NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals91–99Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis Lakers

Date: Sunday 8 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 56th meetingof 329 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dick Farley	41:00	8–12	4–8	6	7	3	20
Dolph Schayes	40:00	8–21	8–11	16	4	2	24
Earl Lloyd	33:00	1–9	2–2	8	2	6	4
George King	29:00	4–11	0–1	3	5	2	8
Jim Tucker	26:00	4–6	0–0	3	0	3	8
Billy Kenville	26:00	1–3	3–5	3	3	2	5
Red Rocha	23:00	0–5	1–1	2	0	3	1
Red Kerr	22:00	10–16	1–1	5	0	1	21
Team totals	240:00	36–83	19–29	46	21	22	91

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Ed Kalafat	43:00	5–15	2–3	13	4	5	12
Clyde Lovellette	37:00	10–15	6–7	11	5	3	26
Whitey Skoog	36:00	4–8	0–0	7	4	3	8
Slater Martin	34:00	5–13	3–4	4	5	3	13
Vern Mikkelsen	32:00	5–15	6–8	11	2	4	16
Chuck Mencel	29:00	6–12	2–2	0	1	2	14
Dick Schnittker	20:00	2–5	2–2	3	2	2	6
Dick Garmaker	7:00	1–3	0–0	0	1	1	2
Lew Hitch	5:00	0–0	0–0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Horan	—	0–2	2–2	0	0	0	2
Team totals	243:00	38–88	23–28	49	25	23	99

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 1956Syracuse Nationals 85–80 Minneapolis Lakers
8 Jan 195691–99 this game
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: 16–16
Minneapolis Lakers: 11–21

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

1 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 85–80 Minneapolis Lakers
10 Jan 1956Syracuse Nationals 79–90 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.