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Game #1 4/4/49 @Minneapolis
| WASHINGTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Nichols |
6
3-3 4
15 |
| McKinney |
6
2-2 6
14 |
| Norlander |
1
0-1 4
2 |
| O’Keefe |
4
1-3 5
9 |
| Hermsen |
4
3-7 5
11 |
| Zunic |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Hertzberg |
3
4-4 5
10 |
| Scolari |
7
6-9 2
20 |
| Schulz |
1
1-3 2
3 |
| TOTALS |
32 20-32
33 84 |
|
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Carlson |
4
2-3 1
10 |
| Pollard |
2
9-11 3
13 |
| Mikan |
14 14-16
4 42 |
| Jaros |
2
1-1 0
5 |
| Dwan |
0
1-2 6
1 |
| Ferrin |
1
0-2 5
2 |
| Schaefer |
5
3-3 4
13 |
| Forman |
1
0-1 3
2 |
| TOTALS |
29 30-39
26 88 |
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| Halftime-
Minneapolis 48 Washington 40 |
| Att-
8,213 |
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Game #2 4/6/49 @Minneapolis
The Lakers took a 2-0 lead as they held Washington to 21-96 field goal shooting. They also won despite George Mikan scoring a season-low 10 points on 3-9 shooting.
| Washington |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Nichols |
5
1-3 2
11 |
| O’Keefe |
0
2-2 5
2 |
| Norlander |
2
1-3 4
5 |
| McKinney |
3
5-7 2
11 |
| Hermsen |
4
1-2 5
9 |
| Scolari |
2
6-7 2
10 |
| Schulz |
0
0-0 3
0 |
| Hertzberg |
5
3-3 1
13 |
| Zunic |
0
1-2 1
1 |
| Katkaveck |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
21 20-29
25 62 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Pollard |
4
3-5 3
11 |
| Gardner |
1
0-1 1
2 |
| Carlson |
7
2-6 4
16 |
| Jaros |
2
2-2 4
6 |
| Mikan |
3
4-7 5
10 |
| Ferrin |
0
4-5 3
4 |
| Dwan |
4
0-1 2
8 |
| Schaefer |
6
1-1 0
13 |
| Forman |
0
0-1 2
0 |
| Jorgensen |
2
0-0 1
4 |
| Kachan |
1
0-0 0
2 |
| TOTALS |
30 16-29
25 76 |
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| Washington |
13 19 13 17
62 |
| Minneapolis |
20 27 11 18
76 |
| Att-
10,212 |
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Game #3 4/8/49 @Washington
Minneapolis took a 3-0 lead behind Mikan’s 25 1st-half points. Mikan fouled out with 9 minutes left in the game, but by then, it didn’t matter. Horace McKinney missed the game due to his wife’s illness.
| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Carlson |
3
1-1 4
7 |
| Jaros |
2
2-3 2
6 |
| Dwan |
0
2-2 3
2 |
| Pollard |
6
6-7 4
18 |
| Kachan |
1
0-0 0
2 |
| Mikan |
13
9-12 6
35 |
| Gardner |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Schaefer |
5
5-5 1
15 |
| Jorgensen |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Forman |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Ferrin |
3
3-6 3
9 |
| TOTALS |
33 28-36
25 94 |
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| WASHINGTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Nichols |
6
0-1 5
12 |
| Norlander |
1
3-4 2
5 |
| Katkaveck |
4
1-1 2
9 |
| Hertzberg |
2
6-6 3
10 |
| Hermsen |
1
6-11 5
8 |
| Scolari |
4
1-2 1
9 |
| Schulz |
3
1-2 5
7 |
| Zunic |
4
4-7 5
12 |
| O’Keefe |
1
0-0 5
2 |
| TOTALS |
26 22-34
33 74 |
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| Minneapolis |
26 17 28 23
94 |
| Washington |
14 15 24 21
74 |
| Fouled
Out- Mikan |
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Game #4 4/9/49 @Washington
Washington staved off elimination in a wild game. Edwin Kachan & Sonny Hertzberg were ejected after a fight in the 1st half & George Mikan suffered a fracatured right wrist. Mikan stayed in the game after the injury (which wasn’t diagnosed until the next day), but missed his next 13 shots from the field.
| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Carlson |
0
1-1 5
1 |
| Jaros |
0
2-2 6
2 |
| Forman |
0
3-3 4
3 |
| Pollard |
2
8-10 4
12 |
| Gardner |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| Mikan |
9
9-10 5
27 |
| Jorgensen |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| Schaefer |
5
3-4 2
13 |
| Kachan |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| Ferrin |
2
7-7 1
11 |
| Dwan |
1
0-0 4
2 |
| TOTALS |
19 33-37
34 71 |
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| WASHINGTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Nichols |
11
5-5 3
27 |
| Schulz |
1
4-5 4
6 |
| Norlander |
2
0-0 3
4 |
| McKinney |
1
3-4 5
5 |
| Hermsen |
4
9-12 5
17 |
| Katkaveck |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| O’Keefe |
3
1-2 3
7 |
| Scolari |
2
6-7 3
10 |
| Zunic |
0
1-2 2
1 |
| Hertzberg |
2
2-3 2
6 |
| TOTALS |
26 31-40
32 83 |
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| Minneapolis |
23 12 16 20
71 |
| Washington |
22 23 20 18
83 |
| Fouled
Out- Jaros |
| Att-
4,471 |
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Game #5 4/11/49 @Washington
Mikan played with a cast on his wrist & it didn’t seem to affect his game. Washington was able to close the series to 3-2.
| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT PTS |
| Carlson |
0
1 1 |
| Jaros |
1
0 2 |
| Forman |
2
1 5 |
| Pollard |
6
3 15 |
| Gardner |
0
2 2 |
| Mikan |
6 10
22 |
| Kachan |
0
0 0 |
| Schaefer |
3
0 6 |
| Jorgensen |
0
0 0 |
| Dwan |
2
0 4 |
| Ferrin |
3
2 8 |
| TOTALS |
23 19
65 |
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| WASHINGTON |
FG FT PTS |
| Nichols |
5
3 13 |
| O’Keefe |
0
0 0 |
| Norlander |
2
1 5 |
| McKinney |
5
1 11 |
| Zunic |
0
0 0 |
| Hermsen |
5
3 13 |
| Scolari |
5
1 11 |
| Schulz |
1
7 9 |
| Katkaveck |
1
0 2 |
| Hertzberg |
5
0 10 |
| TOTALS |
29 16
74 |
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Game #6 4/13/49 @St. Paul
The Lakers never trailed as the 3rd time was a charm as they finally wrapped up the title series after losing games 4 & 5. Minneapolis started the game with a 12-3 run. The Lakers led by as many as 24 in the 3rd quarter.
| WASHINGTON |
FG FT PF PTS |
| Nichols |
1
3 3
5 |
| McKinney |
1
3 2
5 |
| O’Keefe |
4
2 2
10 |
| Katkaveck |
1
1 2
3 |
| Norlander |
3
0 4
6 |
| Hermsen |
3
6 5
12 |
| Scolari |
0
4 0
4 |
| Schulz |
0
0 4
0 |
| Hertzberg |
2
4 1
8 |
| Zunic |
1
1 5
3 |
| TOTALS |
16 24 28
56 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT PF PTS |
| Pollard |
3
1 6
7 |
| Carlson |
0
2 4
2 |
| Jorgensen |
0
0 0
0 |
| Jaros |
3
4 2
10 |
| Mikan |
9
11 5
29 |
| Ferrin |
5
1 6
11 |
| Schaefer |
6
5 3
17 |
| Forman |
0
1 2
1 |
| Gardner |
0
0 0
0 |
| Dwan |
0
0 1
0 |
| Kachan |
0
0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
26 25 29
77 |
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| Halftime
Minneapolis 40 Washington 24 |
| Fouled
Out- Pollard |
| Att-
10,482 |
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COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
| MINNEAPOLIS |
G FG FT PTS |
| Mikan |
6 54 57 165 |
| Schaefer |
6 30 17
77 |
| Pollard |
6 23 30
76 |
| Ferrin |
6 14 17
45 |
| Carlson |
6 14
9 37 |
| Jaros |
6 10 11
31 |
| Dwan |
6
7 3
17 |
| Forman |
6
3 5
11 |
| Gardner |
5
1 2
4 |
| Jorgensen |
5
2 0
4 |
| Kachan |
5
2 0
4 |
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| WASHINGTON |
G FG FT PTS |
| Nichols |
6 34 15
83 |
| Hermsen |
6 21 28
70 |
| Scolari |
6 20 24
64 |
| Hertzberg |
6 19 19
57 |
| McKinney |
5 16 14
46 |
| O’Keefe |
6 12
6 30 |
| Norlander |
6 11
5 27 |
| Schulz |
6
6 13 25 |
| Zunic |
6
5 7
17 |
| Katkaveck |
5
6 2
14 |
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Index
NBA Finals