Game 3, 1952-53 NBA Finals
April 7, 1953 · 69th Regiment Armory, New York, New York
Game 3, 1952-53 NBA Finals: MLMinneapolis Lakers 90–75 New York Knicks, at 69th Regiment Armory, New York, New York on April 7, 1953.
This is the one game in this dataset where the source box score explicitly marks starters, rather than a top-5-by-points substitute. Minneapolis's bench, led by Whitey Skoog's 10 points, helped the Lakers take a 3-0 series lead.
Box score
| NYKNew York Knicks starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Carl Braun | 13 | N/A | N/A |
| Nat Clifton | 12 | N/A | N/A |
| Vince Boryla | 9 | N/A | N/A |
| Harry Gallatin | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| Dick McGuire | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Bench (10+ points): Connie Simmons (18), Ernie Vandeweghe (15)
| MLMinneapolis Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| George Mikan | 20 | N/A | N/A |
| Jim Pollard | 19 | N/A | N/A |
| Slater Martin | 13 | N/A | N/A |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| Pep Saul | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Bench (10+ points): Whitey Skoog (10)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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