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   Sports-related curses

   On August 13, they held a 10-game lead over the New York Mets, but that advantage eroded steadily. ... 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.
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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. ... In 1997, the Bulls had the homecourt advantage and won in six games, but in 1998, the Jazz, having swept the Bulls in the regular season, had homecourt advantage.
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   Los Angeles Lakers

   The Lakers won five championships before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season. ... The Lakers and Celtics met again in the finals, and the Lakers had the home court advantage for the first time.
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   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. ... The 2003 season saw the Rams go 12-4, win the Western Division again and gain home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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   1965–66 NBA season

   The Los Angeles Lakers won 45 of 80 games to capture the West Division of the NBA, which produced no league champion 1959-1970.
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   1967–68 NBA season

   The Los Angeles Lakers won 52 games behind the now-legendary tandem of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
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   History of the Los Angeles Lakers

   The two clubs met once again in the NBA Finals, but for the first time the Lakers had the advantage and also for the first time were clearly considered the better team entering the series by most observers. ... 1972: The wait is over: The first Los Angeles title
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   1995–96 Toronto Raptors season

   The Los Angeles Lakers won the game by a score of 111-106.
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   1988 in sports

   Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 3 over the Detroit Pistons
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    Keith Jackson

    1972 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers won the title.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Sports-related curses,
• National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies,
• Los Angeles Lakers,
• History of the St. Louis Rams,
• 1965–66 NBA season,
• 1967–68 NBA season,
• History of the Los Angeles Lakers,
• 1995–96 Toronto Raptors season,
• 1988 in sports,
• Keith Jackson