1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season

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1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coachJohn Kundla
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record34–38 (.472)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Hawks 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1955–56 1957–58 >

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Lakers' ninth season in the NBA.[1]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 34 38 .472 - 17-9 10-20 7-9 22-14
x-Minneapolis Lakers 34 38 .472 - 15-9 5-22 14-7 18-18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 34 38 .472 - 23-5 5-23 6-10 17-19
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431 3 19-10 7-17 5-14 15-21


x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 6–3 5–4 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–2 5–7
Fort Wayne 3–6 — 7–5 5–4 4–5 6–6 4–8 5–4
Minneapolis 4–5 5–7 — 3–6 5–4 9–3 4–8 4–5
New York 5–7 4–5 6–3 — 4–8 5–4 6–3 6–6
Philadelphia 4–8 5–4 4–5 8–4 — 4–5 7–2 5–7
Rochester 3–6 6–6 3–9 4–5 5–4 — 6–6 4–5
St. Louis 2–7 8–4 8–4 3–6 2–7 6–6 — 5–4
Syracuse 7–5 4–5 5–4 6–6 7–5 5–4 4–5 —

Playoffs[]

1957 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (finishes as West's #2 seed)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location Record
1 March 16 @ St. Louis L 111–114 (OT) Clyde Lovellette (30) Lovellette, Dukes (12) Kiel Auditorium 0–1
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 17 Fort Wayne W 131–127 Clyde Lovellette (30) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–0
2 March 19 @ Fort Wayne W 110–108 Slick Leonard (19) War Memorial Coliseum 2–0
Division Finals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 @ St. Louis L 109–118 Vern Mikkelsen (24) Clyde Lovellette (11) Slick Leonard (9) Kiel Auditorium
6,028 		0–1
2 March 24 @ St. Louis L 104–106 Clyde Lovellette (33) Walter Dukes (20) — Kiel Auditorium
9,451 		0–2
3 March 26 St. Louis L 135–143 (2OT) Slick Leonard (42) — — Minneapolis Auditorium 0–3
1957 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers
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