NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals87–91Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis Lakers

Date: Tuesday 2 March 1954
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 34th meetingof 329 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	12–17	6–6	5	30
Paul Seymour	6–16	5–7	2	17
Earl Lloyd	6–16	4–7	5	16
George King	5–10	2–2	3	12
Bill Gabor	2–5	2–2	2	6
Wally Osterkorn	2–5	1–3	1	5
Billy Kenville	0–3	1–1	0	1
Bob Lavoy	0–2	0–0	1	0
Jim Neal	0–1	0–0	0	0
Team totals	33–75	21–28	19	87

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
George Mikan	9–19	9–10	4	27
Jim Pollard	11–21	3–4	0	25
Clyde Lovellette	5–9	1–1	1	11
Whitey Skoog	5–10	0–0	5	10
Slater Martin	0–4	6–6	3	6
Dick Schnittker	2–2	1–1	4	5
Pep Saul	2–4	1–1	2	5
Vern Mikkelsen	0–7	2–2	1	2
Jim Holstein	0–1	0–0	2	0
Team totals	34–77	23–25	22	91

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 9, Philadelphia 76ers 6 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 1953Minneapolis Lakers 76–81 Syracuse Nationals
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 195487–91 this game
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

Syracuse Nationals: 36–28
Minneapolis Lakers: 43–22

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Feb 1954Minneapolis Lakers 73–100 Syracuse Nationals
31 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 68–79 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.