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Los Angeles Lakers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from LA
Lakers)
| Los Angeles Lakers |
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|
| Conference |
Western
Conference |
| Division |
Pacific Division |
| Founded |
1946 |
| History |
Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present |
| Arena |
Staples
Center |
| City |
Los
Angeles, California |
| Team Colors |
Purple, and Gold |
| Head Coach |
Phil
Jackson |
| Owner |
Jerry
Buss |
| Championships |
14 (1949,
1950,
1952,
1953,
1954,
1972,
1980,
1982,
1985,
1987,
1988,
2000,
2001,
2002) |
| Conference Titles |
28 (1949,
1950,
1952,
1953,
1954,
1959,
1962,
1963,
1965,
1966,
1968,
1969,
1970,
1972,
1973,
1980,
1982,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1987,
1988,
1989,
1991,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2004) |
| Division Titles |
26 (1951,
1953,
1954,
1962,
1963,
1965,
1966,
1969,
1971,
1972,
1973,
1974,
1977,
1980,
1982,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1986,
1987,
1988,
1989,
1990,
2000,
2001,
2004) |
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National
Basketball Association team based in Los
Angeles, California. They are notable for
having (at the end of the 2004–05 season) the
highest number of wins (2,621), the highest winning
percentage (61.9%), the most number of finals
appearances (28), and the second most championships
(14), behind the Boston
Celtics who have 16. They also have the record
for most number of consecutive wins in a season
(33).
Home arenas
- Minneapolis
Auditorium (1948-1960)
- Los
Angeles Sports Arena (1960-1967)
- The
Forum (Inglewood, California) (1967-1999)
- Staples
Center (1999-present)
Team history
- Main article: History
of the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers began in 1947 when Ben
Berger and Morris
Chalfen bought the Detroit
Gems of the National
Basketball League for $15,000 and relocated
it to Minneapolis.
As the Gems had by far the worst record in the
NBL, the Lakers had the first pick in the 1947
dispersal draft, which they used to select George
Mikan, later to become, arguably, the greatest
center
of his time. With Mikan, new coach John
Kundla and an infusion of former University
of Minnesota players, the Lakers won the NBL
championship in that 1947-48 season and joined
four other NBL teams in jumping to the Basketball
Association of America, where they promptly
won the 1948-49 BBA championship. The NBL and
BBA merged to become the NBA in 1949.
The Minneapolis Lakers were one of the dominant
teams of the fledgling NBA. With Hall
of Famers George
Mikan, Vern
Mikkelsen, Jim
Pollard, Slater
Martin, and Clyde
Lovellette, they were the NBA's first "dynasty",
winning five championships in six years (1949,
1950, 1952, 1953, 1954).
After their move to Los Angeles in 1960, the
team featured Hall of Famers Elgin
Baylor, Jerry
West, Gail
Goodrich, and Wilt
Chamberlain, but despite the wealth of talent,
they were repeatedly foiled by the Boston
Celtics, losing the championship to them six
times in eight years. It wasn't until 1972 when
they strung together a record 33-game win streak
under Coach
of the Year Bill
Sharman that they were able to secure their
first championship in Los Angeles.
However, even with the addition of Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, they weren't able to win another
championship until the arrival of Earvin
"Magic" Johnson in 1979, defeating the Philadelphia
76ers thanks to an MVP
performance by the rookie Magic, who, starting
for the injured Kareem, had 42 points, 15 rebounds,
and 7 assists to clinch the series. Under coach
Pat
Riley, a former Laker player, the Lakers then
went on to dominate the 1980s, appearing in the
finals eight times in the decade and being crowned
champions five times, including consecutive championships
in 1987 and 1988, the first team to do so since
Boston in 1969.
In a December 9, 1977 game against the Los Angeles
Lakers, Houston
Rockets center Kevin
Kunnert got into a fight with the Lakers'
Kermit
Washington. As Houston guard Rudy
Tomjanovich ran over to the two, Washington
turned and blindly swung his fist. The powerful
blow landed squarely on the face of a running
Tomjanovich, causing massive jaw, eye, and cheek
injuries; Tomjanovich's skull was also fractured
when his head hit the floor. That shocking scene
became the defining moment of not only the Rockets'
1977-78 season (a conference finals team the previous
year, collapsed into last place with a 28-54 record)
but also of two basketball players' professional
careers. Tomjanovich, displaying the "heart of
a champion", spent the next five months in rehab
returning to play as an NBA all-star.
Although they made another finals appearance
in 1991, they spent most of the 1990s fielding
teams that were not considered legitimate championship
contenders. During the 1999-2000 season, however,
they were able to make it back to the Finals when
Shaquille
O'Neal, Kobe
Bryant, and Phil
Jackson proved to be the winning combination,
taking three consecutive championships. After
missing out in 2003, a retooled Lakers team featuring
newcomers Karl
Malone and Gary
Payton roared into the 2004 finals heavily
favored to win, only to lose to Detroit in five
games.
The following summer, the team was ripped apart.
Personality conflicts between Shaq and Kobe came
to a head. Shaq demanded to be traded, and was
sent to the Miami Heat. Malone retired, Payton
was traded to the Boston Celtics, and Phil Jackson
left, replaced by Rudy
Tomjanovich, who left the team part way through
his first season.
Kobe led the retooled young team but the results
were anything but positive and the Lakers ended
up missing the playoffs for the first time in
11 years, and the first time in Kobe's professional
career. In the 2005-06 season, fans have reason
to be optimistic, thanks to the return of Jackson,
and are looking for the Lakers to make the playoffs
and currently hold possession of the eighth seed
in the Western Conference as of February 26, 2006.
The team is renowned for the fanbase of famous
celebrities, such as musicians and movie stars
who attend its games. However, its most avid fans
are actor Jack
Nicholson and the California-based popular
funk-rock band Red
Hot Chili Peppers who attend every game. There's
even a rumor that singer Anthony
Kiedis and bassist Flea
attend even the preseason games as a measure of
their dedication to the team. The song "Magic
Johnson", a tribute to the Showtime Lakers, can
be found on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album Mother's
Milk.
Current roster
TRUE
Players of note
Other notable players
Retired numbers
- 13 Wilt
Chamberlain, C, 1968-73
- 22 Elgin
Baylor, F, 1958-71 (including team's last
season in Minneapolis)
- 25 Gail
Goodrich, G, 1965-68 & 1970-76
- 32 Magic
Johnson, G, 1979-91 & 1995-96; Head
Coach 1994
- 33 Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, C, 1975-89
- 42 James
Worthy, F, 1982-94
- 44 Jerry
West, G, 1960-74; Head Coach, 1976-79; General
Manager, 1981-2002
- MIKE Chick
Hearn, The Greatest Broadcaster Ever, 1960-2002
Honored Minneapolis Lakers: Next to their
retired numbers, the Lakers have hung a banner
with the names of six Hall-of-Famers
who were instrumental to the franchise's success
during its days in Minneapolis:
- John
Kundla, Coach, 1948-59
- 99 George
Mikan, C, 1948-56 (did not play in 1954-55)
- 17 Jim
Pollard, F, 1948-55
- 19 Vern
Mikkelsen, F, 1949-59
- 22 Slater
Martin, G, 1949-56
- 34 Clyde
Lovellette, F-C, 1953-57
Coaches and others
Miscellaneous information
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- As the Minneapolis Lakers, the team holds
the record for the lowest-scoring NBA game ever
played along with the Fort
Wayne Pistons. On November
22, 1950,
the Lakers were leading until the fourth quarter,
when the Pistons pulled ahead to win 19 to 18.
This took place in a time before efforts were
made to speed up gameplay, such as the addition
of the shot
clock.
- Los Angeles is the only city to have two NBA
teams (the other is the Los
Angeles Clippers).
- The 2004-05 season marks only the fourth time
the Lakers have failed qualifying for the post-season
since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960.
- Their rivalry with the Boston
Celtics is among the most storied in sports
history.
- The Los Angeles Lakers have, for most of their
history, attracted stars both on and off the
court. With their long line of Hall of Famers
(and certain future Hall of Famers in Shaquille
O'Neal and Kobe Bryant) such as Magic Johnson,
George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West,
the Lakers have managed to carry a glorious
history of exciting basketball that has attracted
many celebrities to their games. The most notable
of these celebrities are the likes of Jack
Nicholson, Goldie
Hawn, Andy
Garcia, Dyan
Cannon, and Anthony
Kiedis, who are all long-time fans.
- Since 1976, KCAL-TV
(previously KHJ-TV) Channel 9 and KLAC
Radio have been the flagship broadcast homes
of the Los Angeles Lakers. KCAL airs every Laker
road game, while all home games can be seen
on Fox
Sports Net, the longtime cable television
home of the Lakers. Prior to KCAL, KTLA
televised Laker games for a time. KLAC airs
all Laker games via radio. KWKWAM1330
provides a Spanish simulcast of Laker games.
- The current TV announcers for the Lakers are
Joel Meyers and former Laker Stu Lantz. Joel
Meyers became the voice of the Lakers in 2005,
replacing Paul Sunderland, who was the successor
to the legendary Chick
Hearn who passed away in 2002.
- They're the only NBA team whose primary home
jersey color isn't white (gold). However since
the 2002-03 season, the Lakers wear white jerseys
on Sunday home games and on special occasions,
such as Christmas games and several playoff
games.
See also
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