1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NBA and final season in Minneapolis. The Lakers finished in third-place in the NBA Western Division with a record of 25–50, 21 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. In their final season in the Twin Cities, the Lakers made the playoffs and defeated the Detroit Pistons two games to none in the Western Division Semifinals, before losing the West Finals to the Hawks, four games to three.
On January 18, the team had a harrowing flight in a snowstorm, returning to Minneapolis from St. Louis. The team's DC-3 had electrical problems and made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa.
On April 27, 1960, The NBA approved the relocation of the Lakers to Southern California and they became the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1960–61 season.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
Detroit Pistons vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Detroit: Minneapolis 113, Detroit 112
- Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 114, Detroit 99
West Division Finals
St. Louis Hawks vs. Minneapolis Lakers: Hawks win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 112, Minneapolis 99
- Game 2 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 120, St. Louis 113
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 93, Minneapolis 89
- Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 103, St. Louis 101
- Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 117, St. Louis 110
- Game 6 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 117, Minneapolis 96
- Game 7 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 97, Minneapolis 86
- Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
- Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
- Dick Garmaker, NBA All-Star Game
- Rod Hundley, NBA All-Star Game
