Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers

Joel Embiid carries the weight of expectations differently than others. As his fanbase and national media have constructed stories that have him as the potential messiah in a decade-long process of experimental team-building, coupled with the unusual rabidity of Philadelphia sports fans, he has accepted this role sincerely.

Season	Team	Conference Semi Finals	Conference Finals	NBA Finals
1958-1959	#2 Lakers	2-1 vs. #3 Pistons W L W	4-2 vs. #1 Hawks L W L W W W	0-4 vs. #1 Celtics L L L L
1957-1958	Did not qualify for playoffs.
1956-1957	#2 Lakers	2-0 vs. #3 Pistons W W	0-3 vs. #1 Hawks L L L
1955-1956	#2 Lakers	1-2 vs. #3 Hawks L W L
1954-1955	#2 Lakers	2-1 vs. #3 Royals W L W	1-3 vs. #1 Pistons L L W L
1953-1954	#1 Lakers		2-1 vs. #2 Royals W L W	4-3 vs. #2 Nationals W L W L W L W
1952-1953	#1 Lakers	2-0 vs. #4 Olympians W W	3-2 vs. #3 Pistons W W L L W	4-1 vs. #1 Knicks L W W W W
1951-1952	#2 Lakers	2-0 vs. #3 Olympians W W	3-1 vs. #1 Royals L W W W	4-3 vs. #3 Knicks W L W L W L W
1950-1951	#1 Lakers	2-1 vs. #4 Olympians W L W	1-3 vs. #2 Royals W L L L
1949-1950	Lakers	2-0 vs. Stags W W	2-0 vs. Packers W W	4-2 vs. Nationals W L W W L W

Season

Team

Opening Round

Conference Semi Finals

Conference Finals

NBA Finals

1958-1959

#2 Lakers

2-1 vs. #3 Pistons

W L W

4-2 vs. #1 Hawks

L W L W W W

0-4 vs. #1 Celtics

L L L L

1957-1958

Did not qualify for playoffs.

1956-1957

#2 Lakers

2-0 vs. #3 Pistons

W W

0-3 vs. #1 Hawks

L L L

1955-1956

#2 Lakers

1-2 vs. #3 Hawks

L W L

1954-1955

#2 Lakers

2-1 vs. #3 Royals

W L W

1-3 vs. #1 Pistons

L L W L

1953-1954

#1 Lakers

2-1 vs. #2 Royals

W L W

4-3 vs. #2 Nationals

W L W L W L W

1952-1953

#1 Lakers

2-0 vs. #4 Olympians

W W

3-2 vs. #3 Pistons

W W L L W

4-1 vs. #1 Knicks

L W W W W

1951-1952

#2 Lakers

2-0 vs. #3 Olympians

W W

3-1 vs. #1 Royals

L W W W

4-3 vs. #3 Knicks

W L W L W L W

1950-1951

#1 Lakers

2-1 vs. #4 Olympians

W L W

1-3 vs. #2 Royals

Date	Team	Opponent	W/L	Status	Pos	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FIC
4/9/1959	Lakers	Celtics	L	Bench	SF	0:00	20	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	6	9	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15.1
4/7/1959	Lakers	Celtics	L	Bench	SF	0:00	17	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	4	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14.5
4/5/1959	Lakers	Celtics	L	Bench	SF	0:00	24	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	10	11	.909	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18.4
4/4/1959	Lakers	Celtics	L	Bench	SF	0:00	23	9	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	7	.714	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18.4
3/29/1959	Lakers	Hawks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	18	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	4	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14.0
3/28/1959	Lakers	Hawks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	8	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	5	.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.1
3/26/1959	Lakers	Hawks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	15	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10.9
3/24/1959	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	14	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	6	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9.3
3/22/1959	Lakers	Hawks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	14	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	4	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9.5
3/21/1959	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	12	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10.0
3/18/1959	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	16	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	5	.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12.1
3/15/1959	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	9	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0
3/14/1959	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	12	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	8	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.5
3/25/1957	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	16	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	8	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10.0
3/24/1957	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	18	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	8	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12.0
3/21/1957	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	24	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	9	.889	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17.6
3/19/1957	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	5	.600	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5.6
3/17/1957	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	21	9	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16.9
3/21/1956	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	11	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	7	8	.875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5.0
3/19/1956	Lakers	Hawks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	10	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9.0
3/17/1956	Lakers	Hawks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	19	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	7	8	.875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13.0
3/27/1955	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	8	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	4	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4.0
3/23/1955	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	4	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.5
3/22/1955	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	22	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	9	.889	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15.6
3/20/1955	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	13	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	7	8	.875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8.5
3/19/1955	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	22	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	10	10	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15.3
3/18/1955	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	13	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9.9
3/16/1955	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	8	.625	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.0
4/12/1954	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	7	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4.1
4/11/1954	Lakers	Nationals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	7	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	4	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.0
4/10/1954	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	21	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	5	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17.1
4/8/1954	Lakers	Nationals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	12	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9.8
4/4/1954	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	14	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11.5
4/3/1954	Lakers	Nationals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	3	1	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.1
3/31/1954	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.4
3/28/1954	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	10	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	5	.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5.6
3/27/1954	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	12	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	6	6	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6.8
3/24/1954	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.4
3/20/1954	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	5	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3
3/18/1954	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	10	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.8
3/17/1954	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	14	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10.8
4/10/1953	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	11	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.9
4/8/1953	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	11	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	6	.833	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.3
4/7/1953	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	6	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.8
4/5/1953	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	16	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	8	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11.5
4/4/1953	Lakers	Knicks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	17	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13.6
4/2/1953	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	10	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	3	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.4
4/1/1953	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	9	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	5	.600	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.1
3/30/1953	Lakers	Pistons	L	Bench	SF	0:00	12	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	10	.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5.3
3/28/1953	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	11	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	7	.714	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5.4
3/26/1953	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	7	1	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	7	.714	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4
3/23/1953	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	16	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	10	10	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9.8
3/22/1953	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	18	7	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	4	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14.5
4/25/1952	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	13	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	4	.750	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9.0
4/23/1952	Lakers	Knicks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	5	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.5
4/20/1952	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	32	14	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	5	.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27.6
4/18/1952	Lakers	Knicks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	7	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.3
4/16/1952	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	15	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	4	.750	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11.5
4/13/1952	Lakers	Knicks	L	Bench	SF	0:00	13	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	5	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8.1
4/12/1952	Lakers	Knicks	W	Bench	SF	0:00	7	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4.1
4/6/1952	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	18	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	10	10	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11.8
4/5/1952	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.3
3/30/1952	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	19	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	9	13	.692	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11.1
3/29/1952	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	7	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	5	.600	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.6
3/25/1952	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	6	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.0
3/23/1952	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	21	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	9	10	.900	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15.3
4/3/1951	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	4	1	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.0
4/1/1951	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	14	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	4	7	.571	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9.4
3/31/1951	Lakers	Royals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	7	1	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	6	.833	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8
3/29/1951	Lakers	Royals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	23	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	7	9	.778	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.6
3/25/1951	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	19	8	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	4	.750	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5
3/23/1951	Lakers	Olympians	L	Bench	SF	0:00	30	11	0	.000	0	0	.000	8	15	.533	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.4
3/21/1951	Lakers	Olympians	W	Bench	SF	0:00	12	5	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	5	.400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.1
4/23/1950	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	5	1	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.9
4/20/1950	Lakers	Nationals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	17	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14.5
4/16/1950	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	14	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	6	8	.750	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8.0
4/14/1950	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	27	11	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	6	.833	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22.3
4/9/1950	Lakers	Nationals	L	Bench	SF	0:00	6	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4.0
4/8/1950	Lakers	Nationals	W	Bench	SF	0:00	6	2	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	4	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.5
4/6/1950	Lakers	Packers	W	Bench	SF	0:00	23	9	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21.0
4/5/1950	Lakers	Packers	W	Bench	SF	0:00	10	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.8
3/28/1950	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	9	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5.4
3/27/1950	Lakers	Pistons	W	Bench	SF	0:00	18	6	0	.000	0	0	.000	6	11	.545	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11.9
3/25/1950	Lakers	Stags	W	Bench	SF	0:00	7	3	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
3/22/1950	Lakers	Stags	W	Bench	SF	0:00	14	4	0	.000	0	0	.000	6	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13.5
Totals				85 GP		0.0	397	0	.000	0	0	.000	346	409	.846	0	0	0	0	0	0	1140	776.1	358	0
Averages						0.0	4.7	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	4.8	.846	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.4	9.1	4.2	0.0

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