
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
Team Record: 46-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 9-4 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: John Kundla (46-26)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Results
The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 46 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-4.
The Lakers scored 5,880 points and allowed 5,660. George Mikan scored a team-leading 1,306 points for Minneapolis and contributed 1,028 rebounds. Slater Martin dished out 253 assists for the squad.
John Kundla coached the team. The 1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers won the NBA championship.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Mikan | C | 72 | 2362 | 1160 | 441 | 546 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 1028 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 1306 | ||
Jim Pollard | F-C-G | 71 | 2483 | 882 | 326 | 230 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 831 | ||
Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 72 | 2247 | 771 | 288 | 298 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 797 | ||
Slater Martin | G | 69 | 2472 | 654 | 254 | 243 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 684 | ||
Clyde Lovellette | C-F | 72 | 1255 | 560 | 237 | 164 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 588 | ||
Whitey Skoog | G | 71 | 1877 | 530 | 212 | 97 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 496 | ||
Pep Saul | G-F | 71 | 1805 | 467 | 162 | 170 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 452 | ||
Dick Schnittker | F | 71 | 1040 | 307 | 122 | 132 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 330 | ||
Jim Holstein | F-G | 70 | 1155 | 288 | 88 | 112 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 240 | ||
Bob Harrison | G | 40 | 619 | 181 | 54 | 71 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 155 | ||
Jim Fritsche | F-C | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Totals | 681 | 17323 | 5803 | 2184 | 0 | 0 | 2067 | 1512 | 0 | 0 | 3551 | 1323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1918 | 5880 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Mikan | C | 72 | 32.8 | 38.0 | 77.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.1 | |
Jim Pollard | F-C-G | 71 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.7 | |
Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 72 | 31.2 | 37.4 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.1 | |
Slater Martin | G | 69 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 72.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 9.9 | |
Clyde Lovellette | C-F | 72 | 17.4 | 42.3 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.2 | |
Whitey Skoog | G | 71 | 26.4 | 40.0 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | |
Pep Saul | G-F | 71 | 25.4 | 34.7 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 6.4 | |
Dick Schnittker | F | 71 | 14.6 | 39.7 | 65.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | |
Jim Holstein | F-G | 70 | 16.5 | 30.6 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | |
Bob Harrison | G | 40 | 15.5 | 29.8 | 66.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | |
Jim Fritsche | F-C | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
Averages | 681 | 25.4 | 37.6 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Mikan | C | 13 | 424 | 190 | 87 | 96 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 252 | ||
Jim Pollard | F-C-G | 13 | 543 | 155 | 56 | 60 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 160 | ||
Clyde Lovellette | C-F | 13 | 265 | 120 | 54 | 58 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 136 | ||
Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 13 | 375 | 111 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 133 | ||
Slater Martin | G | 13 | 533 | 112 | 37 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 126 | ||
Whitey Skoog | G | 13 | 402 | 107 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 96 | ||
Pep Saul | G-F | 13 | 227 | 51 | 18 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 61 | ||
Jim Holstein | F-G | 13 | 188 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 46 | ||
Dick Schnittker | F | 13 | 163 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34 | ||
Totals | 117 | 3120 | 927 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 1044 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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George Mikan | C | 13 | 32.6 | 45.8 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 19.4 | |
Jim Pollard | F-C-G | 13 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 | |
Clyde Lovellette | C-F | 13 | 20.4 | 45.0 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.5 | |
Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 13 | 28.8 | 45.9 | 86.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.2 | |
Slater Martin | G | 13 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | |
Whitey Skoog | G | 13 | 30.9 | 39.3 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 7.4 | |
Pep Saul | G-F | 13 | 17.5 | 35.3 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.7 | |
Jim Holstein | F-G | 13 | 14.5 | 30.6 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
Dick Schnittker | F | 13 | 12.5 | 34.4 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
Averages | 681 | 26.7 | 40.0 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 |