NBA » Los Angeles Lakers » 1956-57
| 34-38 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a 34-38 record. They went 26-13 at home and 8-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minneapolis Lakers went 36-42. Their final game was a loss in the Western Division Finals to the St. Louis Hawks.
The 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1956-57.
Among qualifying months, the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers had their best month in March, when they went 7-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was December, when they went 6-10 and had a 37.5% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '56 | 0-2 | 0% | -28 |
| November '56 | 8-6 | 57.1% | +31 |
| December '56 | 6-10 | 37.5% | -53 |
| January '57 | 6-10 | 37.5% | -6 |
| February '57 | 7-10 | 41.2% | -66 |
| March '57 | 7-0 | 100% | +64 |
Yes, the Minneapolis Lakers made the Playoffs in 1957. They won their first series against the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Western Division Semifinals. They eventually lost against the St. Louis Hawks in the Western Division Finals.
The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of -58. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 34.0 wins, or a 34-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers went 6-10.
During the regular season, the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers went 1-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minneapolis Lakers had during the 1956-57 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Oct 27, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 75 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Oct 28, 1956 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 88 - 94 | ||
| Thu, Nov 1, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 97 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Nov 3, 1956 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 95 - 85 | ||
| Sun, Nov 4, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 88 - 87 | ||
| Sat, Nov 10, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 110 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Nov 11, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 82 - 94 | ||
| Wed, Nov 14, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 113 - 97 | ||
| Thu, Nov 15, 1956 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 103 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Nov 16, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 97 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Nov 18, 1956 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Thu, Nov 22, 1956 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 111 - 78 | ||
| Sat, Nov 24, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 104 - 102 | OT | |
| Sun, Nov 25, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
| Tue, Nov 27, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 113 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Nov 28, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 93 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Dec 1, 1956 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 83 - 95 | ||
| Sun, Dec 2, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 106 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Dec 4, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 88 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Dec 6, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 103 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Dec 7, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 114 - 121 | ||
| Sun, Dec 9, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 91 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Dec 11, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 111 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Dec 12, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Win 121 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Dec 16, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 101 - 97 | ||
| Thu, Dec 20, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 105 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Dec 22, 1956 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 101 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Dec 23, 1956 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 97 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 25, 1956 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 100 - 89 | ||
| Thu, Dec 27, 1956 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 93 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Dec 29, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 92 - 95 | ||
| Sun, Dec 30, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 93 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Jan 3, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 102 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Jan 6, 1957 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Jan 8, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 86 - 87 | ||
| Wed, Jan 9, 1957 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 93 - 86 | ||
| Thu, Jan 10, 1957 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 118 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Jan 12, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 105 - 87 | ||
| Sun, Jan 13, 1957 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 104 - 87 | ||
| Thu, Jan 17, 1957 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 93 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Jan 20, 1957 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 114 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Jan 23, 1957 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 107 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Jan 25, 1957 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Jan 26, 1957 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 107 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Jan 27, 1957 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 93 - 94 | ||
| Mon, Jan 28, 1957 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 96 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 29, 1957 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 91 - 103 | ||
| Thu, Jan 31, 1957 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Feb 2, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 97 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 3, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 85 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Feb 6, 1957 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 101 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Feb 9, 1957 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 99 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Feb 10, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 100 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Feb 12, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 110 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Feb 13, 1957 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 115 - 114 | ||
| Thu, Feb 14, 1957 | vs New York Knicks | Win 99 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Feb 15, 1957 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 104 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Feb 16, 1957 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 120 | ||
| Sun, Feb 17, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 115 - 118 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 20, 1957 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 111 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Feb 23, 1957 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 101 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Feb 24, 1957 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 123 - 115 | ||
| Mon, Feb 25, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 94 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Feb 26, 1957 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 108 - 120 | ||
| Thu, Feb 28, 1957 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 112 - 129 | ||
| Fri, Mar 1, 1957 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 125 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Mar 3, 1957 | vs New York Knicks | Win 119 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Mar 7, 1957 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Mar 8, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 101 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Mar 10, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 117 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Mar 12, 1957 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 100 - 94 | ||
| Wed, Mar 13, 1957 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 114 - 97 | ||
| Playoff Tiebreaker | ||||
| Sat, Mar 16, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 111 - 114 | OT | |
| Playoffs | ||||
| Western Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Sun, Mar 17, 1957 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 131 - 127 | ||
| Tue, Mar 19, 1957 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 110 - 108 | ||
| Western Division Finals (Lost 0 - 3) | ||||
| Thu, Mar 21, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 109 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Mar 24, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 104 - 106 | ||
| Mon, Mar 25, 1957 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 135 - 143 | ||
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