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NBA Western Conference - Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers
Team's name: Los Angeles
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Nickname: Lakers
Mascot: none
Team Colors:
Purple, Gold and White
Joined the Conference: 1946
Team's President: Mitch Kupchak
Basketball Coach: Phil Jackson
Basketball Arena: Staples Center
Current Capacity: 18,997
First Year of Basketball: 1946
League Titles:
Championships: NBL: 1 (1948)
BAA/NBA:
15 (1949, '50, '52, '53, '54, '72, '80, '82, '85, '87, '88, 2000, '01, '02, '09)
Conference Titles:
1949, '50, '52, '53, '54, '59, '62, '63, '65, '66, '68, '69, '70, '72, '73, '80, '82, '83, '84, '85, '87, '88, '89, '91, 2000, '01, '02, '04, '08, '09
Division Titles: NBL: 1948
NBA: 30 (1951, '53, '54, '62, '63, '65, '66, '69, '71, '72, '73, '74, '77, '80, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, 2000, '01, '04, '08,' 09) |
The Lakers' franchise was created in 1946 in Detroit and after a few years the team moved to Minneapolis where became one of the stepping stones of the sport. Later on in 1960 the team moved to their final destination in Los Angeles.
All the way through the Lakers’ history they have achieved 27 Division titles besides their 28 conference titles and 14 NBA Championships, being the most recent one in 2002.
One of the most remembered Lakers’ Coaches is Pat Riley who led the team to four successive finals; the very first title achieved by Riley was during his first campaign with the team followed by the 1985 NBA title win.
During 1987 the Lakers and Pat Riley made history in the NBA with one of the best rosters in the sport with players such as: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Byron Scott, A.C. Green, Mychal Thompson and Michael Cooper to end up the season with a third NBA title under Riley guidance.
As of the 1999-2000 season, the Lakers’ appointed Phil Jackson as head coach, who was named Coach of the Year in 1996, after his ever-lasting coaching career with the Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan.
The L.A. Lakers hold the NBA record for most appearances in the NBA Finals and this 2008-09 season is not an exception; they secured their playoffs berth with a great record of 65-17 in the regular season, and then defeated Utah, Houston and Denver on their way to the 2009 NBA Finals, before clinching their 15th NBA title defeating the Orlando Magic 4-1 in the finals series, clinching as well the division and conference championships.
Los Angeles Playoffs Schedule
First Round - Eastern Conference Quater Finals
Los Angeles wins series 4-1
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
April 19 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
113 - 100 |
Utah Jazz |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 2 |
April 21 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
119 - 109 |
Utah Jazz |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 3 |
April 23 |
Utah Jazz |
88 - 86 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City |
| 4 |
April 25 |
Utah Jazz |
94 - 108 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City |
| 5 |
April 27 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
107 - 96 |
Utah Jazz |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
Eastern Conference Semifinals
L.A. Lakers wins series 4-3
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
May 4 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
92 - 100 |
Houston Rockets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 2 |
May 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
111 - 98 |
Houston Rockets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 3 |
May 8 |
Houston Rockets |
94 - 108 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Toyota Center, Houston |
| 4 |
May 10 |
Houston Rockets |
99 - 87 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Toyota Center, Houston |
| 5 |
May 12 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
118 - 87 |
Houston Rockets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 6 |
May 14 |
Houston Rockets |
95 - 80 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Toyota Center, Houston |
| 7 |
May 17 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
89 - 70 |
Houston Rockets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
Eastern Conference Finals
Lakers wins series 4-2
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
May 19 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
105 - 103 |
Denver Nuggets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 2 |
May 21 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
103 - 106 |
Denver Nuggets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 3 |
May 23 |
Denver Nuggets |
97 - 103 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Pepsi Center, Denver |
| 4 |
May 25 |
Denver Nuggets |
120 - 101 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Pepsi Center, Denver |
| 5 |
May 27 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
103 - 94 |
Denver Nuggets |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 6 |
May 29 |
Denver Nuggets |
92 - 119 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Pepsi Center, Denver |
NBA Finals ►
Los Angeles Lakers Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 3 |
Trevor Ariza |
SF |
23 |
6-8 |
210 |
UCLA |
| 24 |
Kobe Bryant |
SG |
30 |
6-6 |
205 |
|
| 17 |
Andrew Bynum |
C |
20 |
7-0 |
285 |
|
| 6 |
Joe Crawford II |
SG |
22 |
6-5 |
207 |
Kentucky |
| 5 |
Jordan Farmar |
PG |
21 |
6-2 |
180 |
UCLA |
| 2 |
Derek Fisher |
PG |
34 |
6-1 |
210 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
| 16 |
Pau Gasol |
PF |
28 |
7-0 |
250 |
|
| 20 |
C.J. Giles Jr. |
PF |
23 |
6-10 |
220 |
Oregon State |
| 11 |
Coby Karl |
SG |
25 |
6-5 |
215 |
Boise State |
| 31 |
Chris Mihm |
C |
29 |
7-0 |
265 |
Texas |
| 7 |
Lamar Odom |
PF |
28 |
6-10 |
230 |
Rhode Island |
| 21 |
Josh Powell |
PF |
25 |
6-9 |
240 |
North Carolina State |
| 10 |
Vladimir Radmanovic |
SF |
27 |
6-10 |
235 |
|
| 9 |
Yue Sun |
SG |
22 |
6-9 |
205 |
Georgia Tech |
| 18 |
Sasha Vujacic |
SG |
24 |
6-7 |
205 |
|
| 4 |
Luke Walton |
SF |
28 |
6-8 |
235 |
Arizona |
Los Angeles Lakers Schedule 08-09
L.A. Lakers 2008 Postseason
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