1950 Minneapolis Lakers vs. 2018 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1949-50 Lakers and the 2017-18 Warriors, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1950
Minneapolis

Lakers

vs.

2018
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1950 Lakers	1º in Central Division
	2018 Warriors	2º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1950 Lakers	51 - 17
	2018 Warriors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1950 Lakers	.750
	2018 Warriors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1950 Lakers	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2018 Warriors	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1950 Lakers	14 players
	2018 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1950 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2018 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1950 Lakers	10 - 2
	2018 Warriors	16 - 5

Winning %

	1950 Lakers	.833
	2018 Warriors	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1950 Lakers	11 players
	2018 Warriors	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1950 Lakers	2 - All-NBA 1st Team: George Mikan, Jim Pollard
	2018 Warriors	4 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant All-NBA 1st Team: Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1950 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: George Mikan
	2018 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1950 Lakers	4 - Slater Martin, George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard
	2018 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1950 Lakers	84.1
	2018 Warriors	113.5

Rebounds

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	43.5

Assists

	1950 Lakers	20.7
	2018 Warriors	29.3

Steals

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	8.0

Blocks

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	7.5

3-Pointers Made

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1950 Lakers	.367
	2018 Warriors	.503

3-Point %

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	.391

Free Throw %

	1950 Lakers	.741
	2018 Warriors	.815

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1950 Lakers	84.5
	2018 Warriors	110.4

Rebounds

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	45.0

Assists

	1950 Lakers	17.9
	2018 Warriors	26.0

Steals

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	7.9

Blocks

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	11.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1950 Lakers	.368
	2018 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1950 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	.357

Free Throw %

	1950 Lakers	.725
	2018 Warriors	.822

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1950 Lakers	27.4 ppg George Mikan
2018 Warriors	26.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1950 Lakers	0.0 rpg -
2018 Warriors	7.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1950 Lakers	3.8 apg Jim Pollard
2018 Warriors	7.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1950 Lakers	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.6 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1950 Lakers	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.8 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1950 Lakers	31.3 ppg George Mikan
2018 Warriors	29.0 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1950 Lakers	0.0 rpg -
2018 Warriors	10.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1950 Lakers	4.7 apg Jim Pollard
2018 Warriors	8.1 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1950 Lakers	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1950 Lakers	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.5 bpg Draymond Green

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.