Difference between revisions of "Los Angeles Lakers"

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The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. They were formed in 1944 when the team was started up in Minneapolis. They won five championships from 1947 to 1960. Following that year, they moved to Los Angeles. From there they won nine more championships, second most all time of any team. They have also played in 29 championship series, the most of any franchise.

Championship Appearances: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008.

Championship Victories: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009.

Retired Numbers

Roster

Guards

12 - Shannon Brown
24 - Kobe Bryant
5 - Jordan Farmar
2 - Derek Fisher
18 - Sasha Vujacic

Forwards

3 - Trevor Ariza
16 - Pau Gasol
6 - Adam Morrison
7 - Lamar Odom
21 - Josh Powell
4 - Luke Walton
9 - Sun Yue

Centers

17 - Andrew Bynum
28 - DJ Mbenga

External Links

http://www.nba.com/lakers/ Official Website

NBA Teams

East

Atlantic:

Central:

Southeast:

West

Southwest:

Northwest:

Pacific:

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 Championship Appearances: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008.
-Championship Victories: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002.
+Championship Victories: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009.
 ==Retired Numbers==
 *<nowiki>#13</nowiki> [[Wilt Chamberlain]]