The Lakers dominated the 1954 NBA Playoffs. After winning 3 games in a round robin with the other 2 best teams of the Western Division, they played 10 games with a 6-4 record that included a 4-3 victory over the Syracuse Natinonals in the Finals. Here you have all the Playoff series played by the NBA champion.
Minneapolis Lakers 1954 Playoff Series  |
| Round Robin (betwenn 3 best teams of Western Division) |
| Gm |
Date | Opponent |
W-L |
Result |
Series |
|
| 1 |
Mar 17-1954 |
Rochester Royals |
W |
109-88 |
|
1-0 |
| 2 |
Mar 18-1954 |
@Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
90-85 |
|
2-0 |
| 3 |
Mar 20-1954 |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
W |
78-73 |
|
3-0 |
| Western Division Finals |
| Gm |
Date | Opponent | W-L |
Result |
Series |
|
| 1 |
Mar 24-1954 |
Rochester Royals |
W |
89-76 |
Mpls Lakers lead |
1-0 |
| 2 |
Mar 27-1954 |
@Rochester Royals |
L |
73-74 | series tied |
1-1 |
| 3 |
Mar 28-1954 |
Rochester Royals |
W |
82-72 |
Mpls Lakers win |
2-1 |
| NBA Finals |
| Gm |
Date | Opponent | W-L |
Result |
Series |
|
| 1 |
Mar 31-1954 |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
79-68 |
Mpls Lakers lead |
1-0 |
| 2 |
Apr 03-1954 |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
60-62 | series tied |
1-1 |
| 3 |
Apr 04-1954 |
@Syracuse Nationals |
W |
81-67 |
Mpls Lakers lead |
2-1 |
| 4 |
Apr 08-1954 |
@Syracuse Nationals |
L |
69-80 | series tied |
2-2 |
| 5 |
Apr 10-1954 |
@Syracuse Nationals |
W |
84-73 |
Mpls Lakers lead |
3-2 |
| 6 |
Apr 11-1954 |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
63-65 | series tied |
3-3 |
| 7 |
Apr 12-1954 |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
87-80 |
Mpls Lakers win |
4-3 |
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