The Lakers joined the NBA in 1948. They originally belonged to Minneapolis and moved to Los Angeles in 1960. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the few evergreens in NBA history. The team's number of championships is second only to the Celtics, winning 16 championships. The biggest feature of the Lakers is that there are always great centers associated with them. Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain (Wilt Chamberlain), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Walton and O'Neal (now Gasol and Bynum) have created a "Lakers Dynasty". On June 18, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Celtics 83-79 in a life-and-death battle, thus winning the 2009-2010 NBA championship with a total score of 4-3.
Before 1979
When he joined the NBA in 1948, the Lakers were still in Minneapolis. However, a plane crash made the Lakers owner determined to move to Minneapolis in 1960. Los Angeles. Since joining the NBA in 1948, the Lakers have won five championships in six years, and the Lakers' "First Dynasty" came into being. George Mikan is the founder of the "First Dynasty". Although McCann, who was 2.08 meters tall, was not the tallest man at the time, he was unmatched in the penalty area. In the 1951-1952 season, the NBA even widened the three-second zone in order to limit his scoring. (The junior Chamberlain also enjoyed this treatment)
Wallpapers (20 photos) The Lakers' strength greatly increased after acquiring McCann, and they won the NBA championship in the first year of their establishment in 1947. In 1948, the Lakers jumped to the ABA, the predecessor of the NBA, and the NBA era of the Lakers began. In 1949, the Lakers defeated the Washington Congress team and won the BAA championship. After the season, the BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA, and the Lakers won the first championship after the name was changed to the NBA. But in the 1950-1951 season, the Lakers lost to the Rochester Royals 1-3 and missed the chance to win three consecutive championships. From 1951 to 1954, the Lakers won the first three consecutive championships in NBA history. But the Lakers started to go downhill after that. From 1954 to 1982, they won the championship only twice (1972, 1980).
1979
In 1979, the Lakers selected "Magic" Johnson, and the Lakers' "Show Time" began to arrive. Johnson won the championship for the Lakers that year. In Game 6 of the Finals, center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was injured, and 20-year-old Magic Johnson stepped forward, switching from guard to center, and scored 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. , the Lakers also defeated the 76ers 123-107 and won the championship. The 1980-81 season was disappointing, as the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs due to Johnson's injury. In 1981, Pat Riley became the head coach of the Lakers. He won 4 championships for the Lakers in the next 9 years.
1990
In 1990, Riley passed away. After that, although the Lakers often appeared in and out of the playoffs, they always missed the championship until 2000. Ascend the throne again.
1999-2000 Season
In the 1999-2000 season, Phil Jackson took over the Lakers and built a team with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The third "Lakers Dynasty" (Iron Triangle) was born. That season, the Lakers eliminated the Trail Blazers after a thrilling 7 games and entered the finals. In the seventh game between the two teams, the Lakers fell behind by 13 points in the fourth quarter, but Kobe scored 22 points in the final quarter and Pippen, who was guarding him, left the game with the last six fouls. The Lakers made an incredible comeback. Facing the Eastern Conference champion Pacers in the finals, the Lakers won 4-2 and won their first championship since 1988. "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
After winning the first championship, two consecutive championships were a matter of course. In the 2000-2001 season, the Lakers were unstoppable in the playoffs. Every team that met them in the Western Conference had their heads shaved. After winning 11 consecutive games in the playoffs, the Lakers lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first game of the Finals. , but Iverson, who held the title of regular season MVP and All-Star Game MVP that season, and Mutombo, the league's best defensive player, tried their best, but they could not stop the Lakers' progress. In the end, the Lakers defeated 4-1 in the finals. The 76ers won two consecutive championships with an impressive record of 16 wins and 1 loss in the playoffs. O'Neal averaged 33 points and 15.8 rebounds per game in the Finals and became a well-deserved MVP.
2001-2002 season
The Lakers encountered another "stumbling block" in the Western Conference finals. After 7 games with their old rival Kings, they joined the Nets. The Lakers defeated the Nets 4-0 without any blood and won their third championship. O'Neal averaged 36.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game in the Finals and became the Finals MVP again.
2002-2003 season
O'Neal was injured and missed the first 13 games. The Lakers had a poor start to the season. However, after O'Neal returned, the Lakers still had strength and were still the favorites to win the championship.
But in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers dynasty during his "OK combination" period lost to the Spurs 2-4. After the game, Kobe and Fisher also shed sad tears in front of the camera.
2003-2004 season
The Lakers made a comeback. After Malone automatically joined with a veteran salary and signed Payton with a middle-class exception, the Lakers had Malone, Payton, Kobe and F4, composed of four future Hall of Fame players such as O'Neal, is such a strong lineup. However, due to the intensification of conflicts within the team, the main conflict is between the team's two All-Star players Kobe and O'Neal, and the conflict between head coach Phil Jackson and Kobe. , they lost to the Detroit Pistons 1-4 in the Finals.
2004-2005
Due to the intensification of the conflict with Kobe, one of O'Neal and Kobe was destined to leave. After a long and painful choice, the Lakers chose to renew Kobe's contract and During the reconstruction around Kobe, the conflict between Phil Jackson and Kobe also caused him to leave the team secretly this year, while O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat by the Lakers in exchange for left-handed magician Lamar Odom, an iron-blooded power forward. Brian Grant and budding small forward Caron Butler. Reconstruction is a long and painful wait. In this season, although Kobe and others tried their best, they still fell short at the last moment and failed to reach the playoffs this season.
2005-2006 season
Kobe Bryant set the second highest score in a single game in NBA history: 81 points, and the Lakers made an unwise transaction that will have great development potential. Caron Butler was traded to the Wizards in exchange for the 2001 No. 1 pick Kwame Brown, with the intention of strengthening the Lakers' inside line. However, Brown's arrival did not bring much help to the Lakers' inside line, but instead lost Kobe Bryant, Butler's scoring assistant, led the Lakers into the playoffs with his outstanding performance. After 7 games with the Phoenix Suns led by Nash, who led 3-1, they lost bitterly in the first round of the playoffs.
2006-2007 season
At the beginning of this season, the Lakers' record was quite good. Later, they encountered injuries. Odom Walton and others were injured one after another. The Lakers' record It also plummeted, and finally barely entered the playoffs, but was easily defeated by the Suns, and once again stopped in the first round of the playoffs
2007-2008 season
The Lakers unexpectedly failed in the middle of the season. At a small price, Kwame Brown and Marc Gasol's signing rights were traded to acquire All-Star player Pau Gasol. Together with the increasingly mature young center "Baby Shark" Andrew Bynum, the team leader has a stable performance. Kobe Bryant, second in charge Lamar Odom. The Lakers once again have hope of competing for the championship. After the regular season, Kobe was elected regular season MVP. In the playoffs
the Lakers stormed all the way, sweeping the Nuggets with the "golden guns" 4:0, defeating the Jazz led by Deron Williams and Boozer 4:2, and 4:2. :1 defeated the defending champion Spurs and successfully advanced to the finals. However, despite being favored by many experts, the Lakers once again lost 2:4 to the Celtics, their historical enemy and owner of the "Big Three".
2008-2009 season
The whole team performed well in the regular season and finally achieved a regular season record of 65 wins and 17 losses. In the All-Star Game, "OK" won the All-Star Game. Game MVP. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 4-1; in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 4-3 with difficulty; in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers relied on Ariza's two key steals to defeat the Denver Nuggets 4-2. Jin, advance to the finals. In the finals, the Lakers defeated the Magic 4-1 and won the 15th championship trophy in team history. Kobe Bryant won the finals MVP.
2009-2010 season
Artest joined the Lakers, which strengthened the Lakers' small forward position. The team performed well in the regular season, posting a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference and third in the league. In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Durant, they suffered a disastrous defeat in the fourth away game. This finally sounded the alarm for the defending champions. They then began to exert their strength and relied on the last one. Gasol's tip-in made the game, and they advanced 4-2. In the second round of the Western Conference, facing the Utah Jazz, their playoff opponent for three consecutive years, they showed no mercy and swept their opponent who basically had no generals 4-0. In the Western Conference Finals, they met their old enemy Phoenix Suns. In Game 5, with Artest's super lucky tip-in and Kobe's perfect performance in Game 6, they defeated the Suns 4-2 and completed the game. In order to get revenge, he was lucky enough to enter the finals again and faced the Boston Celtics. This was the 12th time the two teams met in the history of the finals. The Lakers were at a disadvantage with 2 wins and 9 losses before; and it was the same in the previous two years. The Celtics defeated the purple and gold to win the championship. Facing an old enemy, under the leadership of Kobe and the league, they fought the Celtics in 7 games, and finally won 4-3, winning the 16th championship trophy in team history. Kobe won the Finals MVP. This is the first time the Lakers have won a tiebreaker against the Celtics, and also improved their historical record against the Celtics to 3 wins and 9 losses.
2010 Finals Poster
2010--2011 Season
At the beginning of this season, the Lakers' record was mediocre, largely due to injuries and Kobe's old age. I feel that the Lakers dynasty will be lonely. But after a short break during the All-Star Weekend, under the leadership of this year's All-Star MVP Kobe Bryant, they posted a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, which showed the veteran's fighting spirit of refusing to admit defeat. The defending champion returned . On April 9th, Beijing time, after losing to their old rivals Portland Trail Blazers in an away game, the defending champion suffered a 4-game losing streak. In addition, from November 27th to December 2nd, 2010, the Lakers lost to the Jazz away from home, the Pacers at home, and the Pacers away from home. After losing four consecutive games to the Grizzlies and losing to the Rockets on the road, they suffered four consecutive losses twice in one season. The defending champion has almost lost face. Soon, with the return of main center "Baby Shark" Andrew Bynum from injury, hope was rekindled. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers had the same record as the Mavericks with 57 wins and 25 losses, but had a 2-1 advantage over the Mavericks in the regular season. Ranked second in the Western Conference and advanced to the playoffs. Luck didn't follow them in the playoffs. In the first round, they faced the Hornets led by Paul and entered the next round 4-2.
In the second round, they faced the Mavericks, who had the same record in the regular season and the Lakers were 2-1. The defending champion was swept 0-4 and was embarrassingly eliminated