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The Lakers have a lengthy history with the Golden State Warriors as both franchises relocated to California during the early 1960s. Geography does play a minor role in the rivalry; however there exists more respect between both teams and fans alike, unlike the Dodgers–Giants rivalry of MLB, or the 49ers–Rams rivalry of the NFL in which both ...
The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, having played and won championships in both the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) prior to their 1949 merger which formed the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise traces its roots to the NBL's Detroit Gems which was ...
The Lakers won one NBL and five BAA/NBA championships in Minneapolis before relocating to Los Angeles for the 1960–61 NBA season. The Lakers went on to lose all of their six appearances in the NBA Finals in the 1960s, despite the presence of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. In 1972, the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak, the longest streak ...
Lakers retired jerseys hanging inside the Staples Center, January 2013. 8 Kobe Bryant, G, 1996–2006. 13 Wilt Chamberlain, C, 1968–1973. 16 Pau Gasol, C, 2008–2014. 22 Elgin Baylor, F, 1958–71 (including team's last two seasons in Minneapolis) 24 Kobe Bryant, G, 2006–2016. 25 Gail Goodrich, G, 1965–68 and 1970–76.
The Celtics–Lakers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and the Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA, and the rivalry has been called the greatest in the league. [2] The teams have met a record 12 times in the NBA Finals, with their first ...
1972–73 >. During the 1971–72 season the Los Angeles Lakers won their first National Basketball Association (NBA) title since moving to Los Angeles. The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69–13 during the regular-season, a record that stood for 24 seasons until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls went ...
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Lakers' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Los Angeles. [1] It was also the Lakers first season playing in their new arena, the Staples Center, becoming co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Clippers. [2][3] During the off-season, the team re-acquired former ...
Magic Johnson was drafted first overall by the Lakers in 1979. The Los Angeles Lakers began their history in the National Basketball League (NBL) during the 1946–47 season under the name of the Detroit Gems but moved to Minnesota [1] and became the Minneapolis Lakers the following season. [2] Prior to the 1948–49 BAA season the franchise ...