1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 51-17
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division
Postseason: 11-2 Won NBA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Rochester Royals 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Stags 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
Semifinals - Defeated Anderson Packers 2-0
Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-2
Coach: John Kundla (51-17)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 51-17
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division
Postseason: 11-2 Won NBA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Rochester Royals 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Stags 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
Semifinals - Defeated Anderson Packers 2-0
Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-2
Coach: John Kundla (51-17)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Roster
The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1949-50 season with a record of 51 wins and 17 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-2.
The Lakers led the circuit with 5,717 points. Minneapolis allowed 5,150 points. George Mikan scored a team-leading 1,865 points for the squad, and Jim Pollard averaged 13 or more per game, too. Jim Pollard dished out 252 assists for the team.
John Kundla coached the team. The 1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 5717
Regular Season Points Against: 5150
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 69 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 5, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Baltimore Bullets 77 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 8, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Washington Capitols 66 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 10, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Boston Celtics 84 | W | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 12, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Chicago Stags 86 | L | 0-0 | 4-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 16, 1949 | St. Louis Bombers 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 | W | 1-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 17, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 65 at St. Louis Bombers 78 | L | 1-0 | 4-2 | 5-2 | ||
| November 19, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Anderson Packers 83 | L | 1-0 | 4-3 | 5-3 | ||
| November 20, 1949 | Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 121 | W | 2-0 | 4-3 | 6-3 | ||
| November 23, 1949 | Baltimore Bullets 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 84 | W | 3-0 | 4-3 | 7-3 | ||
| November 25, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Denver Nuggets 81 | W | 3-0 | 5-3 | 8-3 | ||
| November 27, 1949 | Chicago Stags 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 | L | 3-1 | 5-3 | 8-4 | ||
| November 30, 1949 | New York Knicks 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 102 | W | 4-1 | 5-3 | 9-4 | ||
| December 1, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 | L | 4-1 | 5-4 | 9-5 | ||
| December 3, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Chicago Stags 80 | W | 4-1 | 6-4 | 10-5 | ||
| December 4, 1949 | Rochester Royals 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 95 | W | 5-1 | 6-4 | 11-5 | ||
| December 7, 1949 | Washington Capitols 76 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 6-1 | 6-4 | 12-5 | ||
| December 8, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 66 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 | L | 6-1 | 6-5 | 12-6 | ||
| December 10, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Denver Nuggets 76 | W | 6-1 | 7-5 | 13-6 | at Rochester, NY | |
| December 11, 1949 | Philadelphia Warriors 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | W | 7-1 | 7-5 | 14-6 | ||
| December 14, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 84 at New York Knicks 94 | L | 7-1 | 7-6 | 14-7 | ||
| December 15, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Baltimore Bullets 87 | L | 7-1 | 7-7 | 14-8 | ||
| December 18, 1949 | Boston Celtics 72 at Minneapolis Lakers 77 | W | 8-1 | 7-7 | 15-8 | ||
| December 20, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 62 at Rochester Royals 87 | L | 8-1 | 7-8 | 15-9 | ||
| December 21, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Washington Capitols 61 | W | 8-1 | 8-8 | 16-9 | ||
| December 22, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Boston Celtics 87 | L | 8-1 | 8-9 | 16-10 | ||
| December 25, 1949 | Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Minneapolis Lakers 72 | W | 9-1 | 8-9 | 17-10 | ||
| December 26, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 78 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 76 | W | 9-1 | 9-9 | 18-10 | ||
| December 28, 1949 | Baltimore Bullets 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 | W | 10-1 | 9-9 | 19-10 | ||
| December 31, 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Waterloo Hawks 68 | W | 10-1 | 10-9 | 20-10 | ||
| January 1, 1950 | Anderson Packers 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 | W | 11-1 | 10-9 | 21-10 | ||
| January 4, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 | W | 12-1 | 10-9 | 22-10 | ||
| January 5, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Sheboygan Red Skins 85 | L | 12-1 | 10-10 | 22-11 | ||
| January 8, 1950 | Boston Celtics 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 | W | 13-1 | 10-10 | 23-11 | OT | |
| January 11, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 88 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 | W | 14-1 | 10-10 | 24-11 | ||
| January 12, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at St. Louis Bombers 73 | W | 14-1 | 11-10 | 25-11 | ||
| January 14, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Rochester Royals 83 | L | 14-1 | 11-11 | 25-12 | ||
| January 15, 1950 | Rochester Royals 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 | W | 15-1 | 11-11 | 26-12 | ||
| January 17, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 79 | W | 15-1 | 12-11 | 27-12 | ||
| January 18, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Washington Capitols 68 | W | 15-1 | 13-11 | 28-12 | ||
| January 19, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 94 at New York Knicks 83 | W | 15-1 | 14-11 | 29-12 | ||
| January 20, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 90 | L | 15-1 | 14-12 | 29-13 | ||
| January 22, 1950 | Chicago Stags 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 | W | 16-1 | 14-12 | 30-13 | ||
| January 24, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Chicago Stags 68 | W | 16-1 | 15-12 | 31-13 | ||
| January 25, 1950 | St. Louis Bombers 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 | W | 17-1 | 15-12 | 32-13 | ||
| January 29, 1950 | Washington Capitols 60 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 | W | 18-1 | 15-12 | 33-13 | ||
| February 1, 1950 | New York Knicks 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 19-1 | 15-12 | 34-13 | ||
| February 2, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | W | 19-1 | 16-12 | 35-13 | ||
| February 5, 1950 | Philadelphia Warriors 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | W | 20-1 | 16-12 | 36-13 | ||
| February 9, 1950 | Washington Capitols 59 at Minneapolis Lakers 71 | W | 21-1 | 16-12 | 37-13 | ||
| February 12, 1950 | Boston Celtics 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 | W | 22-1 | 16-12 | 38-13 | ||
| February 15, 1950 | Rochester Royals 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 | W | 23-1 | 16-12 | 39-13 | ||
| February 16, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 72 at St. Louis Bombers 71 | W | 23-1 | 17-12 | 40-13 | ||
| February 17, 1950 | Waterloo Hawks 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 | W | 24-1 | 17-12 | 41-13 | at St Paul, MN | |
| February 19, 1950 | Chicago Stags 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 25-1 | 17-12 | 42-13 | ||
| February 22, 1950 | St. Louis Bombers 57 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | W | 26-1 | 17-12 | 43-13 | ||
| February 25, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 64 at Rochester Royals 66 | L | 26-1 | 17-13 | 43-14 | ||
| February 26, 1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks 66 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 | W | 27-1 | 17-13 | 44-14 | ||
| February 28, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 71 | W | 28-1 | 17-13 | 45-14 | ||
| March 2, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Baltimore Bullets 68 | W | 28-1 | 18-13 | 46-14 | ||
| March 3, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 61 at Philadelphia Warriors 66 | L | 28-1 | 18-14 | 46-15 | ||
| March 4, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 84 at New York Knicks 75 | W | 28-1 | 19-14 | 47-15 | ||
| March 5, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Syracuse Nationals 84 | L | 28-1 | 19-15 | 47-16 | ||
| March 7, 1950 | Sheboygan Red Skins 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | W | 29-1 | 19-15 | 48-16 | ||
| March 8, 1950 | Philadelphia Warriors 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 68 | W | 30-1 | 19-15 | 49-16 | at St Paul, MN | |
| March 12, 1950 | New York Knicks 66 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 | W | 31-1 | 19-15 | 50-16 | ||
| March 15, 1950 | Baltimore Bullets 62 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 32-1 | 19-15 | 51-16 | ||
| March 19, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 | L | 32-1 | 19-16 | 51-17 | ||
| March 21, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 78 at Rochester Royals 76 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 22, 1950 | Chicago Stags 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| March 25, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Chicago Stags 67 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| March 27, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| March 28, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 5, 1950 | Anderson Packers 50 at Minneapolis Lakers 75 | W | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | ||
| April 6, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Anderson Packers 71 | W | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | ||
| April 8, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 68 at Syracuse Nationals 66 | W | 3-0 | 5-0 | 8-0 | ||
| April 9, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 85 at Syracuse Nationals 91 | L | 3-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 | ||
| April 14, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 77 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 | W | 4-0 | 5-1 | 9-1 | at St Paul, MN | |
| April 16, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 69 at Minneapolis Lakers 77 | W | 5-0 | 5-1 | 10-1 | at St Paul, MN | |
| April 20, 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Syracuse Nationals 83 | L | 5-0 | 5-2 | 10-2 | ||
| April 23, 1950 | Syracuse Nationals 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | W | 6-0 | 5-2 | 11-2 |
