NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals85–80Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis Lakers

Date: Sunday 1 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 55th meetingof 329 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dolph Schayes	35:00	3–14	13–16	18	4	3	19
Paul Seymour	33:00	5–10	2–2	2	4	2	12
Red Kerr	28:00	5–11	1–1	5	1	2	11
George King	27:00	4–9	0–2	4	3	2	8
Red Rocha	24:00	3–7	3–4	3	0	5	9
Ed Conlin	20:00	4–7	2–2	2	3	1	10
Billy Kenville	19:00	2–3	4–6	4	4	1	8
Jim Tucker	19:00	0–3	0–0	2	0	0	0
Earl Lloyd	18:00	1–6	0–0	6	1	4	2
Dick Farley	17:00	3–5	0–0	1	2	0	6
Team totals	240:00	30–75	25–33	47	22	20	85

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Clyde Lovellette	43:00	10–28	3–3	22	2	1	23
Slater Martin	36:00	0–11	5–5	9	2	1	5
Whitey Skoog	33:00	4–12	2–2	4	4	4	10
Lew Hitch	33:00	1–8	1–2	7	5	2	3
Vern Mikkelsen	27:00	6–17	10–13	9	0	6	22
Dick Schnittker	25:00	1–7	5–6	6	3	3	7
Chuck Mencel	20:00	3–8	0–0	3	1	1	6
Ed Kalafat	15:00	2–6	0–0	2	1	3	4
Dick Garmaker	7:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	239:00	27–98	26–31	62	18	22	80

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 5 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 1955Minneapolis Lakers 135–133 Syracuse Nationals
1 Jan 195685–80 this game
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

Syracuse Nationals: 14–14
Minneapolis Lakers: 9–19

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

15 Dec 1955Minneapolis Lakers 135–133 Syracuse Nationals
8 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 91–99 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.