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	West 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

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

• Dick Garmaker, All-NBA Second Team
• Dick Garmaker, NBA All-Star Game
• Vern Mikkelsen, NBA All-Star Game
• Slater Martin, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers