1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers season

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1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head Coach John Kundla
Arena Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record 44–24
(.647)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish Lost Western Finals

The 1950-51 NBA season was the franchise’s 5th season in the NBA. In 1950-51, the NBA reduced the number of teams to 11. The Lakers continued to dominate by winning the Western Division with a 44-24 record. In the playoffs, the Lakers needed 3 games to eliminate the Indianapolis Olympians in the first round. In the Western Finals, the Lakers took Game 1 but were defeated by the Rochester Royals who came back to win the next 3 games. [1]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team W L PCT. GB
Minneapolis Lakers 44 24 .606 -
Rochester Royals C 41 27 .565 3
Fort Wayne Pistons 32 36 .545 12
Indianapolis Olympians 31 37 .485 13
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 25 43 .364 19

[2]

C - NBA Champions

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/mpls/mplslakers.html
  2. ^ 1950-51 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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