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2001–02 NBA season
The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their third straight championship, beating the New Jersey Nets 4-0 in the 2002 NBA Finals.
History of the St. Louis Rams
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers won championships in 1980 and 1982 en route to winning five titles in that decade, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 1981 and 1988, and even the Los Angeles Kings made a deep run in the playoffs in 1982.
Triangle offense
Jackson's Los Angeles Lakers later won three championships employing the triangle.
History of the Boston Celtics
In the final, the Celtics came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, winning their 15th championship.
History of the Los Angeles Lakers
With Mikan, new coach John Kundla and an infusion of former University of Minnesota players to replace those lost prior to the relocation, the Lakers won the NBL championship in their first season.
History of the Los Angeles Lakers
The next year, the Lakers switched to the 12-team Basketball Association of America (BAA), and proceeded to win its championship in that first season.
2000 Democratic National Convention protest activity
On the night of June 19, 2000, the Lakers beat the visiting Indiana Pacers, winning their first Championship in twelve years.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The trade and draft paved the way for a second Abdul-Jabbar dynasty as the Lakers went on to become the most dominant team of the 1980s, appearing in the finals eight times and winning five NBA championships.
2000–01 National Basketball Association Eastern Conference playoff leaders
The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers four games to one.
1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1984-85 NBA season saw the Lakers win their eighth NBA championship.
1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1987-88 NBA season saw the Lakers win their seventh NBA championship.
1989 NBA Finals
The Lakers had won two straight NBA championships in 1987 and 1988 ('88 was against the Pistons).
1985 NBA Playoffs
To put the icing on the cake, the Lakers won the championship at the Boston Garden, becoming the only opposing team to win a title on the Celtics' home floor.
Los Angeles Lakers
However, even with the addition of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers weren't able to win another championship until the arrival of Earvin "Magic" Johnson in 1979, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 championship series.(thanks to an MVP performance by the rookie Johnson, who, starting for the injured Abdul-Jabbar, had 42 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists to clinch the series).
2000–01 NBA season
The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1 in the 2001 NBA Finals.
1986–87 NBA season
The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1972 NBA Playoffs
Led by Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West, the Lakers won their first championship in Los Angeles; their previous title had been in 1954 as the Minneapolis Lakers, the first great dynasty in BAA/NBA history.
Norm Nixon
He helped the Lakers to win NBA world championships in 1980 and 1982, before he was traded to the San Diego Clippers prior to the 1983-84 season in exchange for the draft rights to guard Byron Scott.
History of the Boston Celtics
When the Lakers returned to Staples Center and won Game 3, 87-81, then took a 24-point lead in the second quarter of Game 4, some believed momentum in the series had shifted the Lakers' way.
Minnesota Timberwolves
However, the Lakers came back to win the game on the way to winning the series in six games, as the Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round for the 7th straight year.
Allen Iverson
However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant led Lakers would win the next 4 games and the title.
2007-08 Boston Celtics season
The only other team to accomplish that record was the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won their first 19 games against Eastern Conference teams.
1991 NBA Finals
The Lakers narrowly won Game 1 on the road, but the home teams took each succeeding game, culminating in a Game 6 victory at home for the Lakers.
Gary Payton
Despite injuries to Malone, O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant during the regular season, the Lakers won 56 games and the Pacific Division.
1995-96 Toronto Raptors season
The Los Angeles Lakers won the game by a score of 111-106.
1967–68 NBA season
The Los Angeles Lakers won 52 games behind the now-legendary tandem of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
1995–96 Toronto Raptors season
The Los Angeles Lakers won the game by a score of 111-106.
1984 NBA Finals
The Lakers won Game 3 easily and almost won Game 4, but were again thwarted.
1987 NBA Playoffs
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1
1970 NBA Playoffs
The Lakers became only the second NBA team to win a series after trailing 3 games to 1 when they beat Phoenix in 7 games in the first round.
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1
2004 NBA Playoffs
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 4-1
Sports-related curses
Since Bias' death, Boston advanced to the NBA Finals only once (until 2008), the ensuing season, where the Los Angeles Lakers won the series, 4 games to 2.
1969 NBA Playoffs
But the Lakers won 4 straight to win the series in 6.
Rivalries of the NBA
In their next four meetings in 1982, 1984, 1985, and in 1989, the Lakers won all those series in scores of 4-0, 4-2, 3-0, and 4-0.
1983 NBA Playoffs
It was the third time in four years that the Lakers and 76ers had met in the NBA Finals, with the Lakers winning the previous two series.
Notable National Basketball Association games televised by CBS
Despite the blowout loss, the Lakers recovered to win the series in six games.
1980 NBA Playoffs
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Phoenix Suns: Lakers win series 4-1
History of the St. Louis Rams
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers won championships in 1980 and 1982 en route to winning five titles in that decade, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 1981 and 1988, and even the Los Angeles Kings made a deep run in the playoffs in 1982.
History of the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have won 14 NBA titles, second only to the Boston Celtics' 16.
Keith Jackson
1972 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers won the title.
Allen Iverson
However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant led Lakers would win the next 4 games and the title.
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain averaged 20.7 points, 18.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists, once again led the NBA in rebounding and the Lakers won the Pacific Division title.
Mychal Thompson
Of those 4, Thompson is the only one not enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.) Thompson helped the Lakers win consecutive titles in 1987 and 1988.
2000–01 NBA season
After winning only 56 regular season games, the Los Angeles Lakers win their second straight title by going 15-1 in the playoffs, the best playoff winning percentage in NBA history.
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers beat the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69-13 during the regular-season, an NBA record that stood for 24 seasons.
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers beat the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69-13 during the regular-season, an NBA record that stood for 24 seasons.
1984–85 NBA season
The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Elgin Baylor
Second, the Lakers went on to win the NBA Championship that season, something that Baylor never achieved.
1972 NBA Finals
The Lakers won their first NBA Championship on the score of 114-100 after 12 years since they moved to Los Angeles in 1960.
1981–82 NBA season
The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1999-2000 Indiana Pacers season
The Lakers won the NBA Finals in 6 games.
Tim Donaghy
The Lakers won Game 6, attempting 18 more free throws than the Kings in the fourth quarter, and went on to win the 2002 NBA Finals.
Jerry West
After winning the 1980 NBA Finals, the Lakers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Houston Rockets the next season under coach Paul Westhead.
1968–69 NBA season
After going down 0-2, the Lakers won four straight keyed by Van Breda Kolff's fiery coaching.
Derek Fisher
However, he returned to appear in all 17 of the team’s playoff games, averaging 13.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 36.0 minutes as the Lakers won their second straight NBA Championship.
1969 NBA Playoffs
But the Lakers won 4 straight to win the series in 6.
1968–69 NBA season
The Los Angeles Lakers also won 55 games and the NBA's West Division.
1962–63 NBA season
The Lakers won 53 games and the NBA's West Division, looking forward to their matchup with Boston.
1989 NBA Finals
During the season, the Los Angeles Lakers had won their division, with Magic Johnson collecting his second MVP award.
Gary Payton
Despite injuries to Malone, O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant during the regular season, the Lakers won 56 games and the Pacific Division.
NBA Finals
The Lakers, who in the offseason added Chamberlain to join West and Elgin Baylor, won the West and were prohibitive favorites to finally win it all for the first time since relocating to LA.
Isiah Thomas
However, the Lakers won the game 103-102 on a pair of last minute free throws by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar following a foul called on Bill Laimbeer.
Rivalries of the NBA
In the final seconds of overtime, a jump ball was won by the Lakers and Bryant was given the ball, allowing him to hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Žan Tabak
As back-up to Rik Smits, Tabak contributed to the Pacers' appearance in the 2000 NBA Finals, which was ultimately won by the Los Angeles Lakers.
2008 NBA Playoffs
Also notable was the race for the Western Conference home court advantage, eventually won by the Los Angeles Lakers who emerged as the Western Conference champions; the debut of the Chris Paul-led New Orleans Hornets in the playoffs after Hurricane Katrina and their 7-game series against defending champions San Antonio Spurs; and the Lakers' and Celtics' revitalization of their franchises, most especially after key trades during the pre-season and regular season.
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