Record 34–38 (.472) | ||
Place Division: 2nd (Western) Playoff finish Division Finals(Eliminated 0–3) | ||
The 1956–57 NBA season was the Lakers' ninth season in the NBA.
Contents
x – clinched playoff spotGame 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 114, Minneapolis 111 (OT) Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 131, Fort Wayne 127 Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 110, Fort Wayne 108 Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 118, Minneapolis 109 Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Minneapolis 104 Game 3 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 143, Minneapolis 135 (2OT) Dick Garmaker, All-NBA Second Team Dick Garmaker, NBA All-Star Game Vern Mikkelsen, NBA All-Star Game Slater Martin, NBA All-Star Game
West Division First Place Tie Breaker
St. Louis Hawks vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 1-0
West Division Semifinals
(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0
West Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 3-0
Awards and records
References
1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA