# 1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Lakers' seventh season in the NBA.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Western Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 21–6 | 9–14 | 13–9 | 28–8 |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18–6 | 10–14 | 12–12 | 18–18 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17–11 | 4–19 | 8–13 | 14–22 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6–11 | 9–16 | 11–19 | 14–22 |
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1954-55 NBA Records :
| Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
| Boston | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–6 |
| Fort Wayne | 5–4 | — | 11–1 | 9–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 2–7 |
| Milwaukee | 3–6 | 1–11 | — | 5–7 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 4–5 |
| Minneapolis | 6–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 6–3 |
| New York | 6–6 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–8 |
| Philadelphia | 5–7 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 5–7 |
| Rochester | 5–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 |
| Syracuse | 6–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–2 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | October 30 | @ New York | 83–94 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 0–1 |
| 2 | October 31 | @ Syracuse | 97–94 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 6 | N Milwaukee | 79–67 | Slater Martin (19) | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 7 | New York | 103–93 (OT) | Jim Pollard (23) | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 14 | Syracuse | 92–99 | Jim Pollard (25) | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 25 | Rochester | 84–95 | Jim Pollard (24) | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 81–97 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 4–3 |
| 8 | November 28 | Boston | 108–115 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 5–3 |
| 9 | November 30 | N Fort Wayne | 90–92 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 5–4 |
| 10 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | 91–88 | Dick Schnittker (16) | 6–4 |
| 11 | December 2 | N Milwaukee | 108–117 | Clyde Lovellette (29) | 6–5 |
| 12 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | 88–95 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 6–6 |
| 13 | December 5 | Milwaukee | 102–104 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 7–6 |
| 14 | December 7 | @ New York | 89–97 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 7–7 |
| 15 | December 8 | @ Boston | 101–99 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 8–7 |
| 16 | December 11 | @ Rochester | 91–83 | Whitey Skoog (22) | 9–7 |
| 17 | December 12 | New York | 73–80 | Clyde Lovellette (22) | 10–7 |
| 18 | December 14 | N Boston | 108–115 | Vern Mikkelsen (31) | 10–8 |
| 19 | December 15 | N Rochester | 99–97 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (26) | 10–9 |
| 20 | December 18 | Syracuse | 83–86 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 11–9 |
| 21 | December 19 | @ Syracuse | 93–108 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 11–10 |
| 22 | December 25 | Philadelphia | 91–99 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 12–10 |
| 23 | December 26 | Boston | 82–87 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 13–10 |
| 24 | December 29 | N Boston | 129–118 (OT) | Slater Martin (35) | 14–10 |
| 25 | December 30 | N Fort Wayne | 76–93 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 14–11 |
| 26 | December 31 | @ Fort Wayne | 103–91 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 15–11 |
| 27 | January 2 | Rochester | 102–100 | Vern Mikkelsen (28) | 15–12 |
| 28 | January 3 | N Philadelphia | 74–76 | Clyde Lovellette (21) | 16–12 |
| 29 | January 4 | N Fort Wayne | 92–93 | Vern Mikkelsen (17) | 16–13 |
| 30 | January 5 | @ Philadelphia | 85–106 | Dick Schnittker (18) | 16–14 |
| 31 | January 6 | @ Syracuse | 117–106 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 17–14 |
| 32 | January 8 | Syracuse | 100–97 | Jim Pollard (21) | 17–15 |
| 33 | January 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 86–89 | Clyde Lovellette (18) | 17–16 |
| 34 | January 11 | Syracuse | 82–93 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | 18–16 |
| 35 | January 12 | @ Rochester | 102–88 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 19–16 |
| 36 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | 96–102 (OT) | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 19–17 |
| 37 | January 14 | @ Boston | 95–100 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 19–18 |
| 38 | January 15 | @ Rochester | 90–93 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 19–19 |
| 39 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 98–106 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 20–19 |
| 40 | January 19 | N Milwaukee | 95–81 | Clyde Lovellette (37) | 21–19 |
| 41 | January 20 | N Milwaukee | 97–90 | Vern Mikkelsen (32) | 22–19 |
| 42 | January 21 | N Milwaukee | 100–92 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 23–19 |
| 43 | January 23 | Milwaukee | 79–82 | Vern Mikkelsen (25) | 24–19 |
| 44 | January 27 | N Milwaukee | 79–85 | Slater Martin (19) | 24–20 |
| 45 | January 29 | Fort Wayne | 91–100 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 25–20 |
| 46 | January 30 | @ Fort Wayne | 92–99 | Jim Pollard (18) | 25–21 |
| 47 | February 2 | N New York | 81–96 | Jim Pollard (22) | 26–21 |
| 48 | February 3 | New York | 83–90 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 27–21 |
| 49 | February 5 | N Milwaukee | 103–87 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 28–21 |
| 50 | February 6 | Milwaukee | 101–99 | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 28–22 |
| 51 | February 8 | @ New York | 95–98 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 28–23 |
| 52 | February 9 | N New York | 118–112 | Slater Martin (19) | 28–24 |
| 53 | February 10 | @ Syracuse | 81–85 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 28–25 |
| 54 | February 12 | @ Rochester | 96–95 | Clyde Lovellette (25) | 29–25 |
| 55 | February 13 | Philadelphia | 93–103 | Clyde Lovellette (20) | 30–25 |
| 56 | February 19 | Fort Wayne | 92–98 | Clyde Lovellette (24) | 31–25 |
| 57 | February 20 | Rochester | 92–105 | Whitey Skoog (23) | 32–25 |
| 58 | February 21 | N Rochester | 110–112 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 33–25 |
| 59 | February 23 | N Fort Wayne | 97–120 | Slater Martin (17) | 33–26 |
| 60 | February 24 | Boston | 98–112 | Clyde Lovellette (23) | 34–26 |
| 61 | February 25 | N Boston | 104–107 | Whitey Skoog (31) | 34–27 |
| 62 | February 26 | Fort Wayne | 90–89 | Martin, Mikkelsen (19) | 34–28 |
| 63 | February 27 | Rochester | 84–93 | Dick Schnittker (22) | 35–28 |
| 64 | February 28 | N Fort Wayne | 88–90 | Whitey Skoog (17) | 35–29 |
| 65 | March 3 | N Rochester | 83–76 | Vern Mikkelsen (21) | 35–30 |
| 66 | March 4 | @ Boston | 121–106 | Slater Martin (26) | 36–30 |
| 67 | March 5 | @ Rochester | 107–104 (OT) | Clyde Lovellette (30) | 37–30 |
| 68 | March 6 | Milwaukee | 100–98 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 37–31 |
| 69 | March 7 | N New York | 96–97 | Dick Schnittker (20) | 38–31 |
| 70 | March 9 | @ Philadelphia | 89–102 | Vern Mikkelsen (23) | 38–32 |
| 71 | March 10 | N Syracuse | 93–96 | Clyde Lovellette (27) | 39–32 |
| 72 | March 12 | N Philadelphia | 78–86 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 40–32 |

## Playoffs

1955 playoff game log :
Division semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 16
Rochester
W 82–78
Clyde Lovellette (26)
St. Paul Auditorium 4,841
1–0
2
March 18
@ Rochester
L 92–94
Clyde Lovellette (19)
Edgerton Park Arena
1–1
3
March 19
Rochester
W 119–110
Jim Pollard (26)
St. Paul Auditorium 4,219
2–1 :
Division finals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1
March 20
@ Fort Wayne
L 79–96
Clyde Lovellette (18)
North Side Gymnasium
0–1
2
March 22
@ Fort Wayne
L 97–98 (OT)
Whitey Skoog (24)
Butler Fieldhouse
0–2
3
March 23
Fort Wayne
W 99–91 (OT)
Whitey Skoog (24)
Minneapolis Auditorium
1–2
4
March 27
Fort Wayne
L 96–105
Clyde Lovellette (25)
Minneapolis Auditorium
1–3 :
1955 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Vern Mikkelsen, All-NBA Second Team
* Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team
* Vern Mikkelsen, NBA All-Star Game
* Slater Martin, NBA All-Star Game
* Jim Pollard, NBA All-Star Game