Game 6, 1949-50 NBA Finals
April 23, 1950 · Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 6, 1949-50 NBA Finals: MLMinneapolis Lakers 110–95 Syracuse Nationals, at Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 23, 1950.
George Mikan's 40 points clinched Minneapolis's second consecutive championship (third overall counting the 1948 NBL title) in front of 9,812 fans, and its first as a member of the newly merged NBA.
Box score
| MLMinneapolis Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| George Mikan | 40 | N/A | 2 |
| Jim Pollard | 16 | N/A | 10 |
| Herm Schaefer | 12 | N/A | 1 |
| Don Carlson | 10 | N/A | 6 |
| Slater Martin | 9 | N/A | 2 |
| SNSyracuse Nationals starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Dolph Schayes | 23 | N/A | 2 |
| Johnny Macknowski | 17 | N/A | 5 |
| Bill Gabor | 14 | N/A | 4 |
| George Ratkovicz | 11 | N/A | 2 |
| Alex Hannum | 9 | N/A | 1 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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