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The John Ferraro Council Chamber in 1997. The Los Angeles City Council is guided by the Los Angeles City Charter. The Charter defines the City Council as the city's legislature, with the Mayor of Los Angeles serving as the executive branch of the city's government creating a strong mayor–council government, though the mayor is weaker than in cities such as New York City. [6]
The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles , Minnesota was without an NBA team until the 1989 season .
After falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game, the Timberwolves secured the 8th seed with a 25-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. [112] They went on to lose to the first seed (and eventual NBA champion), the Denver Nuggets , in the first round in five games.
The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off the 2024-25 NBA season with a win.. The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103 in their season opener at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Tuesday ...
The Indiana Pacers clinched the best record in the NBA and had earned home court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. However, when Indiana lost to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, home court advantage for the NBA Finals switched to the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, who had posted a better regular season record at 56–26 than the Eastern Conference ...
The Minnesota Timberwolves entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers entered the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans returned to the playoffs after missing the postseason the previous year.
Los Angeles also signed free-agent Shaquille O'Neal. [151] Trading for Bryant was West's idea, and he was influential in the team's signing of the all-star center. [152] "Jerry West is the reason I came to the Lakers", O'Neal later said. [153] They used their 24th pick in the draft to select Derek Fisher. [154]
On February 9, 2023, Vanderbilt was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. [19] He made his Lakers debut two days later, recording 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 109–103 win over the Golden State Warriors .