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1952 NBA Champion Minneapolis Lakers



Minneapolis Lakers 1951-52 Roster

Player Position Height Weight Born College
Frank Saul Guard 6'2" 185 lbs. Feb. 16, 1924  Seton Hall, 1949
Joseph Hutton Guard 6'1" 170 lbs. Oct. 6, 1928 Hamline, 1950
Myer Skoog Guard 5'11" 180 lbs. Nov. 2, 1926 Minnesota, 1950
Robert Harrison Guard 6'1" 190 lbs. Jan. 20, 1964 Michigan, 1949
Slater Martin Guard 5'10" 170 lbs. Oct. 22, 1925 Texas
Howie Schultz Forward 6'8" 200 lbs. July 3, 1922 Hamline
James Pollard Forward 6'5" 185 lbs. July 9, 1922 Stanford, 1947
John Pilch Forward 6'3" 185 lbs. July 11, 1925 Wyoming, 1950
Lew Hitch Forward 6'8" 200 lbs. July 16, 1929 Kansas State, 1951
Vern Mikkelsen Forward 6'7" 230 lbs. Oct. 21, 1928 Hamline, 1949
George Mikan Center 6'10" 245 lbs. June 18, 1924 DePaul, 1946

Minneapolis Lakers 1951-1952 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
1 Nov 3, 1951 Lakers @ Rochester Royals W 93 - 74 won 1 1 - 0
2 Nov 4, 1951 Lakers @ Syracuse Nationals L 67 - 98 lost 1 1 - 1
3 Nov 9, 1951 Lakers @ Philadelphia Warriors L 86 - 98 lost 2 1 - 2
4 Nov 10, 1951 Lakers @ New York Knicks W 89 - 73 won 1 2 - 2
5 Nov 11, 1951 Lakers @ Boston Celtics L 72 - 77 lost 1 2 - 3
6 Nov 12, 1951 Lakers @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 90 - 80 won 1 3 - 3
7 Nov 13, 1951 Lakers @ Indianapolis Olympians W 77 - 71 won 2 4 - 3
8 Nov 17, 1951 Lakers vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 68 - 64 won 3 5 - 3
9 Nov 22, 1951 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 70 - 65 won 4 6 - 3
10 Nov 24, 1951 Lakers @ Milwaukee Hawks W 72 - 59 won 5 7 - 3
11 Nov 25, 1951 Lakers vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 82 - 73 won 6 8 - 3
12 Nov 28, 1951 Lakers vs. Boston Celtics W 90 - 76 won 7 9 - 3
13 Dec 1, 1951 Lakers vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 89 - 69 won 8 10 - 3
14 Dec 2, 1951 Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 61 - 63 lost 1 10 - 4
15 Dec 5, 1951 Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals L 81 - 83 lost 2 10 - 5
16 Dec 8, 1951 Lakers Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 85 - 64 won 1 11 - 5
17 Dec 9, 1951 Lakers vs. Indianapolis Olympians L 78 - 85 lost 1 11 - 6
18 Dec 11, 1951 Lakers @ Indianapolis Olympians L 69 - 85 lost 2 11 - 7
19 Dec 12, 1951 Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 99 - 79 won 1 12 - 7
20 Dec 16, 1951 Lakers vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 99 - 52 won 2 13 - 7
21 Dec 18, 1951 Lakers @ New York Knicks L 67 - 69 lost 1 13 - 8
22 Dec 21, 1951 Lakers @ Philadelphia Warriors L 103 - 105 lost 2 13 - 9
23 Dec 22, 1951 Lakers @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 96 - 90 won 1 14 - 9
24 Dec 23, 1951 Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 79 - 81 lost 1 14 - 10
25 Dec 25, 1951 Lakers vs. Boston Celtics W 100 - 93 won 1 15 - 10
26 Dec 30, 1951 Lakers vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 93 - 64 won 2 16 - 10
27 Jan 1, 1952 Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals W 82 - 80 won 3 17 - 10
28 Jan 4, 1952 Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons W 79 - 64 won 4 18 - 10
29 Jan 5, 1952 Lakers Indianapolis Olympians W 86 - 65 won 5 19 - 10
30 Jan 6, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 107 - 92 won 6 20 - 10
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
31 Jan 8, 1952 Lakers @ Indianapolis Olympians L 75 - 82 lost 1 20 - 11
32 Jan 9, 1952 Lakers vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 91 - 74 won 1 21 - 11
33 Jan 11, 1952 Lakers @ Milwaukee Hawks W 75 - 63 won 2 22 - 11
34 Jan 12, 1952 Lakers Milwaukee Hawks W 96 - 84 won 3 23 - 11
35 Jan 13, 1952 Lakers vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 81 - 88 lost 1 23 - 12
36 Jan 16, 1952 Lakers @ Boston Celtics W 108 - 94 won 1 24 - 12
37 Jan 17, 1952 Lakers @ Syracuse Nationals L 105 - 110 lost 1 24 - 13
38 Jan 19, 1952 Lakers @ Rochester Royals L 85 - 96 lost 2 24 - 14
39 Jan 20, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 91 - 81 won 1 25 - 14
40 Jan 23, 1952 Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals L 97 - 99 lost 1 25 - 15
41 Jan 26, 1952 Lakers @ Milwaukee Hawks W 57 - 56 won 1 26 - 15
42 Jan 27, 1952 Lakers vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 91 - 62 won 2 27 - 15
43 Jan 30, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 77 - 65 won 3 28 - 15
44 Jan 31, 1952 Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons W 85 - 78 won 4 29 - 15
45 Feb 1, 1952 Lakers @ Indianapolis Olympians L 77 - 85 lost 1 29 - 16
46 Feb 3, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 77 - 75 won 1 30 - 16
47 Feb 7, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 86 - 75 won 2 31 - 16
48 Feb 9, 1952 Lakers vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 67 - 70 lost 1 31 - 17
49 Feb 10, 1952 Lakers @ Milwaukee Hawks L 69 - 70 lost 2 31 - 18
50 Feb 14, 1952 Lakers Milwaukee Hawks W 109 - 74 won 1 32 - 18
51 Feb 16, 1952 Lakers Boston Celtics L 75 - 77 lost 1 32 - 19
52 Feb 17, 1952 Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 87 - 99 lost 2 32 - 20
53 Feb 19, 1952 Lakers @ New York Knicks L 96 - 98 lost 3 32 - 21
54 Feb 20, 1952 Lakers @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 93 - 78 won 1 33 - 21
55 Feb 21, 1952 Lakers @ Syracuse Nationals L 80 - 88 lost 1 33 - 22
56 Feb 23, 1952 Lakers @ Rochester Royals W 83 - 73 won 1 34 - 22
57 Feb 24, 1952 Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 70 - 83 lost 1 34 - 23
58 Feb 25, 1952 Lakers vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 108 - 95 won 1 35 - 23
59 Mar 1, 1952 Lakers Indianapolis Olympians W 98 - 88 won 2 36 - 23
60 Mar 2, 1952 Lakers @ Milwaukee Hawks W 96 - 85 won 3 37 - 23
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
61 Mar 4, 1952 Lakers @ Philadelphia Warriors L 81 - 83 lost 1 37 - 24
62 Mar 5, 1952 Lakers @ Boston Celtics L 74 - 82 lost 2 37 - 25
63 Mar 8, 1952 Lakers @ Rochester Royals L 92 - 94 lost 3 37 - 26
64 Mar 9, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 96 - 90 won 1 38 - 26
65 Mar 12, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 85 - 83 won 2 39 - 26
66 Mar 16, 1952 Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 126 - 82 won 3 40 - 26

NBA Playoffs - Western Division Semifinals

Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Series Status Streak
1 Mar 23, 1952 Lakers vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 78 - 70 Lakers lead
1-0
 won 1
2 Mar 25, 1952 Lakers @ Indianapolis Olympians W 94 - 87 Lakers win
2-0
 won 2

NBA Playoffs - Western Division Finals

Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Series Status Streak
1 Mar 29, 1952 Lakers @ Rochester Royals L 78 - 88 Royals lead
0-1
 lost 1
2 Mar 30, 1952 Lakers @ Rochester Royals W 83 - 78 OT series tied
1-1
 won 1
3 Apr 5, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 77 - 67 Lakers lead
2-1
 won 2
4 Apr 6, 1952 Lakers vs. Rochester Royals W 82 - 80 Lakers win
3-1
 won 3

NBA Playoffs - Finals

Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Series Status Streak
1 Apr 12, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 83 - 79 OT Lakers lead
1-0
 won 4
2 Apr 13, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks L 72 - 80 series tied
1-1
 lost 1
3 Apr 16, 1952 Lakers @ New York Knicks W 82 - 77 Lakers lead
2-1
 won 1
4 Apr 18, 1952 Lakers @ New York Knicks L 89 - 90 OT series tied
2-2
 lost 1
5 Apr 20, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 102 - 89 Lakers lead
3-2
 won 1
6 Apr 23, 1952 Lakers @ New York Knicks L 68 - 76 series tied
3-3
 lost 1
7 Apr 25, 1952 Lakers vs. New York Knicks W 82 - 65 Lakers win
4-3
 won 1


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