NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Western Division
Finished: 48-22 .686, 1st place
Division Semifinals - Defeated Indianapolis, 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne, 3-2
NBA Championship - Defeated New York, 4-1
The defending-champion Lakers essentially kept the same team as the previous year, with only Jim Holstein being the only difference. Dick Schnittker, who had been played the previous year in the ABL, was in the military but returned in time to join the Lakers for the playoffs. The Lakers defeated the Knicks in the NBA Finals for their 5th championship (NBL, BAA, 3x NBA) in six seasons.
- Head Coach: John Kundla (July 13, 1916 - July 23, 2017)
- Bob Harrison (August 12, 1927 - March 3, 2024)
- Lew Hitch (July 16, 1929 - February 8, 2012)
- Jim Holstein (September 24, 1930 - December 16, 2007)
- Slater Martin (October 22, 1925 - October 18, 2012)
- George Mikan (June 18, 1924 - June 1, 2005)
- Vern Mikkelsen (October 21, 1928 - November 21, 2013)
- Jim Pollard (July 9, 1922 - January 22, 1993)
- Pep Saul (February 16, 1924 - November 7, 2019)
- Dick Schnittker (b. May 27, 1928)
- Howie Schultz (July 3, 1922 - October 30, 2009)
- Whitey Skoog (November 2, 1926- April 4, 2019)
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