Lakers 1948 joined the NBA. The biggest feature of the team is that there are always stars associated with them. George mikan was the main center of the team in the early days. Under his leadership, the Lakers quickly became a giant team in the NBA. /kloc-in the 1960s, the arrival of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West kept the Lakers from missing the playoffs in the 1960s./kloc-in the 1960s, the Lakers got Jabbar, nicknamed "the dog". 1979-80 season, the Lakers chose rookie Owen Johnson, who replaced the injured Jabbar in this season's finals and led the team to win the championship.
1996 In the summer, the Lakers got "Shaq" shaquille o'neal and traded with Charlotte Hornets to get rookie Kobe Bryant. The two men led the Lakers to three consecutive championships from 1999 to 2002. In 2007, Pau Gasol joined the Lakers, and the team reached the finals three times, and won the championship twice in 2008-20 10. However, injuries began to attack the Lakers, forcing the team to enter the reconstruction period.
By the end of the 20 14- 15 season, the Lakers had entered the playoffs 56 times, won the Western Conference championship 3 1 times and won the championship 16 times, second only to the Boston Celtics. The highest winning streak is 33 games (the highest in NBA history).
Team history
early stage
Founded in 1947, the Lakers joined the NBL League and won the championship. At that time, it was called the Minneapolis Lakers. 1948, the Lakers jumped to BAA (National Basketball Association), the predecessor of NBA.
1949 the Lakers beat the Washington congressional team and won the BAA championship. At the end of the season, BAA and NBL merged into NBA.
In the first year of entering the NBA, the Lakers won the NBA championship, and George Mikan was the main force of the team. McCann, who is 2.08 meters tall, is unbeatable in the restricted area. In the 195 1- 1952 season, the NBA even widened the three-second zone to limit his score, from 6 feet to 12 feet. Although the Lakers were eliminated by the Rochester Royals in the Western Conference finals this season, in the following three seasons (1952-53, 1954-55 and 1955-56), the Lakers won the championship in succession, completing the first three consecutive championships in the team's history.
In the NBA draft of 1958, the Lakers selected Elgin Baylor. 1960, the Lakers moved to Los Angeles and selected Jerry West in the same year's draft. 1960-6 1 season, baylor averaged 34.8 points per game and teamed up with west to make the Lakers play 36-43 in the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers played five games with the Detroit Pistons (at that time, the first round of the playoffs adopted the 5-win system), and then advanced by a thrilling score of 3-2. The western conference semifinals advanced smoothly. In the Western Conference finals against the St. Louis Hawks (the predecessor of Atlanta Hawks), the Lakers once led by 2-/kloc-0. In the fourth game, the Hawks narrowly won by 1, but the Lakers won the match point by 3-2. In the last two games, luck was biased towards the eagle. They won by114-13, 105- 103 respectively, and reversed the Lakers 4-3.
In the following seasons, the combination of Baylor and West became more and more tacit and became the main focus of the Lakers. 1968-69 season, the Lakers ushered in a single game 100 wilt chamberlain, and the team's strength improved again. However, due to the existence of another giant team, the Boston Celtics, led by the team's main center Bill Russell, repeatedly blocked the Lakers in the playoffs. During this period, the Lakers entered the finals eight times, but all won the runner-up.
197 1-72 season, Elgin Baylor retired due to injury. This season, the Lakers hired bill sharman as their head coach. Shaman led the Lakers to a record of 69 wins 13 losses, including 33 consecutive victories in the middle of the season. In the playoffs, the Lakers won the championship without any difficulties. This is the first championship since 1960, the first championship since George Mican retired in 1954, and the only championship in Jerry West's career. Wilt chamberlain also won the only MVP in the finals. 1976 In the offseason, the Lakers got Abdel-Gabbar who later became the main center of the team.
1979-80 season, the Lakers selected Owen Johnson. In the sixth game of this season's finals, Jabbar was injured. At that time, rookie Johnson stepped forward, changed from guard to center, scored 42 points 15 rebounds and 7 assists to help the Lakers win the championship and get FMVP.
1980-8 1 season, Owen Johnson was injured and the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
198 1-82 season, Pat Riley became the head coach of the Lakers, and in the following nine years, he won four championships for the Lakers. 1990, Riley hung up and left. Since then, although the Lakers have been in and out of the playoffs, they have never missed the championship.
OK combination
1996 In the summer, the Lakers signed free agent shaquille o'neal, traded Vlade Divac and Cash for the Charlotte Hornets, and got the draft pick of 13, forming a "ok" combination. When the Lakers were 56-26 in the regular season and ranked fourth in the West, they were eliminated by Jazz14 in the second round of the playoffs.
From 65438 to 0999 to 2000, Phil Jackson became the head coach of the Lakers. When the Lakers eliminated the Trailblazers after seven thrilling games last season, they reached the finals. In Game 7 of the finals, the Lakers were still behind 13 in the fourth quarter, but O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant scored 16, and the Lakers turned the tables and won the first championship since 1988.
In 2000-0 1 season, the Lakers were unstoppable in the playoffs, winning streak 1 1. Although the winning streak ended in the first game of the finals, the Lakers won four consecutive victories, with a total score of 4- 1 over the 76 ers, and won two consecutive championships in the playoffs with an impressive record of 15- 1. O 'Neill averaged 33 points 15.8 rebounds in the finals and became the MVP of the finals.
In the 200 1-02 season, the Lakers played seven games with the Kings in the Western Conference finals before joining forces with the Nets. The Lakers beat the Nets 4-0 and won three consecutive championships. O 'Neill averaged 36.3 points 12.3 rebounds in the finals, and once again became the finals MVP.
In the 2002-03 season, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 2-4 in the Western Conference semifinals, ending the consecutive championship record.
In the 2003-04 season, Karl Malone joined automatically with the salary of veteran and signed Gary Payton with the exception of middle class. The Lakers had four superstar players, Malone, Payton, Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal, and formed the "F4" combination. Despite having such a strong lineup, Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal lost to Detroit Pistons by 1-4 in the finals due to intensified contradictions.
A brief trough
In the 2004-05 season, O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant were doomed to leave because of the intensification of internal contradictions in the team. After a painful choice, the Lakers chose to renew their contract with Kobe and rebuild around Kobe. Phil Jackson left the team sadly this year, while O 'Neal was traded to the Heat for Odom, brian grant and Butler. Reconstruction is a long and painful wait. This season, although Kobe and others tried their best, they still fell short at the last moment and failed to enter the playoffs this season.
In the 2005-06 season, Kobe created the second highest single-game score in NBA history: 8 1 point, while the Lakers made an unwise deal to exchange Caron Butler for Kwame Brown, the top pick of the Wizards in 2006, with the intention of strengthening the inside. However, Brown's arrival did not bring much help to the Lakers' insiders. Steve Nash's Phoenix Suns were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, the Lakers had an excellent record. Later, they were injured. Lamar Odom, Luke Walton and others were injured one after another, and the Lakers' record plummeted. They finally managed to make it to the playoffs, but were easily defeated by the Suns and stopped in the first round of the playoffs again.
Two consecutive championships
In the 2007-08 season, the Lakers traded Kwame Brown and Mark Gasol for Pau Gasol in the middle of the season. After the regular season, Kobe was elected MVP of the regular season. In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Nuggets 4-0, defeated Jazz led by Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer 4-2, and defeated defending champion Spurs 4-/kloc-0-0, and advanced to the finals. But in the finals, the Lakers lost to the Celtics 2-4 again.
In the 2008-09 season, the Lakers won 65 games 17 losses in the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers beat the Jazz 4-/kloc-0-. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers beat the Rockets 4-3. In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers beat the Nuggets 4-2 with Trevor Ariza's two key steals and advanced to the finals. In the finals, the Lakers beat Magic 4-/kloc-0-0 and won the first 15 championship trophy in the team's history, and Kobe won the finals MVP.
In the 2009- 10 season, Artest joined the Lakers and strengthened their position as a small forward. The team played well in the regular season, with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking first in the West and third in the league. In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant, he advanced 4-2. The second round of the Western Conference against Utah Jazz swept the opponent 4-0. In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers met the Phoenix Suns. With Artest's make-up in Game 5 and Kobe Bryant's full play in Game 6, the Lakers beat the Suns 4-2 and entered the finals. Facing the Boston Celtics in the finals, the Lakers played seven games with the Celtics under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, and finally won 4-3, winning the 16 championship trophy in the team's history, completing two consecutive championships, and Kobe Bryant won the finals MVP. This is the first time that the Lakers and Celtics have won the tiebreaker.
Damage and reconstruction
20 1 0-1/at the beginning of the season, the Lakers' record was average, largely due to injuries. However, after a short break at the All-Star weekend, led by Kobe Bryant, the Lakers played a wave of 17 wins1negative records, and finally the Los Angeles Lakers lost 57-25. The first round of the playoffs against the Hornets led by Chris Paul, 4-2 into the next round. In the second round against the Mavericks, the Lakers were swept 0-4 and were embarrassed to go out.
20 10-20 1 1 After the end of the season, the Lakers hired Michael Brown as the new coach of the team and the two sides signed a four-year contract. This season is a shrinking season, and the Lakers have achieved a record of 4 1 win and 25 losses, ranking third in the West. Beat the Nuggets 4-3 in the first round of the playoffs. In the second round against Thunder, 1-4 was eliminated.
Before the start of the 20 12- 13 season, the Lakers acquired Dwight Howard through a four-way transaction. Then Steve Nash, who led the team to eliminate the Lakers, was introduced, and they formed a new "F4" combination with Kobe Bryant and Gasol. However, due to the running-in problem, the performance of the new "F4" combination is disappointing: zero wins and eight losses in the preseason and one win and four losses in the first five games of the regular season. 2012165438+1October 9, Lakers management had to fire head coach Michael Brown. On 20 12165438+1October12, the Lakers signed D 'Antoni, who is good at running and blasting. The Lakers' record began to pick up, and finally entered the playoffs with the seventh place, but was swept by the Spurs 0-4 in the first round of the playoffs.
Dwight Howard became a free agent after the end of the 20 12-20 13 season. Although the Lakers tried their best to keep Dwight Howard, Howard did not renew his contract with the Lakers for various reasons, and announced to join the Houston Rockets on July 6, 20 13. The Lakers then signed chris kaman, nick young, wesley johnson and others, and pardoned Artest.
In the 20 13- 14 season, the Lakers were once again plagued by injuries, and Kobe Bryant was reimbursed after only six appearances in the season. February 6, 20 14, Lakers vs Cavaliers. Before the game, Steve Nash and Jordan Hill were unable to play due to injuries, and Jordan Farmar made an emergency comeback, enough for eight players to play, which is the minimum number required by the NBA. In the game, Nick Young and Farmar left early due to injury, Chris Kaman fouled six times, and Robert Sacre finally fouled six times. However, as there were only four players left in the team, Thackeray, who committed six fouls, had to stay on the court in order to ensure the number of players. In the end, the team won only 27 games and ended the season ahead of schedule.
On July 29th, 20 14, the Lakers officially announced Byron Scott as the new coach of the team.
20 14- 15 season, the Lakers 2 1 win 6 1 lose, and missed the playoffs 20 rounds earlier. This is the earliest record that the Lakers missed the playoffs since they moved to Los Angeles in 1960-6 1 season. At the same time, this is the seventh time in the history of the Lakers that they missed the playoffs, and it is also the second time that they missed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons-the last embarrassing situation was 1974-75 season and 1975-76 season.