Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1958-1959 Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Elgin Baylor SF 6-5 225 Sep 16, 1934 24 Seattle 0 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Boo Ellis SF 6-5 195 Feb 11, 1936 23 Niagara 0 1958 3rd Rnd, #17, Minneapolis Lakers
Ed Fleming PG 6-2 180 Jul 25, 1933 25 Niagara 3 1955 3rd Rnd, #18, Rochester Royals
Larry Foust FC 6-9 215 Jun 24, 1928 30 La Salle 8 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Fort Wayne Pistons
Dick Garmaker GF 6-3 200 Oct 29, 1932 26 Minnesota 3 1954 9th Rnd, #80, Minneapolis Lakers
Steve Hamilton SF 6-6 190 Nov 30, 1935 23 Morehead State 0 1957 9th Rnd, #67, Philadelphia Warriors
Hot Rod Hundley SG 6-4 185 Oct 26, 1934 24 West Virginia 1 1957 1st Rnd, #1, Rochester Royals
Jim Krebs C 6-8 230 Sep 8, 1935 23 Southern Methodist 1 1957 1st Rnd, #3, Minneapolis Lakers
Slick Leonard PG 6-3 185 Jul 17, 1932 26 Indiana 2 1954 2nd Rnd, #10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Vern Mikkelsen SF 6-7 230 Oct 21, 1928 30 Hamline 9 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers

1958-1959 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W2 Minneapolis Lakers BOS in 4

1958-1959 Minneapolis Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elgin Baylor 13 42.8 25.5 12.0 3.3
Vern Mikkelsen 13 28.5 15.5 7.2 1.8
Dick Garmaker 13 33.8 14.5 4.2 3.0
Slick Leonard 13 35.9 12.2 3.4 5.4
Larry Foust 13 31.1 11.8 10.5 0.9
Jim Krebs 13 16.4 7.2 5.9 0.4
Boo Ellis 13 19.6 6.8 7.2 1.2
Ed Fleming 13 13.7 5.8 3.0 1.4
Hot Rod Hundley 13 13.5 4.0 1.8 1.5
Steve Hamilton 10 8.7 3.2 3.5 0.5

1958-1959 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Detroit Leaders
Mar 14, 1959
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Detroit		 W, 92-89
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 17. Larry Foust
 PTS: 22. Phil Jordon
Mar 15, 1959
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Detroit		 L, 117-103 Detroit Olympia
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 26. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 32. Gene Shue
Mar 18, 1959
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Detroit		 W, 129-102
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 31. Gene Shue

1958-1959 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders St. Louis Leaders
Mar 21, 1959
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St. Louis		 L, 124-90 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 21. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 40. Cliff Hagan
Mar 22, 1959
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St. Louis		 W, 106-98 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 33. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 27. Cliff Hagan
Mar 24, 1959
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St. Louis		 L, 127-97 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 15. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 39. Bob Pettit
Mar 26, 1959
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St. Louis		 W, 108-98 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 32. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 38. Cliff Hagan
Mar 28, 1959
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St. Louis		 W, 97-98 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 36. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 36. Bob Pettit
Mar 29, 1959
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St. Louis		 W, 106-104 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		4-2 PTS: 33. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 24. Bob Pettit

1958-1959 Minneapolis Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 4, 1959
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Boston		 L, 118-115 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 34. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 29. Frank Ramsey
Apr 5, 1959
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Boston		 L, 128-108 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-2 PTS: 24. V. Mikkelsen
 PTS: 28. Bill Sharman
Apr 7, 1959
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Boston		 L, 110-123 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		0-3 PTS: 26. Larry Foust
 PTS: 26. T. Heinsohn
Apr 9, 1959
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Boston		 L, 113-118 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		0-4 PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 29. Bill Sharman