Arena Minneapolis Armory | Record 25–50 (.333) | |
Head coach John Castellani
Jim Pollard Place Division: 3rd (Western) Playoff finish Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4) | ||
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Lakers' 12th season in the NBA. The Lakers finished in third-place in the NBA Western Division with a record of 25–50, 21 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. In their final season in the Twin Cities, the Lakers made the playoffs and defeated the Detroit Pistons two games to none in the Western Division Semifinals, before losing the West Finals to the Hawks, four games to three.
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On January 18, the team had a harrowing flight in a snowstorm, returning to Minneapolis from St. Louis. The team's DC-3 had electrical problems and made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa.
Following the season, the franchise moved to Southern California and became the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1960–61 season.
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spotWest Division Semifinals
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 2-0
West Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 4-3