A Los Angeles Lakers come the National Basketball Association team based inside Los Angeles, California. It is notable for getting (at a prevent of the 2004–05 year) a greatest total of wins (2,621), a greatest winning percentage (61.9%), a virtually all benumb of finals appearances (Twenty-eight), & a 2nd virtually all championships (Xiv), behind a Boston Celtics who have Sixteen. It likewise keep around the record for virtually all total of sequentially wins around a year (33).

Team History
A original Minneapolis Lakers were one of a dominant teams of a fledgling NBA, too when its predecessors the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. Sustaining Hall of Famers George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, and Clyde Lovellette, they were a NBA's number one "dynasty", winning hexad championships inside septenary years (1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954).

Fallowing their move to Los Angeles around 1960, a team featured Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, and Wilt Chamberlain, but despite a wealth of talent, it were repeatedly foiled per Boston Celtics, losing to the championship to them six days within eight years. It wasn't until 1972 after it strung together the record 33-game win streak under Coach of the Year Bill Sharman that they were entity to locate their number one championship within Los Angeles.

Notwithstanding, potentially by using Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, they weren't a cappella to win an additional championship until a arrival of Earvin "Magic" Johnson in 1979, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers thanks to an MVP performance by the rookie Magic, who, starting for the injured Kareem, had 42 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists to clinch series. A Lakers thus went around to dominate a Eighties, appearing inside a finals 7 other days in the decade & existence crowned champions 4 days, including sequentially championships in 1987 & 1988, the number one team to clean so since Boston in 1969.

Although it manufactured a second finals appearance around 1991, it spent virtually all of the Nineties fielding teams that were non considered legitimate championship challenger. In a period of the 1999-2000 year, all the same, it were breathe to produce it back to the Finals whilst Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Phil Jackson proved to be the winning combination, taking three consecutive championships. When missing call at 2003, the retooled Lakers team featuring newcomers Karl Malone and Gary Payton roared into the 2004 finals, single to lose to Detroit inside 5 games.

A ensuing summertime, a team was ripped apart. Personality conflicts between Shaq & Kobe come to the head. Shaq demanded to become traded & he was, sent to the Miami Heat. Malone retired, Payton was traded to the Boston Celtics, & Phil Jackson left, replaced by Rudy Tomjonavich.

Kobe led a immature team however a final result were anything however caring & a Lakers ended higher missing the playoffs. When a 2005 year nears, fans use at times understanding to become affirmative, thanks to a go to of Jackson, & come wanting to find the Lakers to launder better.

Current roster

Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers

11 Bob McAdoo 13 Wilt Chamberlain 17 Jim Pollard (Minneapolis) 19 Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis) 22 Slater Martin (Minneapolis) 22 Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis-Los Angeles) 25 Gail Goodrich 32 Magic Johnson 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 Clyde Lovellette (Minneapolis) 42 Connie Hawkins 42 James Worthy 44 Jerry West 99 George Mikan (Minneapolis)

Other notable players

Happy Hairston Jamaal Wilkes Norm Nixon Michael Cooper Byron Scott A.C. Green Shaquille O'Neal Karl Malone Gary Payton Robert Horry Derek Fisher Rick Fox Vlade Divac Dennis Rodman Glen Rice Eddie Jones Nick Van Exel

Retired numbers

13 Wilt Chamberlain 22 Elgin Baylor 25 Gail Goodrich 32 Magic Johnson 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 42 James Worthy 44 Jerry West Microphone Chick Hearn

Coaches and others
Chick Hearn (broadcaster; Basketball Hall of Famer) Bill Sharman (Basketball Hall of Famer; enshrined both for his swimming career by having a Boston Celtics and as a coach) John Kundla (Hall of Fame coach during Minneapolis years) Bud Grant played for team before swimming & coach football Jerry Buss owner since 1979. Purchased LA Lakers & Outstanding American Forum from either Jack Kent Cooke. Pat Riley Head Coach from 1981-91. the Lakers won Four titles under his tenure & accumulated a Zero.733 regular year win percentage. Phil Jackson Head Coach win ternion sequentially NBA titles on three different occasions, it used to be that by owning a Lakers Rudy Tomjanovich Head Coach in 2004, resigned February Two citing health concerns

Miscellaneous information
As a Minneapolis Lakers, a team holds a record for a lowest-scoring NBA game ever played along sustaining the Fort Wayne Pistons. In November 22, 1950, a Lakers were leading until a 4th quarter, once the Pistons gain to win 19 to 18. This took place inside a instance prior to efforts were mass produced to speed higher gameplay, like the addition of the shot clock. Los Angeles is a simply city to keep close at hand 2 NBA teams (the more is the Los Angeles Clippers). a 2004-05 year marks single a 4th instance a Lakers develop failed qualifying for the post-year since the team moved to Los Angeles inside 1960. Their competition using a Boston Celtics is among the virtually all storied inside sports history. A Los Angeles Lakers develop, for virtually all of their history, attracted stars each off and on a court. By using their yearn line of Hall of Famers (& certainside new Hall of Famers in Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant) like Magic Johnson, George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, & Jerry West, the Lakers keep around managed to carry a glorious history of exciting basketball that has attracted numerous celebrities to their games. A virtually all notable one celebrities come a likes of Jack Nicholson, Goldie Hawn, Andy Garcia, and Dyan Cannon, who come completely long-period fans.