1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season was the second season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers became NBA Champions by winning in the finals against the Syracuse Nationals in six games in the NBA Finals. It is the only team franchise to win the championship in each of its first two NBA seasons.

NBA Draft

 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team T  –  Vern Mikkelsen  F/C    Hamline –  –  Bob Harrison  G     –  –  Paul Walther  F/G    

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents
1949–50 NBA recordsTeamANDBALBOSCHIDENFWPINDMINNYKPHIROCSHESTLSYRTCBWASWAT Anderson  —  1–1  0–2  1–1  4–3  1–1  2–5  1–1  1–1  1–1  0–2  5–2  2–0  3–4  7–2  1–1  7–0 Baltimore  1–1  —  2–4  1–5  1–1  3–3  1–1  1–5  1–5  3–3  3–3  2–0  3–3  0–2  0–2  2–4  1–1 Boston  2–0  4–2  —  0–6  1–1  2–4  1–1  1–5  1–5  3–3  0–6  1–1  2–4  0–2  0–2  3–3  1–1 Chicago  1–1  5–1  6–0  —  2–0  2–4  1–1  2–4  2–4  4–2  2–4  2–0  5–1  0–2  1–1  3–3  2–0 Denver  3–4  1–1  1–1  0–2  —  0–2  0–7  0–2  0–2  0–2  0–2  3–4  0–2  1–6  0–7  0–2  2–5 Fort Wayne  1–1  3–3  4–2  4–2  2–0  —  1–1  2–4  4–2  4–2  3–3  2–0  5–1  0–2  2–0  2–4  1–1 Indianapolis  5–2  1–1  1–1  1–1  7–0  1–1  —  1–1  1–1  2–0  1–1  5–2  1–1  2–7  4–3  1–1  5–2 Minneapolis  1–1  5–1  5–1  4–2  2–0  4–2  1–1  —  5–1  4–2  3–3  1–1  5–1  1–1  2–0  6–0  2–0 New York  1–1  5–1  5–1  4–2  2–0  2–4  1–1  1–5  —  1–5  1–5  1–1  4–2  0–2  1–1  5–1  2–0 Philadelphia  1–1  3–3  3–3  2–4  2–0  2–4  0–2  2–4  1–5  —  1–5  2–0  2–4  0–2  1–1  2–4  2–0 Rochester  2–0  3–3  6–0  4–2  2–0  3–3  1–1  3–3  5–1  5–1  —  1–1  5–1  1–1  2–0  6–0  2–0 Sheboygan  2–5  0–2  1–1  0–2  4–3  0–2  2–5  1–1  1–1  0–2  1–1  —  0–2  1–6  3–4  2–0  4–3 St. Louis  0–2  3–3  4–2  1–5  2–0  1–5  1–1  1–5  2–4  4–2  1–5  2–0  —  1–1  2–0  0–6  1–1 Syracuse  4–3  2–0  2–0  2–0  6–1  2–0  7–2  1–1  2–0  2–0  1–1  6–1  1–1  —  6–1  1–1  6–1 Tri-Cities  2–7  2–0  2–0  1–1  7–0  0–2  3–4  0–2  1–1  1–1  0–2  4–3  0–2  1–6  —  1–1  4–3 Washington  1–1  4–2  3–3  3–3  2–0  4–2  1–1  0–6  1–5  4–2  0–6  0–2  6–0  1–1  1–1  —  1–1 Waterloo  0–7  1–1  1–1  0–2  5–2  1–1  2–5  0–2  0–2  0–2  0–2  3–4  1–1  1–6  3–4  1–1  —

Game log
 1949–50 Game log #  Date  Opponent  Score  High points  Record  1  November 2  at Philadelphia  81–69  Jim Pollard (30)  1–0 2  November 5  at Baltimore  92–77  George Mikan (28)  2–0 3  November 8  at Washington  68–66  Jim Pollard (21)  3–0 4  November 10  at Boston  98–84  George Mikan (37)  4–0 5  November 12  at Chicago  79–86  George Mikan (30)  4–1 6  November 16  St. Louis  94–71  Herm Schaefer (20)  5–1 7  November 17  at St. Louis  65–78  George Mikan (17)  5–2 8  November 19  at Anderson  80–83  George Mikan (34)  5–3 9  November 20  Indianapolis  121–95  George Mikan (29)  6–3 10  November 23  Baltimore  84–71  George Mikan (28)  7–3 11  November 25  at Denver  101–81  George Mikan (29)  8–3 12  November 27  Chicago  82–96  George Mikan (34)  8–4 13  November 30  New York  102–92  George Mikan (28)  9–4 14  December 1  at Indianapolis  68–86  George Mikan (33)  9–5 15  December 3  at Chicago  91–80  George Mikan (34)  10–5 16  December 4  Rochester  95–80  George Mikan (27)  11–5 17  December 7  Washington  93–76  George Mikan (35)  12–5 18  December 8  at Fort Wayne  66–87  George Mikan (27)  12–6 19  December 10  vs Denver  89–76  George Mikan (31)  13–6 20  December 11  Philadelphia  90–81  George Mikan (28)  14–6 21  December 14  at New York  84–94  George Mikan (38)  14–7 22  December 15  at Baltimore  68–87  George Mikan (34)  14–8 23  December 18  Boston  77–72  George Mikan (24)  15–8 24  December 20  at Rochester  62–87  George Mikan (26)  15–9 25  December 21  at Washington  75–61  George Mikan (21)  16–9 26  December 22  at Boston  69–87  George Mikan (21)  16–10 27  December 25  Fort Wayne  72–58  George Mikan (22)  17–10 28  December 26  at Tri-Cities  78–76  George Mikan (22)  18–10 29  December 28  Baltimore  88–77  Mikan, Pollard (24)  19–10 30  December 31  at Waterloo  86–68  George Mikan (35)  20–10 31  January 1  Anderson  87–75  George Mikan (38)  21–10 32  January 4  Fort Wayne  91–75  George Mikan (22)  22–10 33  January 5  at Sheboygan  82–85  George Mikan (42)  22–11 34  January 8  Boston  85–80 (OT)  George Mikan (30)  23–11 35  January 11  Syracuse  98–88  George Mikan (27)  24–11 36  January 12  at St. Louis  89–73  Vern Mikkelsen (31)  25–11 37  January 14  at Rochester  77–83  George Mikan (51)  25–12 38  January 15  Rochester  85–73  George Mikan (25)  26–12 39  January 17  at Boston  105–79  George Mikan (22)  27–12 40  January 18  at Washington  76–68  George Mikan (23)  28–12 41  January 19  at New York  94–83  George Mikan (31)  29–12 42  January 20  at Philadelphia  89–90  George Mikan (34)  29–13 43  January 22  Chicago  103–75  George Mikan (28)  30–13 44  January 24  at Chicago  80–68  George Mikan (40)  31–13 45  January 25  St. Louis  85–78  George Mikan (23)  32–13 46  January 29  Washington  88–60  George Mikan (31)  33–13 47  February 1  New York  96–81  George Mikan (35)  34–13 48  February 2  at Fort Wayne  79–78  Vern Mikkelsen (21)  35–13 49  February 5  Philadelphia  100–67  George Mikan (23)  36–13 50  February 9  Washington  71–59  Mikan, Mikkelsen (15)  37–13 51  February 12  Boston  88–70  Jim Pollard (29)  38–13 52  February 15  Rochester  92–70  George Mikan (34)  39–13 53  February 16  at St. Louis  72–71  Jim Pollard (25)  40–13 54  February 17  Waterloo  80–74  Vern Mikkelsen (20)  41–13 55  February 19  Chicago  96–83  George Mikan (33)  42–13 56  February 22  St. Louis  100–57  George Mikan (28)  43–13 57  February 25  at Rochester  64–66  George Mikan (39)  43–14 58  February 26  Tri-Cities  80–66  George Mikan (30)  44–14 59  February 28  Fort Wayne  71–65  Mikan, Mikkelsen (19)  45–14 60  March 2  at Baltimore  88–68  George Mikan (24)  46–14 61  March 3  at Philadelphia  61–66  George Mikan (21)  46–15 62  March 4  at New York  84–75  Mikan, Pollard (23)  47–15 63  March 5  at Syracuse  75–84  George Mikan (29)  47–16 64  March 7  Sheboygan  90–73  Vern Mikkelsen (19)  48–16 65  March 8  Philadelphia  68–65  George Mikan (34)  49–16 66  March 12  New York  87–66  George Mikan (32)  50–16 67  March 15  Baltimore  96–62  George Mikan (34)  51–16 68  March 19  at Fort Wayne  67–69  George Mikan (30)  51–17

Playoffs

Central Division First Place Tiebreaker
Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 1–0
Game 1 @ Rochester:  Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76

Central Division Semifinals
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2–0
Game 1 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75
Game 2 @ Chicago:  Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67

Central Division Finals
Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2–0
Game 1 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne:  Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

NBA Semifinals
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (1) Anderson Packers: Lakers win series 2–0
Game 1 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 75, Anderson 50
Game 2 @ Anderson:  Minneapolis 90, Anderson 71

NBA Finals
(E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (C1) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4–2
Game 1 @ Syracuse:  Minneapolis 68, Syracuse 66 
Game 2 @ Syracuse:  Syracuse 91, Minneapolis 85
Game 3 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 91, Syracuse 77
Game 4 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 77, Syracuse 69
Game 5 @ Syracuse:  Syracuse 83, Minneapolis 76
Game 6 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 110, Syracuse 95

Awards and honors
George Mikan, All-NBA First Team
Jim Pollard, All-NBA First Team

References

Category:National Basketball Association seasons