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NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1955–56 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coachJohn Kundla
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record33–39 (.458)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(lost to Hawks 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKEYD-TV
(Jack Horner)
RadioWLOL
(Dick Enroth)
< 1954–55 1956–57 >

The 1955–56 NBA season was the Lakers' eighth season playing in the NBA.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 37 35 .514 - 19-7 10-17 8-11 19-17
x-Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 4 14-12 6-21 13-6 19-17
x-St. Louis Hawks 33 39 .458 4 15-11 11-17 7-11 18-18
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431 6 15-14 6-21 10-6 16-20
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1955-56 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 4–5 7–2 5–7 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–4
Fort Wayne 5–4 — 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–5 7–5 4–5
Minneapolis 2–7 7–5 — 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–7 4–5
New York 7–5 4–5 4–5 — 6–6 6–3 4–5 4–8
Philadelphia 7–5 5–4 6–3 6–6 — 6–3 6–3 9–3
Rochester 4–5 5–7 5–7 3–6 3–6 — 6–6 5–4
St. Louis 4–5 5–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 6–6 — 3–6
Syracuse 4–8 5–4 5–4 8–4 3–9 4–5 6–3 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 @ St. Louis 89–101 Clyde Lovellette (27) 0–1
2 November 6 @ Fort Wayne 96–95 Clyde Lovellette (31) 1–1
3 November 9 @ Philadelphia 106–117 Clyde Lovellette (21) 1–2
4 November 10 @ New York 105–112 Clyde Lovellette (22) 1–3
5 November 11 @ Boston 75–119 Dick Schnittker (12) 1–4
6 November 12 N Philadelphia 100–89 Vern Mikkelsen (19) 1–5
7 November 17 @ Syracuse 91–105 Kalafat, Mikkelsen (15) 1–6
8 November 19 @ Rochester 91–90 Clyde Lovellette (26) 2–6
9 November 20 Rochester 104–96 Clyde Lovellette (21) 2–7
10 November 24 St. Louis 99–107 Lovellette, Mikkelsen (19) 3–7
11 November 26 @ St. Louis 95–104 Clyde Lovellette (25) 3–8
12 November 27 Philadelphia 94–99 Clyde Lovellette (25) 4–8
13 November 30 N St. Louis 99–97 Clyde Lovellette (20) 4–9
14 December 1 N New York 90–97 Clyde Lovellette (21) 5–9
15 December 3 @ Syracuse 103–114 Clyde Lovellette (25) 5–10
16 December 4 Syracuse 102–96 Clyde Lovellette (26) 5–11
17 December 6 N Philadelphia 116–103 Clyde Lovellette (27) 5–12
18 December 7 @ Rochester 79–92 Kalafat, Schnittker (17) 5–13
19 December 10 @ Boston 102–118 Clyde Lovellette (21) 5–14
20 December 13 @ New York 91–98 Clyde Lovellette (31) 5–15
21 December 14 N Fort Wayne 98–85 Clyde Lovellette (22) 6–15
22 December 15 @ Syracuse 135–133 (3OT) Clyde Lovellette (30) 7–15
23 December 17 Rochester 92–94 Clyde Lovellette (21) 8–15
24 December 18 @ Fort Wayne 86–96 Slater Martin (19) 8–16
25 December 20 N Boston 104–111 Vern Mikkelsen (22) 8–17
26 December 25 Boston 115–112 Clyde Lovellette (35) 8–18
27 December 28 St. Louis 111–90 Clyde Lovellette (26) 8–19
28 December 29 N St. Louis 71–74 Clyde Lovellette (17) 9–19
29 January 1 Syracuse 85–80 Clyde Lovellette (23) 9–20
30 January 2 N Fort Wayne 95–89 Slater Martin (26) 10–20
31 January 4 St. Louis 76–94 Clyde Lovellette (28) 11–20
32 January 7 @ Rochester 98–103 Clyde Lovellette (32) 11–21
33 January 8 Syracuse 91–99 Clyde Lovellette (26) 12–21
34 January 10 N Syracuse 79–90 Garmaker, Lovellette, Mikkelsen (16) 13–21
35 January 11 N Boston 114–110 Clyde Lovellette (24) 14–21
36 January 14 Fort Wayne 94–117 Clyde Lovellette (22) 15–21
37 January 15 @ Fort Wayne 99–104 Slater Martin (24) 15–22
38 January 17 N St. Louis 86–97 Clyde Lovellette (22) 16–22
39 January 18 N Philadelphia 94–105 Clyde Lovellette (31) 17–22
40 January 19 @ Syracuse 100–122 Clyde Lovellette (17) 17–23
41 January 20 N New York 122–109 Clyde Lovellette (27) 17–24
42 January 21 @ New York 109–89 George Mikan (20) 18–24
43 January 22 New York 100–95 Whitey Skoog (19) 18–25
44 January 25 New York 95–104 Clyde Lovellette (21) 19–25
45 January 28 Philadelphia 108–85 Dick Garmaker (17) 19–26
46 January 29 St. Louis 114–107 Dick Schnittker (22) 19–27
47 January 31 N Rochester 86–92 Clyde Lovellette (20) 20–27
48 February 1 Boston 106–107 Lovellette, Martin (21) 21–27
49 February 2 N Boston 101–102 Clyde Lovellette (21) 21–28
50 February 5 Rochester 121–109 Vern Mikkelsen (27) 21–29
51 February 8 Fort Wayne 82–106 Whitey Skoog (25) 22–29
52 February 11 Philadelphia 117–102 Clyde Lovellette (32) 22–30
53 February 12 @ Fort Wayne 78–82 Clyde Lovellette (16) 22–31
54 February 14 N Rochester 79–110 Clyde Lovellette (22) 23–31
55 February 15 N New York 102–113 Clyde Lovellette (20) 24–31
56 February 17 @ Philadelphia 111–134 Clyde Lovellette (24) 24–32
57 February 18 @ Rochester 119–99 Whitey Skoog (23) 25–32
58 February 19 Rochester 93–100 Clyde Lovellette (19) 26–32
59 February 22 Boston 93–90 Whitey Skoog (20) 26–33
60 February 26 Fort Wayne 95–90 George Mikan (17) 26–34
61 February 29 N Syracuse 94–98 Clyde Lovellette (30) 27–34
62 March 1 @ Philadelphia 102–100 Clyde Lovellette (24) 28–34
63 March 2 @ Boston 113–119 Lovellette, Skoog (23) 28–35
64 March 3 @ Rochester 90–94 Clyde Lovellette (22) 28–36
65 March 4 St. Louis 84–113 Clyde Lovellette (24) 29–36
66 March 7 Fort Wayne 95–98 Clyde Lovellette (25) 30–36
67 March 8 @ Fort Wayne 82–100 Slater Martin (18) 30–37
68 March 9 @ St. Louis 102–103 Dick Schnittker (24) 30–38
69 March 10 @ St. Louis 97–105 Clyde Lovellette (20) 30–39
70 March 11 Rochester 98–126 Clyde Lovellette (24) 31–39
71 March 13 N New York 89–102 Clyde Lovellette (19) 32–39
72 March 14 Fort Wayne 96–100 Ed Kalafat (21) 33–39

Playoffs

1956 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (finishes as West's #2 seed)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Record
1 March 16 @ St. Louis W 103–97 Slater Martin (28) Kiel Auditorium 1–0
Division semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 17 @ St. Louis L 115–116 Mikkelsen, Martin (19) Kiel Auditorium 0–1
2 March 19 St. Louis W 133–75 Slater Martin (19) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–1
3 March 21 St. Louis L 115–116 Clyde Lovellette (31) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–2
1956 schedule

Awards and records

References

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