Game 2, 1953-54 NBA Finals
April 3, 1954 · Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 2, 1953-54 NBA Finals: SNSyracuse Nationals 62–60 Minneapolis Lakers, at Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 3, 1954.
Syracuse's 62 points remains, per Wikipedia, the fewest points scored by a winning team in an NBA Finals game; Paul Seymour's long buzzer basket sealed it.
Box score
| MLMinneapolis Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| George Mikan | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Pollard | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Slater Martin | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Whitey Skoog | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| SNSyracuse Nationals starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Wally Osterkorn | 20 | 17 | 2 |
| George King | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Seymour | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Lavoy | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| Dolph Schayes | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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