When the Lakers they like everyone else took it as a joke. No effort, result a 4 pt loss. Kundla was furious, so for the 2nd they did play a tad better, lost on on a last second shot. By this time they had the attn. of Sid Hartman & Max Winter the powers behind the tm. They laid down the law. Mikan & Pollard were especially embarrassed. After that 6 straight, by an avg. of +14. I was 16 then & saw a gm at the old Mpls Aud.! What a dump. One of the main reasons you now have Lakers ? in LA. Mpls too nearsighted & cheap to build a proper venue. When George & Jim were joined by a young kid out of Hamline, Mik 6'7" 235#. and with Mikans tutledge he became one of the best PF of his day. Hell of a front line for its time. Loved Pollard aka. Kangaroo Kid, great leaper for a white guy, course there were no blacks in the NBA then Different times for sure.