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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]
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 ...
The Lakers hold several NBA records as a team including most consecutive games won overall (33) and most consecutive road games won (16), both of which came during the 1971–72 season, [374] highest field-goal percentage for a season at 54.5% (1984–85), [375] and highest road winning percentage at 0.816 (1971–72). [66]
The Lakers have played their home games at the Crypto.com Arena since 1999. [2] The franchise took its official name from Minnesota's nickname, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. At the time the name was revealed, the Lakers were in Minneapolis. [3] In their franchise history, the team has only missed the NBA playoffs 11 times. [4]
During the 2021–22 season, the Lakers finished the season with a 33–49 record, one game behind the last spot for the NBA play-in tournament. Following the season, head coach Frank Vogel was fired on April 11, 2022. [159] During the 2022–23 season. The Lakers started the season 0–5, the last winless team in the NBA.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James continues to extend records in his 22nd NBA season after he was named to another All-Star Game. James was named a starter for the game when the league ...
LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on ...
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; 19 Vern Mikkelsen, F, 1949–59; 22 Slater Martin, G, 1949–56; 34 Clyde Lovellette, F-C, 1953–57