1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season

1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coach	John Kundla
Arena	Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record	40–32 (.556)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Finals (Eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1954-55 NBA season was the Lakers' seventh season in the NBA.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	43	29	.597	–	21–6	9–14	13–9	28–8
x-Minneapolis Lakers	40	32	.556	3	18–6	10–14	12–12	18–18
x-Rochester Royals	29	43	.403	14	17–11	4–19	8–13	14–22
Milwaukee Hawks	26	46	.361	17	6–11	9–16	11–19	14–22

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1954-55 NBA Records
Team	BOS	FWP	MIL	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	SYR
Boston	—	4–5	6–3	3–6	6–6	7–5	4–5	6–6
Fort Wayne	5–4	—	11–1	9–3	2–7	6–3	8–4	2–7
Milwaukee	3–6	1–11	—	5–7	3–6	4–5	6–6	4–5
Minneapolis	6–3	3–9	7–5	—	4–5	6–3	8–4	6–3
New York	6–6	7–2	6–3	5–4	—	5–7	5–4	4–8
Philadelphia	5–7	3–6	5–4	3–6	7–5	—	5–4	5–7
Rochester	5–4	4–8	6–6	4–8	4–5	4–5	—	2–7
Syracuse	6–6	7–2	5–4	3–6	8–4	7–5	7–2	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Rochester Royals: Lakers win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 82, Rochester 78
• Game 2 @ Rochester: Rochester 94, Minneapolis 92
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 119, Rochester 110

West Division Finals

(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Pistons win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 96, Minneapolis 79
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 98, Minneapolis 97 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 99, Fort Wayne 91 (OT)
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Fort Wayne 105, Minneapolis 96

Awards and records

• Vern Mikkelsen, All-NBA Second Team
• Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team
• Vern Mikkelsen, NBA All-Star Game
• Slater Martin, NBA All-Star Game
• Jim Pollard, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers