1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season

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Record 51–17 (.750) Period 1949 – 1950 Radio WLOL		Playoff finish NBA Finals (Won 4–2) Head coach John Kundla Arena Minneapolis Auditorium

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The 1949–50 NBA season was the franchise's second season in the NBA. The Minneapolis Lakers repeated as NBA Champions, making it (to date) the only franchise to win the Championship in each of its first two NBA seasons.

Central Division First Place Tiebreaker

Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 1–0

Game 1 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76

Central Division Semifinals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2–0

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75

Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67

Central Division Finals

Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2–0

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79

Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

NBA Semifinals

(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (1) Anderson Packers: Lakers win series 2–0

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 75, Anderson 50

Game 2 @ Anderson: Minneapolis 90, Anderson 71

NBA Finals

(E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (C1) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4–2

Game 1 @ Syracuse: Minneapolis 68, Syracuse 66

Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, Minneapolis 85

Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 91, Syracuse 77

Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Syracuse 69

Game 5 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 83, Minneapolis 76

Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 110, Syracuse 95

Awards and honors

George Mikan, All-NBA First Team

Jim Pollard, All-NBA First Team

References

1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season Wikipedia

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