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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed.
However, the Lakers were swept by the eventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals in 4 straight games. This was the first time that the Nuggets have won a playoff series over Los Angeles in their franchise history. [158] After stumbling to a 3–5 start in the 2023–24 season, the Lakers won 12 of their next 16 games.
The Lakers—led by James, Davis, and coach Frank Vogel—won the team's 17th championship in 2020, tying the Celtics for the most titles until 2024. [ 20 ] The Lakers hold the record for NBA's longest winning streak , 33 straight games, set in 1971–72.
The 2022–23 Miami Heat and the 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams to win a playoff series after qualifying for the play-in tournament. The 2023 playoffs also marked the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower won a playoff series in a single postseason, and the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower reached the Conference Finals.
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. [8]
The Lakers became the first team to deny the Warriors at least one win on the road in a playoff series in 10 years covering 28 games. So don’t fret that the Nuggets have home-court advantage in ...
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff series, ... Los Angeles Lakers: 8–5: Phoenix Suns: 1970: 2021: 5. 12: Los Angeles Lakers ...
The two series are played in late May each year after the first and second rounds of the Playoffs and before the Finals. After the conference finals, winners are presented with a silver trophy, caps, and T-shirts and advance to the NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers have won the most conference titles with 19. They have also made 24 appearances ...