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   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. ... 2006 NBA Playoffs: In the first round, the Lakers would take on their Pacific Division rivals, the Phoenix Suns.
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   Phil Jackson

   His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won three consecutive NBA titles from 2000-2002. ... | Los Angeles | 2008–09 | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 1st in Pacific | | | | |
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   Los Angeles Lakers

   The team won the Pacific Division for the fourth straight year. ... ↑ "Dynasty No. 5: Los Angeles Lakers".
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   Los Angeles Lakers seasons

   d Though the Lakers had the same record as the Portland Trail Blazers in the Pacific Division, the Lakers won the tiebreaker and finished second. ... Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers
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   National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies

   When the Los Angeles Lakers won three titles in a row in the early 2000s, fans believed that referees were helping them win as well. ... | Atlantic | Central | Southeast | Northwest | Pacific | Southwest |
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   History of the Los Angeles Lakers

   The team won the Pacific Division for the fourth straight year, this time by an NBA-record 20 games. ... Los Angeles Lakers
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   1995–96 Toronto Raptors season

   The Los Angeles Lakers won the game by a score of 111-106. ... Pacific
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   2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season

   Aided by Pau Gasol's versatile abilities and Lamar Odom's stellar play as a third option, the Lakers clinched their playoff berth for the 55th time in their 60 years with the league, won the Pacific Division from the Phoenix Suns (their first since Shaq left in 2004), and clinched the number one seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 1999-00 NBA season. ... Los Angeles D-Fenders
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   Rivalries of the NBA

   Pacific Division ... Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
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    1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season

    Pacific Division ... Won Western Conference Semi Finals (4-1) over Los Angeles Lakers

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• Sports-related curses,
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• Los Angeles Lakers,
• Los Angeles Lakers seasons,
• National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies,
• History of the Los Angeles Lakers,
• 1995–96 Toronto Raptors season,
• 2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season,
• Rivalries of the NBA,
• 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season