1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season

1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season
Second NBA Championship
Head coach	John Kundla
Arena	Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record	51–17 (.750)
Place	Division: 1st (Central)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (won 4–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WLOL

The 1949–50 NBA season was the franchise's second season in the NBA. The Minneapolis Lakers repeated as NBA Champions, making it (to date) the only franchise to win the Championship in each of its first two NBA seasons.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1949 BAA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
T	–	Vern Mikkelsen	F/C	United States	Hamline
–	–	Bob Harrison	G	United States	Michigan
–	–	Paul Walther	F/G	United States	Tennessee

Roster

The team.

Minneapolis Lakers 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G/F 15 Carlson, Don 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Minnesota G/F 18 Ferrin, Arnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Utah F 20 Glick, Normie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Loyola Marymount F 14/20 Grant, Bud 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Minnesota G 16 Harrison, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan G 11 Hassett, Billy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Notre Dame G/F 13 Jaros, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota G 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Texas C 99 Mikan, George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) DePaul F/C 19 Mikkelsen, Vern 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Hamline F/C 17 Pollard, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Stanford G/F 10 Schaefer, Herm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Indiana G/F 12 Stump, Gene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) DePaul G/F 14 Walther, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Tennessee	Head coach John Kundla Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers	51	17	.750	–	30-1	18-16	3-0	16-8
x-Rochester Royals	51	17	.750	–	33-1	17-6	1-0	15-9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	40	28	.588	11	28-6	12-22	–	14-10
x-Chicago Stags	40	28	.588	11	18-6	14–21	8-1	11-13
St. Louis Bombers	26	42	.382	25	17-14	7–26	2-2	4-20

Playoffs

Central Division First Place Tiebreaker

Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 1–0

• Game 1 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76

Central Division Semifinals

• (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2–0
• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75
• Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67

Central Division Finals

• Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2–0
• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

NBA Semifinals

• (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (1) Anderson Packers: Lakers win series 2–0
• Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 75, Anderson 50
• Game 2 @ Anderson: Minneapolis 90, Anderson 71

NBA Finals

• (E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (C1) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4–2
• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Minneapolis 68, Syracuse 66
• Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, Minneapolis 85
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 91, Syracuse 77
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Syracuse 69
• Game 5 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 83, Minneapolis 76
• Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 110, Syracuse 95

Awards and honors

• George Mikan, All-NBA First Team
• Jim Pollard, All-NBA First Team