1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 25-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: John Castellani (11-25)
Coach: Jim Pollard (14-25)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 106,859, Avg. 4,110 in 26 home dates

1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 25 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

Minneapolis tossed in 8,045 points, worst in the league and allowed 8,362. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 2,074 points for the Lakers and contributed 1,150 rebounds. Rod Hundley dished out 338 assists for the squad.

John Castellani and Jim Pollard coached the team. The 1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8045
Regular Season Points Against: 8362

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 18, 1959	Detroit Pistons 106 at Minneapolis Lakers 105	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
October 24, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 94 at St. Louis Hawks 87	W	0-1	1-0	1-1
October 25, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Cincinnati Royals 103	L	0-1	1-1	1-2
October 31, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 117	L	0-1	1-2	1-3
November 1, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 138 at Minneapolis Lakers 101	L	0-2	1-2	1-4
November 3, 1959	New York Knicks 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	L	0-3	1-2	1-5		at St Louis, MO
November 6, 1959	Detroit Pistons 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 113	L	0-4	1-2	1-6	2OT
November 7, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 111	W	0-4	2-2	2-6	OT
November 8, 1959	Boston Celtics 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 136	W	1-4	2-2	3-6
November 10, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 134	L	1-4	2-3	3-7
November 12, 1959	Detroit Pistons 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	L	1-5	2-3	3-8		at New York, NY
November 14, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 104	L	1-5	2-4	3-9
November 15, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 100	W	1-5	3-4	4-9		at St Paul, MN
November 18, 1959	New York Knicks 106 at Minneapolis Lakers 105	L	1-6	3-4	4-10
November 20, 1959	Detroit Pistons 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 105	W	2-6	3-4	5-10
November 21, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Cincinnati Royals 93	W	2-6	4-4	6-10	OT
November 25, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	L	2-7	4-4	6-11
November 26, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Cincinnati Royals 114	L	2-7	4-5	6-12
November 28, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 91 at St. Louis Hawks 102	L	2-7	4-6	6-13
November 29, 1959	Boston Celtics 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 93	L	2-8	4-6	6-14		at St Paul, MN
December 1, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 103 at New York Knicks 100	W	2-8	5-6	7-14
December 3, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 123	L	2-8	5-7	7-15
December 4, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Detroit Pistons 120	L	2-8	5-8	7-16
December 5, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Syracuse Nationals 108	L	2-8	5-9	7-17
December 6, 1959	Boston Celtics 121 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	L	2-9	5-9	7-18
December 8, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 89	L	2-10	5-9	7-19		at Seattle, WA
December 9, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Syracuse Nationals 86	W	2-10	6-9	8-19		at San Francisco, CA
December 12, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 97	L	2-11	6-9	8-20
December 19, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 131 at Cincinnati Royals 113	W	2-11	7-9	9-20
December 25, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 112	L	2-11	7-10	9-21
December 26, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Detroit Pistons 105	W	2-11	8-10	10-21
December 27, 1959	Detroit Pistons 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 119	W	3-11	8-10	11-21
December 28, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 107	L	3-11	8-11	11-22
December 30, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 122	L	3-11	8-12	11-23
December 31, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 102 at New York Knicks 127	L	3-11	8-13	11-24
January 1, 1960	Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	L	3-12	8-13	11-25
January 5, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Minneapolis Lakers 111	L	3-13	8-13	11-26		at New York, NY
January 9, 1960	Cincinnati Royals 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 121	W	4-13	8-13	12-26
January 10, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 112 at Cincinnati Royals 106	W	4-13	9-13	13-26
January 14, 1960	New York Knicks 131 at Minneapolis Lakers 126	L	4-14	9-13	13-27		at St Paul, MN
January 15, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 122	L	4-14	9-14	13-28
January 16, 1960	Detroit Pistons 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 98	L	4-15	9-14	13-29		at St Paul, MN
January 17, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 119 at St. Louis Hawks 135	L	4-15	9-15	13-30
January 23, 1960	New York Knicks 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	L	4-16	9-15	13-31
January 27, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 112	W	4-16	10-15	14-31		at Detroit, MI
January 29, 1960	Syracuse Nationals 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 112	L	4-17	10-15	14-32
January 31, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	L	4-18	10-15	14-33		at San Francisco, CA
February 1, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 96	L	4-19	10-15	14-34		at Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 128	L	4-19	10-16	14-35
February 5, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 96	L	4-20	10-16	14-36
February 6, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Detroit Pistons 116	L	4-20	10-17	14-37
February 7, 1960	Detroit Pistons 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	W	5-20	10-17	15-37
February 9, 1960	Boston Celtics 129 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	L	5-21	10-17	15-38		at St Louis, MO
February 10, 1960	Syracuse Nationals 110 at Minneapolis Lakers 109	L	5-22	10-17	15-39		at New York, NY
February 11, 1960	Cincinnati Royals 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 108	L	5-23	10-17	15-40
February 13, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 117	W	5-23	11-17	16-40	OT
February 14, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 119 at Syracuse Nationals 121	L	5-23	11-18	16-41
February 16, 1960	Boston Celtics 130 at Minneapolis Lakers 122	L	5-24	11-18	16-42		at New York, NY
February 17, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 131 at Minneapolis Lakers 127	L	5-25	11-18	16-43		at Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 111	W	6-25	11-18	17-43
February 20, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 122	L	6-25	11-19	17-44
February 21, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 112 at St. Louis Hawks 98	W	6-25	12-19	18-44		at Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 113 at Minneapolis Lakers 103	L	6-26	12-19	18-45		at Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 117 at New York Knicks 112	W	6-26	13-19	19-45
February 24, 1960	Boston Celtics 131 at Minneapolis Lakers 110	L	6-27	13-19	19-46		at College Park, MD
February 25, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Cincinnati Royals 95	W	6-27	14-19	20-46		at Providence, RI
February 26, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 128	L	6-27	14-20	20-47
February 27, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 109	W	7-27	14-20	21-47
March 1, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at St. Louis Hawks 109	L	7-27	14-21	21-48
March 2, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 123 at New York Knicks 113	W	7-27	15-21	22-48		at Boston, MA
March 3, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 117 at Cincinnati Royals 114	W	7-27	16-21	23-48		at Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 106	L	7-28	16-21	23-49	OT
March 6, 1960	Cincinnati Royals 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 114	W	8-28	16-21	24-49
March 9, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Detroit Pistons 117	L	8-28	16-22	24-50
March 10, 1960	New York Knicks 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 133	W	9-28	16-22	25-50
March 12, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 112	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
March 13, 1960	Detroit Pistons 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 114	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
March 16, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 99 at St. Louis Hawks 112	L	1-0	1-1	2-1
March 17, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 120 at St. Louis Hawks 113	W	1-0	2-1	3-1
March 19, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 89	L	1-1	2-1	3-2
March 20, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 103	W	2-1	2-1	4-2
March 22, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 117 at St. Louis Hawks 110	W	2-1	3-1	5-2	OT
March 24, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 96	L	2-2	3-1	5-3
March 26, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers 86 at St. Louis Hawks 97	L	2-2	3-2	5-4