Nationals 62-60 Lakers (Apr 2, 1954)

SYR

MIN

1

15

2

13

12

3

20

11

4

14

22

62

60

Top Performers

Points

20

Osterkorn

SYR

Rebounds

17

Osterkorn

SYR

Assists

3

Lavoy

SYR

Team Stats

MIN

20-64 (31.3%)

FG%

20-61 (32.8%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

22-38 (57.9%)

FTM

20-25 (80.0%)

52

Rebounds

48

12

Assists

10

Turnovers

1953-54 Eastern Standings

SYRMIN

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Knicks - y	44	28	.611
2	Nationals - x	42	30	.583	2.0
3	Celtics - x	42	30	.583	2.0
4	Warriors - e	29	43	.403	15.0
5	Bullets - e	16	56	.222	28.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers - y	46	26	.639
2	Royals - x	44	28	.611	2.0
3	Pistons - e	40	32	.556	6.0
4	Hawks - e	21	51	.292	25.0

Game Summary

The Minneapolis Lakers couldn't pull it off against the Syracuse Nationals, 62 to 60, in Game 2 of the 1954 NBA Finals on April 3, 1954.

Game Info

April 2, 1954

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn #8	48	20	17 (0)	2	3	6-14	8-12	51.9
Bob Lavoy B. Lavoy #8	44	6	15 (0)	3	3	2-13	2-3	20.9
Paul Seymour P. Seymour #5	36	13	3 (0)	3	4	3-8	7-8	56.4
Billy Kenville B. Kenville #15	30	3	4 (0)	1	2	1-3	1-1	43.6
George King G. King #3	26	14	2 (0)	2	4	6-11	2-7	49.7
Earl Lloyd E. Lloyd #11	22	0	4 (0)	0	3	0-5	0-1	0.0
Bill Gabor B. Gabor #7	16	2	6 (0)	1	3	0-6	2-5	12.2
Dolph Schayes D. Schayes #4	14	4	1 (0)	0	1	2-4	0-1	45.0
Al Masino A. Masino #12,4	4	0	0 (0)	0	1	0-0	0-0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	SYR		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Jim Pollard J. Pollard #17	46	13	9 (0)	2	2	5-14	3-5	40.1
Slater Martin S. Martin #22	38	7	1 (0)	1	6	2-6	3-3	47.8
George Mikan G. Mikan #99	33	15	15 (0)	1	4	6-11	3-3	60.9
Whitey Skoog W. Skoog #20	27	4	3 (0)	1	5	2-5	0-0	40.0
Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette #34	25	11	10 (0)	1	2	4-12	3-4	40.0
Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen #19	23	3	4 (0)	3	3	1-6	1-1	23.3
Dick Schnittker D. Schnittker #15	23	4	3 (0)	1	2	0-3	4-5	38.5
Jim Holstein J. Holstein #12	17	0	2 (0)	0	2	0-4	0-1	0.0
Pep Saul P. Saul #18	8	3	1 (0)	0	3	0-0	3-3	113.6