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The Lakers struggled without Tomjanovich but were still able to manage a 32–29 record and were in position to make the playoffs. However, the Lakers were not able to overcome late-season injuries to Bryant and Odom, and went on to lose 19 of their last 21 games, finishing with a record of 34–48. [97]
The franchise won five championships in a nine-year span, including two out of three marquee Finals matchups against the Celtics. The Lakers were defeated by their Boston archrivals in the 1984 Finals, but triumphed over them in 1985 and 1987. After Riley departed and Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, and Worthy retired, the Lakers struggled in the early ...
The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League (NBL) before moving the following season to Minneapolis, Minnesota, [1] [2] where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". [3]
This season is the 75th for the Lakers, a team born among the 10,000-plus lakes of Minnesota, but fostered in the City of Angels. Trying to pick your favorite Lakers moments is more likely tied to ...
The Dodgers were founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1883; they officially adopted the name Dodgers in 1932. The team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season and played four consecutive seasons at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before they moved to their current home stadium, Dodger Stadium, in 1962. The Dodgers are one of the most valuable ...
Crypto.com Arena (stylized as crypto.com Arena; originally known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles.Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street, and has since been considered a part of L.A. Live.
People with knowledge of the situation insisted the Lakers would’ve matched any offer Reaves received — even a maximum offer worth more than $100 million — but they were never put to that test.
Lakers rookie guard Austin Reaves grew up on a 300-acre farm "in the middle of nowhere," he said of Newark, Ark. (Steven Jones / For The Times) Austin Reaves is in the middle of a pasture.