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The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. [8]
The Lakers improved to the 4th seed in the Western Conference after their In-Season Tournament run, having a 14–9 record. However, they struggled immediately after the run, eventually falling to 17–19 in January and the 9th seed. Despite this, the Lakers finished the season 47–35, having a record of 23-10 since February 1.
In their season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the league. For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 2–0 and 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11.
0–9. 1946–47 Detroit Gems season; 1947–48 Minneapolis Lakers season; 1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season; 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season; 1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season
Current players wearing no. 6, such as the Lakers' LeBron James, would be grandfathered by the rule. Honored Minneapolis Lakers: Next to their retired numbers, the Lakers have hung a banner with the names of five Hall-of-Famers who were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis: 17 Jim Pollard, F, 1947–55
Clarkson, the 46th overall pick in the 2014 draft, finished his rookie season with game stats of 11.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, and shooting 44.8% from the field. [259] The Lakers' season ended with a record of 21–61, the fourth worst record in the league and at the time the worst record in franchise history.
During the 1971–72 season, the Los Angeles Lakers won their first National Basketball Association (NBA) title since moving to Los Angeles. The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69–13 during the regular-season, a record that stood for 24 seasons until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls went 72–10.
Following the merger of the NBL and BAA to form the NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers won four NBA Finals before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season, becoming the first West Coast team in league history. [4] In the 1960s, the Lakers reached the NBA Finals six times, but lost every series to the Boston Celtics, beginning their long ...