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1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers

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40-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 95.6 points per game, Allowed 94.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 39-33)
Coached by John Kundla (40-32)

Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium / Attendance: NA

SRS: 0.96 (3rd of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (3-1) versus Fort Wayne Pistons
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Rochester Royals

1954-55 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 2506 6465 .388 1873 2517 .744 3865 1468 1935 6885 95.6
Opponent 72 6801 94.5

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 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 26 71 2559 440 1043 .422 447 598 .747 722 145 319 1327
2 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 25 70 2361 519 1192 .435 273 398 .686 802 100 262 1311
3 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 29 72 2784 350 919 .381 276 359 .769 260 427 221 976
4 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 28 72 2365 330 836 .395 125 155 .806 303 251 265 785
5 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 26 72 1798 226 583 .388 298 362 .823 349 114 231 750
6 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 32 63 1960 265 749 .354 151 186 .812 458 160 147 681
7 Ed Kalafat C-F 6-6 245 22 72 1102 118 375 .315 111 168 .661 317 75 205 347
8 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 24 62 980 107 330 .324 67 94 .713 206 58 107 281
9 Don Sunderlage G 6-1 180 25 45 404 33 133 .248 48 73 .658 56 37 57 114
10 Bob Carney G 6-3 170 22 19 244 24 64 .375 21 40 .525 45 16 36 69

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 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 26 71 36.0 6.2 14.7 .422 6.3 8.4 .747 10.2 2.0 4.5 18.7
2 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 25 70 33.7 7.4 17.0 .435 3.9 5.7 .686 11.5 1.4 3.7 18.7
3 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 29 72 38.7 4.9 12.8 .381 3.8 5.0 .769 3.6 5.9 3.1 13.6
4 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 28 72 32.8 4.6 11.6 .395 1.7 2.2 .806 4.2 3.5 3.7 10.9
5 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 32 63 31.1 4.2 11.9 .354 2.4 3.0 .812 7.3 2.5 2.3 10.8
6 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 26 72 25.0 3.1 8.1 .388 4.1 5.0 .823 4.8 1.6 3.2 10.4
7 Ed Kalafat C-F 6-6 245 22 72 15.3 1.6 5.2 .315 1.5 2.3 .661 4.4 1.0 2.8 4.8
8 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 24 62 15.8 1.7 5.3 .324 1.1 1.5 .713 3.3 0.9 1.7 4.5
9 Bob Carney G 6-3 170 22 19 12.8 1.3 3.4 .375 1.1 2.1 .525 2.4 0.8 1.9 3.6
10 Don Sunderlage G 6-1 180 25 45 9.0 0.7 3.0 .248 1.1 1.6 .658 1.2 0.8 1.3 2.5

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 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 25 70 2361 7.9 18.2 .435 4.2 6.1 .686 12.2 1.5 4.0 20.0
2 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 26 71 2559 6.2 14.7 .422 6.3 8.4 .747 10.2 2.0 4.5 18.7
3 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 26 72 1798 4.5 11.7 .388 6.0 7.2 .823 7.0 2.3 4.6 15.0
4 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 29 72 2784 4.5 11.9 .381 3.6 4.6 .769 3.4 5.5 2.9 12.6
5 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 32 63 1960 4.9 13.8 .354 2.8 3.4 .812 8.4 2.9 2.7 12.5
6 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 28 72 2365 5.0 12.7 .395 1.9 2.4 .806 4.6 3.8 4.0 11.9
7 Ed Kalafat C-F 6-6 245 22 72 1102 3.9 12.3 .315 3.6 5.5 .661 10.4 2.5 6.7 11.3
8 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 24 62 980 3.9 12.1 .324 2.5 3.5 .713 7.6 2.1 3.9 10.3
9 Bob Carney G 6-3 170 22 19 244 3.5 9.4 .375 3.1 5.9 .525 6.6 2.4 5.3 10.2
10 Don Sunderlage G 6-1 180 25 45 404 2.9 11.9 .248 4.3 6.5 .658 5.0 3.3 5.1 10.2

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 Bob Carney G 6-3 170 22 19 244 8.8 .423 .375
2 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 28 72 2365 11.4 .434 .395
3 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 26 72 1798 15.4 .505 .388
4 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 32 63 1960 13.2 .410 .354
5 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 26 71 2559 20.2 .508 .422
6 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 29 72 2784 14.2 .453 .381
7 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 25 70 2361 21.1 .479 .435
8 Ed Kalafat C-F 6-6 245 22 72 1102 9.7 .386 .315
9 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 24 62 980 8.7 .378 .324
10 Don Sunderlage G 6-1 180 25 45 404 6.0 .345 .248

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 Clyde Lovellette C-F 6-9 234 25 7 197 44 98 29 40 64 3 32 117 .449 .725 28.1 16.7 9.1 0.4
2 Jim Pollard F-C 6-4 185 32 7 257 33 104 33 46 78 14 13 99 .317 .717 36.7 14.1 11.1 2.0
3 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 29 7 315 28 94 40 49 28 31 23 96 .298 .816 45.0 13.7 4.0 4.4
4 Vern Mikkelsen F-C 6-7 230 26 7 209 30 85 36 46 78 13 36 96 .353 .783 29.9 13.7 11.1 1.9
5 Whitey Skoog G 5-11 180 28 7 241 36 92 19 21 37 16 30 91 .391 .905 34.4 13.0 5.3 2.3
6 Lew Hitch F-C 6-8 200 25 7 137 16 40 23 29 42 10 9 55 .400 .793 19.6 7.9 6.0 1.4
7 Dick Schnittker F 6-5 200 26 7 140 14 51 25 36 31 7 23 53 .275 .694 20.0 7.6 4.4 1.0
8 Jim Holstein F-G 6-3 180 24 7 117 16 38 8 9 30 6 8 40 .421 .889 16.7 5.7 4.3 0.9
9 Bob Carney G 6-3 170 22 7 41 1 8 8 9 5 3 7 10 .125 .889 5.9 1.4 0.7 0.4
10 Ed Kalafat C-F 6-6 245 22 7 76 2 22 3 10 18 0 16 7 .091 .300 10.9 1.0 2.6 0.0