NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final/3OT

Minneapolis Lakers135–133Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse Nationals

Date: Thursday 15 December 1955
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 54th meetingof 329 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Slater Martin	60:00	6–15	8–9	5	11	2	20
Dick Schnittker	52:00	8–21	5–5	6	7	5	21
Clyde Lovellette	50:00	13–21	4–6	17	4	6	30
Vern Mikkelsen	44:00	9–23	7–8	13	3	6	25
Chuck Mencel	42:00	7–14	2–2	9	7	6	16
Lew Hitch	25:00	1–1	1–1	5	2	3	3
Whitey Skoog	21:00	3–8	6–7	2	2	1	12
Ed Kalafat	18:00	1–5	3–3	3	1	2	5
Dick Garmaker	3:00	1–1	1–1	1	1	0	3
Team totals	315:00	49–109	37–42	61	38	31	135

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
George King	57:00	7–14	1–4	3	11	5	15
Red Kerr	56:00	13–27	3–4	12	1	3	29
Dolph Schayes	48:00	11–21	12–13	10	8	4	34
Dick Farley	43:00	9–16	3–7	1	5	6	21
Ed Conlin	42:00	2–9	10–12	12	8	4	14
Billy Kenville	26:00	2–8	2–3	3	2	4	6
Red Rocha	23:00	1–8	3–3	4	2	2	5
Jim Tucker	15:00	3–6	0–0	4	3	1	6
Earl Lloyd	13:00	1–5	1–1	0	2	3	3
Team totals	323:00	49–114	35–47	49	42	32	133

This season

Philadelphia 76ers 5, Los Angeles Lakers 4 in NBA 1955-56.

16 Nov 1955Minneapolis Lakers 91–105 Syracuse Nationals
3 Dec 1955Minneapolis Lakers 103–114 Syracuse Nationals
4 Dec 1955Syracuse Nationals 102–96 Minneapolis Lakers
15 Dec 1955135–133 this game
1 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 85–80 Minneapolis Lakers
8 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 91–99 Minneapolis Lakers
10 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 79–90 Minneapolis Lakers
19 Jan 1956Minneapolis Lakers 100–122 Syracuse Nationals
29 Feb 1956Syracuse Nationals 94–98 Minneapolis Lakers

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 6–15
Syracuse Nationals: 9–9

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

4 Dec 1955Syracuse Nationals 102–96 Minneapolis Lakers
1 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 85–80 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.