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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. ... There is an alleged curse on the Los Angeles Lakers, who have not won an NBA championship since the death of longtime popular broadcaster Chick Hearn, following the 2001-2002 NBA season.
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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. ... NFL Championship
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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. ... The 1998 NBA Finals, which still boast the highest television ratings of any NBA championship series, pitted the Chicago Bulls against the Utah Jazz.
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   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. ... 1972: The wait is over: The first Los Angeles title
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   Los Angeles Lakers

   The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." The Lakers won five championships before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season.
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   Keith Jackson

   He called all three championship games in the league's short history. ... 1972 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers won the title.
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   2000 Democratic National Convention

   Concerns were further raised when violent riots also broke out after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2000 NBA Championship only a few months before the convention.
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   1964–65 NBA season

   The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 7th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. ... The Los Angeles Lakers won the West Division with 49 wins in 80 games behind superstars Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.
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   1965–66 NBA season

   The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals. ... 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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    Party Up

    After the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship in 2000, in the locker-room, they were singing the song.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Sports-related curses,
• History of the St. Louis Rams,
• National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies,
• History of the Los Angeles Lakers,
• Los Angeles Lakers,
• Keith Jackson,
• 2000 Democratic National Convention,
• 1964–65 NBA season,
• 1965–66 NBA season,
• Party Up