Los Angeles Lakers

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The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. They are notable for having the highest number of wins (>2621), the highest winning percentage (~61.9%), the most number of finals appearances (28), and the second most championships (14).

Contents

1 General information

2 Miscellaneous information

3 Players of note

3.1 Basketball Hall of Famers
3.2 Not to be forgotten:

4 Headline text

4.1 Retired numbers:
4.2 Current stars

5 Coaches and others

6 External links

General information

Founded: 1947 in National Basketball League, joined NBA in 1948.
Formerly known as: Minneapolis Lakers 1947-60
Home Arena: Staples Center
Uniform colors: Purple and Gold
Logo design: A yellow basketball, the purple letters "LOS ANGELES LAKERS" superimposed
National Basketball League Championship: 1948
NBA Championships: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002

Miscellaneous information

As the Minneapolis Lakers, the team holds the record for the lowest-scoring NBA game ever played along with the Fort Wayne Pistons. On November 22, 1950, the Lakers were leading until the fourth quarter, when the Pistons pulled ahead to win 19 to 18. This took place in a time before efforts were made to speed up gameplay, such as the addition of the shot clock.

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 (Mpls-LA)
25 Gail Goodrich
32 Magic Johnson
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
34 Clyde Lovellette (Minneapolis)
42 James Worthy
44 Jerry West
99 George Mikan (Minneapolis)
02 Christopher Barragan

Not to be forgotten:

Happy Hairston
Jamaal Wilkes
Norm Nixon
Michael Cooper
Byron Scott
A.C. Green
Shaquille O'Neal
Robert Horry
Derek Fisher

Headline text

Retired numbers:

jerry dougherty

Current stars

Draft Picks (June 2004):

Sasha Vujacic
Marcus Douthit

Coaches and others

Chick Hearn (broadcaster; Basketball Hall of Famer)
Bill Sharman (Basketball Hall of Famer; enshrined both for his playing career with the Boston Celtics and as a coach)
John Kundla (Hall of Fame coach during Minneapolis years)
Bud Grant played for team before playing and coach football
Jerry Buss owner since 1979. Purchased LA Lakers and Great Western Forum frm Jack Kent Cooke.
Pat Riley Head Coach from 1981-91. Lakers win 4 under hs tenure and accumalated 0.733 Regular Season Win Percentage.
Phil Jackson coached team 1999-2004, won 3 consecutive NBA titles
Rudy Tomjanovich 2004-

External links

Eastern Conference
National Basketball Association
Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics \| New Jersey Nets \| New York Knicks \| Philadelphia 76ers \| Toronto Raptors
Central Division: Chicago Bulls \| Cleveland Cavaliers \| Detroit Pistons \| Indiana Pacers \| Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division: Atlanta Hawks \| Charlotte Bobcats \| Miami Heat \| Orlando Magic \| Washington Wizards
Western Conference
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets \| Minnesota Timberwolves \| Portland Trail Blazers \| Utah Jazz \| Seattle SuperSonics
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors \| Los Angeles Clippers \| Los Angeles Lakers \| Phoenix Suns \| Sacramento Kings
Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks \| Houston Rockets \| Memphis Grizzlies \| New Orleans Hornets \| San Antonio Spurs

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