Game 7, 1953-54 NBA Finals
April 12, 1954 · Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 7, 1953-54 NBA Finals: MLMinneapolis Lakers 87–80 Syracuse Nationals, at Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 12, 1954.
Assists are unrecorded for every player in this box score, and rebounds for all but three. Dolph Schayes' game-high 18 points and 13 rebounds couldn't stop Minneapolis from clinching its third NBA title in Game 7.
Box score
| MLMinneapolis Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Jim Pollard | 21 | N/A | N/A |
| Clyde Lovellette | 14 | 13 | N/A |
| Slater Martin | 12 | N/A | N/A |
| George Mikan | 11 | 15 | N/A |
| Whitey Skoog | 8 | N/A | N/A |
| SNSyracuse Nationals starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Dolph Schayes | 18 | 13 | N/A |
| Paul Seymour | 16 | N/A | N/A |
| Earl Lloyd | 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Bob Lavoy | 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Wally Osterkorn | 10 | N/A | N/A |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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