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The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 40th season of the franchise, 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 26th in Los Angeles.The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the previous NBA champion and rival Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Finals in six games, having finally defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals after having lost to ...
The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history. The Lakers would claim their first championship led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2020 after defeating the Miami Heat, marking the 17th and tying the Celtics. The list is composed of players who played at least one BAA/NBA game for the Lakers franchise.
Los Angeles drafted James Worthy first overall in 1982. "Big Game James" recorded his only career triple-double in the Lakers' game seven victory over the Pistons in the 1988 NBA Finals. [125] In the 1985–86 season, the Lakers started 24–3 and went on to win 62 games and their fifth straight division title. [126]
Read more:Jerry West, Lakers legend and architect of 'Showtime' era, dies at 86 Rambis, of course, would relent, join the Lakers and change his entire life by becoming a beloved member of Showtime ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which was formerly called the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Since 1999, the Lakers have played their home games at Crypto.com Arena. [1] The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Detroit ...
The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 60th overall. The Lakers finished in third place of the Pacific Division and as the seventh seed of the Western Conference .
May-June 1985 — Lakers defeat Celtics for ninth NBA title. Marking the height of the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry, the teams traded championships throughout the decade. The Lakers ...
On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31–8) defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers (32–8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams. [12] On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32–8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32–9) as the team with the best record in the NBA.