Mikan's 1950 NBA Finals H2H

[Deuce Bigalow]

1950 NBA Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals

The great George Mikan was going for a repeat. His defenders were Ed Peterson and Dolph Schayes taking turns trying to contain the legend.

Game 1
Mikan: 37 points, 13 FG, 11-14 FT
Peterson: 9 points, 4 FG, 1-1 FT; Schayes: 19 points, 7 FG, 5-7 FT

Lakers win 68-66

Game 2
Mikan: 32 points, 10 FG, 12-14 FT
Peterson: 10 points, 4 FG, 2-3 FT; Schayes: 13 points, 3 FG, 7-12 FT

Lakers lose 85-91

Game 3
Mikan: 28 points, 10 FG, 8-11 FT
Peterson: 2 points, 1 FG, 0-2 FT; Schayes: 12 points, 3 FG, 6-6 FT

Lakers win 91-77

Game 4
Mikan: 28 points, 8 FG, 12-14 FT
Peterson: 0 points, 0 FG, 0-0 FT; Schayes: 18 points, 5 FG, 8-10 FT

Lakers win 77-69

Game 5
Mikan: 28 points, 9 FG, 10-16 FT
Peterson: 4 points, 1 FG, 2-2 FT; Schayes: 19 points, 6 FG, 7-10 FT

Lakers lose 76-83

Game 6
Mikan: 40 points, 13 FG, 14-17 FT
Peterson: 4 points, 2 FG, 0-1 FT; Schayes: 23 points, 6 FG, 11-15 FT

Lakers win 110-95 and become the 1950 NBA Champions winning the series 4-2

Series Average
Mikan: 32.2 ppg, 77.9 FT% (Lakers averaged 84.5 ppg)
Peterson: 4.8 ppg, 55.6 FT%; Schayes: 17.3 ppg, 73.3 FT% (Nationals averaged 80.2 ppg)

Mikan completed the repeat and would go on to 3peat in 1952-54, his broken leg injury prevented him fron winning the title in '51. The 5-time champion retired in 1954 and his opposition in the '50 Finals series Dolph Schayes would go on to lead his team to the 1955 NBA Championship.

[waseem780]

Javale Mcgee > Mikan, Dolph etc
















JK

[MavsSuperFan]

Javale Mcgee > Mikan, Dolph etc

JK

Your joking but I would be amazed if Mcgee couldnt crush a prime Mikan.

[ArbitraryWater]

Top 30 all time

BTW, Deuce, you once called jlauber "old man", but following your estimations you should be 90+ years old right now... please don't feel anyone. Legit wanna know if this is all true.

[Deuce Bigalow]

No love for Mr. Basketball?

NBA championships
Mikan-5
Wilt-2

NBA Finals record
Mikan-5/5
Wilt-2/6

30+ppg NBA Finals series
Mikan-1
Wilt-0

Scoring leader on championship team
Mikan-5
Wilt-0

Scoring leader and rebounding leader on championship team
Mikan-5
Wilt-0

NBA Finals career ppg
Mikan-23.9
Wilt-18.6

Number of repeat championships
Mikan-3

Number of 3peats
Mikan-1
Wilt-0

[MP.Trey]

I'm 80 years old right now, but my birthday is coming up soon though. Honestly, sometimes I don't even know what day it is anymore. I thought I was already 81 about a month or two ago.

I approve of the avatar change. Wise man of ISH.

[Deuce Bigalow]

BTW Dolph Schayes was a Hall of Famer and a member of the NBA's 25th and 50th anniversary team.

[Shep]

Top 20 all time
Top 7 Center

[FKAri]

dat FT% tho

[jongib369]

Who would win 1 on 1....Mikan or Laimbeer?

[Deuce Bigalow]

Who would win 1 on 1....Mikan or Laimbeer?

Mikan would demolish Wilt, forget Laimbeer.

[Psileas]

Seriously? Because I do remember It was 81 or 91 you claimed you once were... damn I that's tough to believe lol sorry

He's 81, which means that I, at exactly 100, am only the 2nd oldest person in this board.

(To be honest, I had been under the impression that 100>81, but he's adamant that the opposite is true, so maybe my math is failing me and he's right).

[Marchesk]

Damn, so the refs been rigging series since the 50s?

[Deuce Bigalow]

Damn, so the refs been rigging series since the 50s?

Mikan played like an animal in this series, he kept pounding Schayes with no regard for human life.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Never again will we see a finals performance like this one. Unreal.