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A ticket for Game 4 of the 1991 NBA Finals at the Great Western Forum. The Lakers had a 28–27 lead in the first quarter; only the second time in the 1991 playoffs that a team led the Bulls at the end of the first quarter. This did not matter as Chicago went on a 19–9 run to start the second period and gain a 46–37 lead.
The 1991 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP.
It was the site of the 1972 and 1983 NBA All-Star Games, the 1981 NHL All-Star Game, 1984 Olympic basketball, and the Big West Conference (from 1983 to 1988) and 1989 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournaments. The venue also hosted tennis and boxing matches, as well as major music concerts and political events.
The 2024 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs was played between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks. The series started on June 6, and concluded on ...
The NBA Finals was initially structured in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. [4] In 1985 , to ease the amount of cross-country travel, it was changed to a 2–3–2 format, in which the first two and last two games of the series were played at the arena of the team who earned home-court advantage by having the better record during the regular season.
This was Michael Jordan's first appearance in the Finals and Magic Johnson's last trip. Johnson and the Lakers were no match for the Chicago Bulls as they lost 4 games to 1, giving Michael Jordan his first NBA Championship and his first finals MVP. After losing the first game of seven to the Los Angeles Lakers, Michael took his game to the next ...
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Lakers' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st in the city of Los Angeles. [1] This season's highlight was Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to the NBA Finals, where they lost in five games to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
Lakers win 1987 NBA Finals. 1987–88: Lakers: 4–1: Lakers, 2–1: Lakers, 2–0: Lakers 206–116: Lakers win 27 games in a row against the Kings and 12 road games in a row against the Kings. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (62–20). Lakers win 1988 NBA Finals. 1988–89: Lakers: 5–1: Lakers, 2–1: Lakers, 3–0: Lakers ...