NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Rochester Royals97–101Minneapolis Lakers

Rochester Royals at Minneapolis Lakers

Date: Sunday 16 December 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 98th meetingof 494 played

Rochester Royals

Rochester Royals box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Richie Regan	5–11	7–10	—	4	17
Maurice Stokes	6–18	4–5	26	5	16
Dave Piontek	4–15	5–8	—	5	13
Jack Twyman	5–13	1–2	—	3	11
Art Spoelstra	3–8	4–6	—	3	10
Johnny McCarthy	4–12	2–2	—	4	10
Lew Hitch	2–5	6–6	—	1	10
Dick Ricketts	2–9	2–2	—	3	6
Bob Burrow	1–1	0–0	—	1	2
Ed Fleming	1–6	0–3	—	2	2
Team totals	33–98	31–44	26	31	97

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Clyde Lovellette	11–29	4–5	—	2	26
Dick Garmaker	3–11	9–10	—	6	15
Vern Mikkelsen	3–9	7–9	—	3	13
Chuck Mencel	3–7	3–4	—	3	9
Dick Schnittker	3–8	3–4	—	1	9
Slick Leonard	4–16	1–2	—	4	9
Ed Kalafat	2–11	4–4	—	3	8
Jim Paxson	1–8	5–5	—	2	7
Walter Dukes	2–8	1–3	—	4	5
Team totals	32–107	37–46	—	28	101

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 9, Sacramento Kings 3 in NBA 1956-57.

1 Nov 1956Rochester Royals 88–97 Minneapolis Lakers
3 Nov 1956Minneapolis Lakers 95–85 Rochester Royals
4 Nov 1956Rochester Royals 87–88 Minneapolis Lakers
11 Nov 1956Rochester Royals 94–82 Minneapolis Lakers
1 Dec 1956Minneapolis Lakers 83–95 Rochester Royals
16 Dec 195697–101 this game
20 Dec 1956Rochester Royals 103–105 Minneapolis Lakers
22 Dec 1956Minneapolis Lakers 101–115 Rochester Royals
20 Jan 1957Rochester Royals 107–114 Minneapolis Lakers
23 Jan 1957Rochester Royals 99–107 Minneapolis Lakers
20 Feb 1957Rochester Royals 103–111 Minneapolis Lakers
1 Mar 1957Rochester Royals 117–125 Minneapolis Lakers

Records going in

Rochester Royals: 14–11
Minneapolis Lakers: 11–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Lakers 314, Sacramento Kings 180.

1 Dec 1956Minneapolis Lakers 83–95 Rochester Royals
20 Dec 1956Rochester Royals 103–105 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.