1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season

1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coach John Kundla
Arena Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record 44–24 (.647)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West Finals
(eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WLOL
Minneapolis Lakers seasons
< 1949–50 1951–52 >

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

Offseason

NBA Draft

Regular season

Standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers 44 24 .647 - 29-3 12-21 3-0 24-12
x-Rochester Royals 41 27 .603 3 29-5 12-22 - 18-15
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 32 36 .471 12 27-7 5-27 0-2 18-6
x-Indianapolis Olympians 31 37 .456 13 19-12 10–24 2-1 15-20
Tri-Cities Blackhawks 25 43 .368 19 22-13 2–28 1-2 12-24

Season Schedule

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

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/mpls/mplslakers.html
1950 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
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