NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers76–81Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Sunday 20 December 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 30th meetingof 329 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Harrison	21:00	1–5	2–2	2	3	2	4
Slater Martin	—	6–15	5–6	1	4	3	17
George Mikan	—	6–18	4–6	8	0	6	16
Vern Mikkelsen	—	5–13	5–9	7	3	5	15
Pep Saul	—	4–10	5–5	3	1	3	13
Dick Schnittker	—	2–5	0–3	1	5	5	4
Clyde Lovellette	—	1–5	1–1	6	1	5	3
Jim Holstein	—	1–7	0–0	4	2	2	2
Jim Pollard	—	1–8	0–1	6	3	1	2
Whitey Skoog	—	0–1	0–1	3	0	2	0
Team totals	21:00	27–87	22–34	41	22	34	76

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jim Neal	30:00	1–4	6–9	10	3	3	8
Bob Lavoy	9:00	0–2	0–0	3	0	3	0
Dolph Schayes	—	5–14	6–6	10	3	4	16
Bill Gabor	—	6–10	1–2	0	3	5	13
Billy Kenville	—	3–6	5–8	2	2	1	11
George King	—	4–12	1–4	4	5	3	9
Paul Seymour	—	2–8	5–5	2	6	4	9
Wally Osterkorn	—	3–12	2–7	7	3	2	8
Earl Lloyd	—	2–8	3–4	8	1	4	7
Team totals	39:00	26–76	29–45	46	26	29	81

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 6, Los Angeles Lakers 9 in NBA 1953-54.

5 Nov 1953Minneapolis Lakers 77–65 Syracuse Nationals
3 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 74–87 Minneapolis Lakers
5 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 80–90 Minneapolis Lakers
20 Dec 195376–81 this game
14 Jan 1954Minneapolis Lakers 71–96 Syracuse Nationals
20 Feb 1954Syracuse Nationals 68–83 Minneapolis Lakers
21 Feb 1954Minneapolis Lakers 73–100 Syracuse Nationals
2 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 87–91 Minneapolis Lakers
31 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 68–79 Minneapolis Lakers
3 Apr 1954Syracuse Nationals 62–60 Minneapolis Lakers
4 Apr 1954Minneapolis Lakers 81–67 Syracuse Nationals
8 Apr 1954Minneapolis Lakers 69–80 Syracuse Nationals
10 Apr 1954Minneapolis Lakers 84–73 Syracuse Nationals
11 Apr 1954Syracuse Nationals 65–63 Minneapolis Lakers
12 Apr 1954Syracuse Nationals 80–87 Minneapolis Lakers

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 17–7
Syracuse Nationals: 13–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Philadelphia 76ers 159, Los Angeles Lakers 170.

5 Dec 1953Syracuse Nationals 80–90 Minneapolis Lakers
14 Jan 1954Minneapolis Lakers 71–96 Syracuse Nationals

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.