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1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers

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46-26, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1953-54 NBA Champions

Scored 81.7 points per game, Allowed 78.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-27)
Coached by John Kundla (46-26)

Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium / Attendance: NA

SRS: 2.70 (2nd of 9)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Syracuse Nationals
Won NBA Western Division Finals (2-1) versus Rochester Royals

1953-54 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 72 2184 5803 .376 1512 2067 .731 3752 1323 1918 5880 81.7
Opponent 72 5660 78.6

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Mikan C 6-10 245 29 72 2362 441 1160 .380 424 546 .777 1028 174 268 1306
2 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 31 71 2483 326 882 .370 179 230 .778 500 214 161 831
3 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 25 72 2247 288 771 .374 221 298 .742 615 119 264 797
4 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 28 69 2472 254 654 .388 176 243 .724 166 253 198 684
5 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 24 72 1255 237 560 .423 114 164 .695 419 51 210 588
6 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 27 71 1877 212 530 .400 72 97 .742 224 179 234 496
7 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 29 71 1805 162 467 .347 128 170 .753 159 139 149 452
8 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 25 71 1040 122 307 .397 86 132 .652 178 59 178 330
9 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 23 70 1155 88 288 .306 64 112 .571 204 79 140 240

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Mikan C 6-10 245 29 72 32.8 6.1 16.1 .380 5.9 7.6 .777 14.3 2.4 3.7 18.1
2 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 31 71 35.0 4.6 12.4 .370 2.5 3.2 .778 7.0 3.0 2.3 11.7
3 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 25 72 31.2 4.0 10.7 .374 3.1 4.1 .742 8.5 1.7 3.7 11.1
4 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 28 69 35.8 3.7 9.5 .388 2.6 3.5 .724 2.4 3.7 2.9 9.9
5 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 24 72 17.4 3.3 7.8 .423 1.6 2.3 .695 5.8 0.7 2.9 8.2
6 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 27 71 26.4 3.0 7.5 .400 1.0 1.4 .742 3.2 2.5 3.3 7.0
7 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 29 71 25.4 2.3 6.6 .347 1.8 2.4 .753 2.2 2.0 2.1 6.4
8 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 25 71 14.6 1.7 4.3 .397 1.2 1.9 .652 2.5 0.8 2.5 4.6
9 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 23 70 16.5 1.3 4.1 .306 0.9 1.6 .571 2.9 1.1 2.0 3.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Mikan C 6-10 245 29 72 2362 6.7 17.7 .380 6.5 8.3 .777 15.7 2.7 4.1 19.9
2 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 24 72 1255 6.8 16.1 .423 3.3 4.7 .695 12.0 1.5 6.0 16.9
3 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 25 72 2247 4.6 12.4 .374 3.5 4.8 .742 9.9 1.9 4.2 12.8
4 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 31 71 2483 4.7 12.8 .370 2.6 3.3 .778 7.2 3.1 2.3 12.0
5 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 25 71 1040 4.2 10.6 .397 3.0 4.6 .652 6.2 2.0 6.2 11.4
6 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 28 69 2472 3.7 9.5 .388 2.6 3.5 .724 2.4 3.7 2.9 10.0
7 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 27 71 1877 4.1 10.2 .400 1.4 1.9 .742 4.3 3.4 4.5 9.5
8 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 29 71 1805 3.2 9.3 .347 2.6 3.4 .753 3.2 2.8 3.0 9.0
9 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 23 70 1155 2.7 9.0 .306 2.0 3.5 .571 6.4 2.5 4.4 7.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 23 70 1155 7.8 .356 .306
2 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 24 72 1255 20.5 .465 .423
3 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 28 69 2472 11.9 .449 .388
4 George Mikan C 6-10 245 29 72 2362 28.5 .466 .380
5 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 25 72 2247 16.4 .442 .374
6 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 31 71 2483 15.8 .423 .370
7 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 29 71 1805 9.7 .417 .347
8 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 25 71 1040 11.9 .452 .397
9 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 27 71 1877 11.2 .433 .400

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 George Mikan C 6-10 245 29 13 424 87 190 78 96 171 25 56 252 .458 .813 32.6 19.4 13.2 1.9
2 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 31 13 543 56 155 48 60 110 41 27 160 .361 .800 41.8 12.3 8.5 3.2
3 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 24 13 265 54 120 28 58 126 7 37 136 .450 .483 20.4 10.5 9.7 0.5
4 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 25 13 375 51 111 31 36 73 17 52 133 .459 .861 28.8 10.2 5.6 1.3
5 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 28 13 533 37 112 52 70 29 60 52 126 .330 .743 41.0 9.7 2.2 4.6
6 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 27 13 402 42 107 12 21 47 23 60 96 .393 .571 30.9 7.4 3.6 1.8
7 Pep Saul G-F 6-2 185 29 13 227 18 51 25 34 27 14 27 61 .353 .735 17.5 4.7 2.1 1.1
8 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 23 13 188 15 49 16 23 35 11 28 46 .306 .696 14.5 3.5 2.7 0.8
9 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 25 13 163 11 32 12 20 21 5 32 34 .344 .600 12.5 2.6 1.6 0.4