukee Hawks 67	W	0-0	2-1	2-1		at Buffalo, NY
November 7, 1954	New York Knicks 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	L	0-1	2-1	2-2	OT
November 14, 1954	Syracuse Nationals 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	1-1	2-1	3-2
November 25, 1954	Rochester Royals 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	W	2-1	2-1	4-2
November 27, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97	L	2-1	2-2	4-3
November 28, 1954	Boston Celtics 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 115	W	3-1	2-2	5-3
November 30, 1954	Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	L	3-2	2-2	5-4		at New York, NY
December 1, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 88	W	3-2	3-2	6-4
December 2, 1954	Milwaukee Hawks 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 108	L	3-3	3-2	6-5		at Ft Wayne, IN
December 4, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Hawks 95	L	3-3	3-3	6-6
December 5, 1954	Milwaukee Hawks 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	W	4-3	3-3	7-6	OT
December 7, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 97	L	4-3	3-4	7-7
December 8, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Boston Celtics 99	W	4-3	4-4	8-7
December 11, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Rochester Royals 83	W	4-3	5-4	9-7
December 12, 1954	New York Knicks 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 80	W	5-3	5-4	10-7
December 14, 1954	Boston Celtics 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 108	L	5-4	5-4	10-8		at New York, NY
December 15, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Rochester Royals 99	L	5-4	5-5	10-9	OT	at Buffalo, NY
December 18, 1954	Syracuse Nationals 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	W	6-4	5-5	11-9
December 19, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 93 at Syracuse Nationals 108	L	6-4	5-6	11-10
December 25, 1954	Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	7-4	5-6	12-10
December 26, 1954	Boston Celtics 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 87	W	8-4	5-6	13-10
December 29, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 129 at Boston Celtics 118	W	8-4	6-6	14-10	OT	at Hibbing, MN
December 30, 1954	Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 76	L	8-5	6-6	14-11		at Minot, ND
December 31, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91	W	8-5	7-6	15-11
January 2, 1955	Rochester Royals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 100	L	8-6	7-6	15-12
January 3, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Philadelphia Warriors 74	W	8-6	8-6	16-12		at Chicago, IL
January 4, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93	L	8-6	8-7	16-13		at Elkhart, IN
January 5, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 85 at Philadelphia Warriors 106	L	8-6	8-8	16-14
January 6, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 117 at Syracuse Nationals 106	W	8-6	9-8	17-14
January 8, 1955	Syracuse Nationals 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 97	L	8-7	9-8	17-15
January 9, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89	L	8-7	9-9	17-16
January 11, 1955	Syracuse Nationals 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	W	9-7	9-9	18-16
January 12, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Rochester Royals 88	W	9-7	10-9	19-16
January 13, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 102	L	9-7	10-10	19-17	OT
January 14, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 100	L	9-7	10-11	19-18
January 15, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Rochester Royals 93	L	9-7	10-12	19-19
January 16, 1955	Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 106	W	10-7	10-12	20-19
January 19, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 81	W	10-7	11-12	21-19		at New Orleans, LA
January 20, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Milwaukee Hawks 90	W	10-7	12-12	22-19		at Shreveport, LA
January 21, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Milwaukee Hawks 92	W	10-7	13-12	23-19		at Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	W	11-7	13-12	24-19
January 27, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 79	L	11-8	13-12	24-20		at Huron, SD
January 29, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 100	W	12-8	13-12	25-20
January 30, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99	L	12-8	13-13	25-21
February 2, 1955	New York Knicks 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 96	W	13-8	13-13	26-21		at St Paul, MN
February 3, 1955	New York Knicks 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	W	14-8	13-13	27-21
February 5, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Milwaukee Hawks 87	W	14-8	14-13	28-21		at Waterloo, IA
February 6, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	L	14-9	14-13	28-22
February 8, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at New York Knicks 98	L	14-9	14-14	28-23
February 9, 1955	New York Knicks 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 112	L	14-10	14-14	28-24		at Boston, MA
February 10, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Syracuse Nationals 85	L	14-10	14-15	28-25
February 12, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Rochester Royals 95	W	14-10	15-15	29-25
February 13, 1955	Philadelphia Warriors 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 103	W	15-10	15-15	30-25
February 19, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	W	16-10	15-15	31-25
February 20, 1955	Rochester Royals 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 105	W	17-10	15-15	32-25
February 21, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 112 at Rochester Royals 110	W	17-10	16-15	33-25		at Spencer, IA
February 23, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 120 at Minneapolis Lakers 97	L	17-11	16-15	33-26		at St Louis, MO
February 24, 1955	Boston Celtics 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 112	W	18-11	16-15	34-26
February 25, 1955	Boston Celtics 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	L	18-12	16-15	34-27		at Moorhead, MN
February 26, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Minneapolis Lakers 89	L	18-13	16-15	34-28
February 27, 1955	Rochester Royals 84 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	W	19-13	16-15	35-28
February 28, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Minneapolis Lakers 88	L	19-14	16-15	35-29		at St Paul, MN
March 3, 1955	Rochester Royals 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 76	L	19-15	16-15	35-30		at Ft Wayne, IN
March 4, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 121 at Boston Celtics 106	W	19-15	17-15	36-30
March 5, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 107 at Rochester Royals 104	W	19-15	18-15	37-30	OT
March 6, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	L	19-16	18-15	37-31
March 7, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 96	W	19-16	19-15	38-31		at Boston, MA
March 9, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 102	L	19-16	19-16	38-32
March 10, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Syracuse Nationals 93	W	19-16	20-16	39-32		at New York, NY
March 12, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Philadelphia Warriors 78	W	19-16	21-16	40-32		at Des Moines, IA
March 16, 1955	Rochester Royals 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	W	1-0	0-0	1-0		at St Paul, MN
March 18, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Rochester Royals 94	L	1-0	0-1	1-1
March 19, 1955	Rochester Royals 110 at Minneapolis Lakers 119	W	2-0	0-1	2-1		at St Paul, MN
March 20, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96	L	2-0	0-2	2-2		at Elkhart, IN
March 22, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98	L	2-0	0-3	2-3	OT	at Indianapolis, IN
March 23, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	3-0	0-3	3-3	OT
March 27, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 96	L	3-1	0-3	3-4