Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1951-1952 Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bud Grant -     May 20, 1927 24 Minnesota 1 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Harrison PG 6-1 190 Aug 12, 1927 24 Michigan 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Lew Hitch FC 6-8 200 Jul 16, 1929 22 Kansas State 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Joe Hutton PG 6-1 170 Oct 6, 1928 23 Hamline 1 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Slater Martin PG 5-10 170 Oct 22, 1925 26 Texas 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
George Mikan C 6-10 245 Jun 18, 1924 27 DePaul 3 N/A
Vern Mikkelsen SF 6-7 230 Oct 21, 1928 23 Hamline 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Pollard SF 6-4 185 Jul 9, 1922 29 Stanford 3 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 5, Chicago Stags
Pep Saul GF 6-2 185 Feb 16, 1924 28 Seton Hall 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 12, Rochester Royals
Howie Schultz GF 6-6 190 Jul 3, 1922 29 Hamline 1 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Whitey Skoog PG 5-11 180 Nov 2, 1926 25 Minnesota 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers

1951-1952 Playoff Matchups

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

1951-1952 Minneapolis Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
George Mikan 13 42.5 23.6 15.9 2.8
Jim Pollard 11 42.6 16.1 6.5 3.0
Vern Mikkelsen 13 38.1 13.3 8.5 1.5
Pep Saul 13 40.8 11.3 2.8 3.5
Slater Martin 13 40.2 9.0 2.8 4.3
Bob Harrison 12 19.6 6.2 1.7 2.0
Joe Hutton 12 11.6 2.8 1.1 1.0
Lew Hitch 13 11.7 1.8 3.4 0.7
Howie Schultz 12 8.2 1.5 1.6 0.4

1951-1952 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Indianapolis Leaders
Mar 23, 1952
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Indianapolis		 W, 78-70 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 24. George Mikan
 PTS: 17. L. Barnhorst
Mar 25, 1952
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Indianapolis		 W, 87-94 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 36. George Mikan
 PTS: 29. Joe Graboski

1951-1952 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Rochester Leaders
Mar 29, 1952
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Rochester		 L, 88-78 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 47. George Mikan
 PTS: 26. Bob Davies
Mar 30, 1952
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Rochester		 W, 78-83 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 19. V. Mikkelsen
 PTS: 24. Arnie Risen
Apr 5, 1952
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Rochester		 W, 77-67 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 22. Jim Pollard
 PTS: 16. A. Johnson
Apr 6, 1952
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Rochester		 W, 82-80 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 18. Pep Saul
 PTS: 21. Bob Davies

1951-1952 Minneapolis Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 12, 1952
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New York		 W, 83-79
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 34. Jim Pollard
 PTS: 15. Dick McGuire
Apr 13, 1952
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New York		 L, 72-80
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 18. George Mikan
 PTS: 18. H. Gallatin
Apr 16, 1952
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New York		 W, 77-82 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 26. George Mikan
 PTS: 17. M. Zaslofsky
Apr 18, 1952
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New York		 L, 90-89 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 32. S. Martin
 PTS: 30. C. Simmons
Apr 20, 1952
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New York		 W, 102-89
NBA Finals 		3-2 PTS: 32. V. Mikkelsen
 PTS: 17. Nat Clifton
Apr 23, 1952
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New York		 L, 76-68 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 28. George Mikan
 PTS: 23. M. Zaslofsky
Apr 25, 1952
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New York		 W, 82-65
NBA Finals 		4-3 PTS: 22. George Mikan
 PTS: 21. M. Zaslofsky