| 40-26 | Won Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a 40-26 record. They went 21-5 at home and 19-21 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minneapolis Lakers went 49-30.
The 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1951-52.
The 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers had their best month in November, when they went 9-3 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-8 and had a 42.9% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '51 | 9-3 | 75% | +48 |
| December '51 | 7-7 | 50% | +117 |
| January '52 | 13-5 | 72.2% | +135 |
| February '52 | 6-8 | 42.9% | +37 |
| March '52 | 5-3 | 62.5% | +61 |
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +398. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 48.5 wins, or a 48-18 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers went 8-13.
During the regular season, the 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers went 4-6 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers went 2-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minneapolis Lakers had during the 1951-52 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Nov 3, 1951 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 93 - 74 | ||
| Sun, Nov 4, 1951 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 67 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Nov 9, 1951 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 86 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Nov 10, 1951 | @ New York Knicks | Win 89 - 73 | ||
| Sun, Nov 11, 1951 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 72 - 77 | ||
| Mon, Nov 12, 1951 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 90 - 80 | ||
| Tue, Nov 13, 1951 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 77 - 71 | ||
| Sat, Nov 17, 1951 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 68 - 64 | OT | |
| Thu, Nov 22, 1951 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 70 - 65 | OT2 | |
| Sat, Nov 24, 1951 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 72 - 59 | ||
| Sun, Nov 25, 1951 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 82 - 73 | ||
| Wed, Nov 28, 1951 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 90 - 76 | ||
| Sat, Dec 1, 1951 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 89 - 69 | ||
| Sun, Dec 2, 1951 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 61 - 63 | ||
| Wed, Dec 5, 1951 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 81 - 83 | OT | |
| Sat, Dec 8, 1951 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 85 - 64 | ||
| Sun, Dec 9, 1951 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 78 - 85 | ||
| Tue, Dec 11, 1951 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 69 - 85 | ||
| Wed, Dec 12, 1951 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 99 - 79 | ||
| Sun, Dec 16, 1951 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 99 - 52 | ||
| Tue, Dec 18, 1951 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 67 - 69 | ||
| Fri, Dec 21, 1951 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 103 - 105 | OT3 | |
| Sat, Dec 22, 1951 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 96 - 90 | OT3 | |
| Sun, Dec 23, 1951 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 79 - 81 | ||
| Tue, Dec 25, 1951 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 100 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Dec 30, 1951 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 93 - 64 | ||
| Tue, Jan 1, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 82 - 80 | ||
| Fri, Jan 4, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 79 - 64 | ||
| Sat, Jan 5, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 86 - 65 | ||
| Sun, Jan 6, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 107 - 92 | ||
| Tue, Jan 8, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 75 - 82 | ||
| Wed, Jan 9, 1952 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 91 - 74 | ||
| Fri, Jan 11, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 75 - 63 | ||
| Sat, Jan 12, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 96 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Jan 13, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 81 - 88 | ||
| Wed, Jan 16, 1952 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 108 - 94 | ||
| Thu, Jan 17, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 105 - 110 | OT3 | |
| Sat, Jan 19, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 85 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Jan 20, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 91 - 81 | OT2 | |
| Wed, Jan 23, 1952 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 97 - 99 | OT | |
| Sat, Jan 26, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 57 - 56 | ||
| Sun, Jan 27, 1952 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 91 - 62 | ||
| Wed, Jan 30, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 77 - 65 | ||
| Thu, Jan 31, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 85 - 78 | ||
| Fri, Feb 1, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Loss 77 - 85 | ||
| Sun, Feb 3, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 77 - 75 | ||
| Thu, Feb 7, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 86 - 75 | ||
| Sat, Feb 9, 1952 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 67 - 70 | ||
| Sun, Feb 10, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 69 - 70 | OT2 | |
| Thu, Feb 14, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 109 - 74 | ||
| Sat, Feb 16, 1952 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 75 - 77 | ||
| Sun, Feb 17, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 87 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Feb 19, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 96 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Feb 20, 1952 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 93 - 78 | ||
| Thu, Feb 21, 1952 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 80 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Feb 23, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 83 - 73 | ||
| Sun, Feb 24, 1952 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 70 - 83 | ||
| Mon, Feb 25, 1952 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 108 - 95 | ||
| Sat, Mar 1, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 98 - 88 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1952 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 96 - 85 | ||
| Tue, Mar 4, 1952 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 81 - 83 | ||
| Wed, Mar 5, 1952 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 74 - 82 | ||
| Sat, Mar 8, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 92 - 94 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 96 - 90 | ||
| Wed, Mar 12, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 85 - 83 | ||
| Sun, Mar 16, 1952 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 126 - 82 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Sun, Mar 23, 1952 | vs Indianapolis Olympians | Win 78 - 70 | ||
| Tue, Mar 25, 1952 | @ Indianapolis Olympians | Win 94 - 87 | ||
| Western Division Finals (Won 3 - 1) | ||||
| Sat, Mar 29, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 78 - 88 | ||
| Sun, Mar 30, 1952 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 83 - 78 | OT | |
| Sat, Apr 5, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 77 - 67 | ||
| Sun, Apr 6, 1952 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 82 - 80 | ||
| Finals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
| Sat, Apr 12, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 83 - 79 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 72 - 80 | ||
| Wed, Apr 16, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Win 82 - 77 | ||
| Fri, Apr 18, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 89 - 90 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 102 - 89 | ||
| Wed, Apr 23, 1952 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 68 - 76 | ||
| Fri, Apr 25, 1952 | vs New York Knicks | Win 82 - 65 | ||
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