1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season

1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season
Head coach	John Kundla
Arena	Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record	34–38 (.472)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Finals (Eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Lakers' ninth season in the NBA.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-St. Louis Hawks	34	38	.472	-	17-9	10-20	7-9	22-14
x-Minneapolis Lakers	34	38	.472	-	15-9	5-22	14-7	18-18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	34	38	.472	-	23-5	5-23	6-10	17-19
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	3	19-10	7-17	5-14	15-21

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team	BOS	FWP	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	STL	SYR
Boston	—	6–3	5–4	7–5	8–4	6–3	7–2	5–7
Fort Wayne	3–6	—	7–5	5–4	4–5	6–6	4–8	5–4
Minneapolis	4–5	5–7	—	3–6	5–4	9–3	4–8	4–5
New York	5–7	4–5	6–3	—	4–8	5–4	6–3	6–6
Philadelphia	4–8	5–4	4–5	8–4	—	4–5	7–2	5–7
Rochester	3–6	6–6	3–9	4–5	5–4	—	6–6	4–5
St. Louis	2–7	8–4	8–4	3–6	2–7	6–6	—	5–4
Syracuse	7–5	4–5	5–4	6–6	7–5	5–4	4–5	—

Playoffs

West Division First Place Tie Breaker

St. Louis Hawks vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 1-0

Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 114, Minneapolis 111 (OT)

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 131, Fort Wayne 127
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Minneapolis 110, Fort Wayne 108

West Division Finals

(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 3-0

Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 118, Minneapolis 109
Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Minneapolis 104
Game 3 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 143, Minneapolis 135 (2OT)

Awards and records

References

↑ 1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers

1956–57 NBA season by team

1956 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions

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