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1955–56 Minneapolis Lakers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Minneapolis Lakers
team_link	Los Angeles Lakers
end_year	1956
wins	33
losses	39
division	Western
division_place	2
coach	John Kundla
arena	Minneapolis Auditorium
television	KEYD-TV
(Jack Horner)
radio	WLOL
(Dick Enroth)
playoffs	[Division semifinals](1956-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Hawks](1955-56-st-louis-hawks-season) 1–2)
bbr_team	MNL

(Jack Horner) (Dick Enroth) (lost to Hawks 1–2)

The 1955–56 Minneapolis Lakers season was the Lakers' eighth season playing in the NBA.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

72	March 14	Fort Wayne	96–100	Ed Kalafat (21)	33–39

Playoffs

1–0
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1
March 17
@ St. Louis
L 115–116
Mikkelsen, Martin (19)
Kiel Auditorium
0–1
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2
March 19
St. Louis
W 133–75
Slater Martin (19)
Minneapolis Auditorium
1–1
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3
March 21
St. Louis
L 115–116
Clyde Lovellette (31)
Minneapolis Auditorium
1–2
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Awards and records

Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team
Clyde Lovellette, All-NBA Second Team
Slater Martin, NBA All-Star Game
Clyde Lovellette, NBA All-Star Game
Vern Mikkelsen, NBA All-Star Game

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MNL/1956.html 1955–56 Minneapolis Lakers]

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