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After the acquisitions of Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony in the offseason, [20] [21] [22] the Lakers were widely considered by experts to be the favorites to win the Western Conference. [23] [24] The team remained stable with a .500 percentage for the last direct playoff access spot until January 7, [25] and remained within play-in ...
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]
In the 1985–86 season, the Lakers started 24–3 and went on to win 62 games and their fifth straight division title. [126] The Rockets, however, defeated the Lakers in five games in the Western Conference Finals. Houston won the series when Ralph Sampson hit a 20-foot jumper as time expired in game five at The Forum. [126]
In the three games he did play, he averaged 14.7 points per game on .356 shooting (.208 from deep) plus 6.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 4.0 turnovers per game.
James finished with a team-high 29 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the loss for the Lakers. He shot 12 of 18 from the field and 1 of 4 from behind the arc.
D'Angelo Russell finishes with 44 points, nine assists and six rebounds as the Lakers overcome LeBron James' absence to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-122.
The season began just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 finals, giving the Lakers and the Miami Heat the shortest off-season in league history. [5] In February 2021, the Lakers had the second best record in the West at 21–7, [6] two games behind the Utah Jazz, [7] when Anthony Davis suffered a strained calf that sidelined him for 30 ...
LeBron James dominated in the final minutes and Anthony Davis provided steady scoring as the Lakers beat the Suns for their first win of the season.