Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1950-1951 Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Arnie Ferrin PG 6-2 180 Jul 29, 1925 25 Utah 2 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 9, Minneapolis Lakers
Bud Grant -     May 20, 1927 23 Minnesota 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Harrison PG 6-1 190 Aug 12, 1927 23 Michigan 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Joe Hutton PG 6-1 170 Oct 6, 1928 22 Hamline 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Tony Jaros PG 6-3 185 Feb 22, 1920 31 Minnesota 3 N/A
Slater Martin PG 5-10 170 Oct 22, 1925 25 Texas 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
George Mikan C 6-10 245 Jun 18, 1924 26 DePaul 2 N/A
Vern Mikkelsen SF 6-7 230 Oct 21, 1928 22 Hamline 1 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Kevin O'Shea PG 6-2 175 Jul 10, 1925 25 Notre Dame 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Pollard SF 6-4 185 Jul 9, 1922 28 Stanford 2 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 5, Chicago Stags
Dick Schnittker PF 6-5 200 May 27, 1928 22 Ohio State 0 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Washington Capitols

1950-1951 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 San Francisco Warriors #4 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round W1 Minneapolis Lakers W4 Indianapolis Olympians MIN in 3
Second Round W2 Rochester Royals W3 Fort Wayne Pistons ROR in 3
Conference Finals #3 New York Knicks #4 Syracuse Nationals NYK in 5
Conference Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers W2 Rochester Royals ROR in 4
NBA Finals W2 Rochester Royals #3 New York Knicks ROR in 7

1950-1951 Minneapolis Playoff Stats

Player GP PTS REB AST
George Mikan 7 24.0 10.6 1.3
Vern Mikkelsen 7 15.6 9.6 2.4
Jim Pollard 7 13.6 8.9 3.9
Bob Harrison 7 7.7 3.9 2.7
Slater Martin 7 7.1 6.0 3.6
Arnie Ferrin 7 5.9 4.7 2.3
Tony Jaros 7 2.9 1.0 0.9
Bud Grant 6 1.8 0.8 0.0
Kevin O'Shea 5 1.0 1.0 0.2
Joe Hutton 7 0.3 0.4 0.1

1950-1951 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Indianapolis Leaders
Mar 21, 1951
v.
Indianapolis		 W, 95-81 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 41. George Mikan
 PTS: 19. Ralph Beard
Mar 23, 1951
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Indianapolis		 L, 108-88 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 30. V. Mikkelsen
 PTS: 40. Alex Groza
Mar 25, 1951
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Indianapolis		 W, 85-80 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 30. George Mikan
 PTS: 38. Alex Groza

1950-1951 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Rochester Leaders
Mar 29, 1951
v.
Rochester		 W, 76-73 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 23. V. Mikkelsen
 PTS: 24. Arnie Risen
Mar 31, 1951
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Rochester		 L, 66-70 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 20. Jim Pollard
 PTS: 23. Red Holzman
Apr 1, 1951
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Rochester		 L, 83-70 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 23. George Mikan
 PTS: 20. Bobby Wanzer
Apr 3, 1951
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Rochester		 L, 80-75 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 32. George Mikan
 PTS: 26. Arnie Risen