NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers83–95Indianapolis Olympians

Minneapolis Lakers at Indianapolis Olympians

Date: Monday 9 March 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 35th meetingof 38 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Vern Mikkelsen	10–?	2–4	6	22
George Mikan	6–?	9–10	6	21
Slater Martin	5–?	2–3	5	12
Jim Pollard	4–?	1–1	6	9
Lew Hitch	2–?	3–4	6	7
Jim Holstein	2–?	1–1	4	5
Bob Harrison	2–?	0–1	5	4
Whitey Skoog	1–?	0–0	5	2
Pep Saul	0–?	1–1	4	1
Team totals	32–?	19–25	47	83

Indianapolis Olympians

Indianapolis Olympians box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Mel Payton	6–?	7–9	1	19
Joe Graboski	7–?	3–7	6	17
Paul Walther	4–?	8–10	2	16
Ed Mikan	4–?	5–6	3	13
Bob Lavoy	2–?	5–7	3	9
Leo Barnhorst	3–?	3–5	1	9
Bill Tosheff	3–?	2–3	3	8
Gene Rhodes	0–?	3–5	0	3
Zeke Zawoluk	0–?	1–1	3	1
Team totals	29–?	37–53	22	95

This season

Indianapolis Olympians 4, Los Angeles Lakers 8 in NBA 1952-53.

27 Nov 1952Indianapolis Olympians 69–90 Minneapolis Lakers
28 Nov 1952Minneapolis Lakers 97–82 Indianapolis Olympians
8 Dec 1952Minneapolis Lakers 76–81 Indianapolis Olympians
19 Dec 1952Minneapolis Lakers 87–69 Indianapolis Olympians
25 Dec 1952Indianapolis Olympians 73–90 Minneapolis Lakers
30 Dec 1952Minneapolis Lakers 69–74 Indianapolis Olympians
3 Feb 1953Minneapolis Lakers 93–96 Indianapolis Olympians
8 Feb 1953Indianapolis Olympians 67–71 Minneapolis Lakers
9 Mar 195383–95 this game
17 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 73–71 Indianapolis Olympians
22 Mar 1953Indianapolis Olympians 69–85 Minneapolis Lakers
23 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 81–79 Indianapolis Olympians

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 46–21
Indianapolis Olympians: 24–40

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Indianapolis Olympians 13, Los Angeles Lakers 25.

8 Feb 1953Indianapolis Olympians 67–71 Minneapolis Lakers
17 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 73–71 Indianapolis Olympians

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.