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The Finals marked the conclusion of the NBA Bubble, which recorded no COVID-19 cases for the participating teams. [12] The 2020 Finals was the latest to begin (beating the 1999 edition which began on June 16) and the first one played in September and October, and as well held in the fall. [citation needed]
The Lakers reached the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. In the Finals, the Lakers competed against the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat; this was the first time that the two teams had met in the NBA Finals. The Lakers won the series in six games, winning the championship for the first time since the 2010 season.
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
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 defeated the Miami Heat in six games to win the 2020 NBA Finals. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will receive their championship rings ahead of Tuesday night’s season-opener.
The Lakers have won 17 NBA titles and have appeared in the NBA Finals 15 other times. [37] These appearances include eight NBA Finals appearances in the 1980s. The best record posted by the team was 69–13, in 1972; the worst record was 17–65, in 2016. [37] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage
The Lakers entered the season as the defending Pacific Division, Western Conference, and NBA champions. On November 10, 2020, the NBA announced that the 2020–21 season would begin on December 22, 2020, following the delayed finish to the 2019–20 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each team was to play a shortened 72-game schedule. [3]
NBA Finals MVP. Jerry West – 1969; Wilt Chamberlain – 1972; Magic Johnson – 1980, 1982, 1987; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1985; James Worthy – 1988; Shaquille O'Neal – 2000, 2001, 2002; Kobe Bryant – 2009, 2010; LeBron James – 2020; NBA In-Season Tournament MVP. LeBron James – 2023; NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Michael Cooper ...