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Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Lakers, Jazz

This Day In Lakers History: L.A. Holds Jazz To Record-Low Points In First Quarter Of Game 1 Of 1988 Western Conference Semifinals

With a sweep of the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 1988 NBA Western Conference playoffs, the Los Angeles…
Wilt Chamberlain, Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West Bring First NBA Championship To Los Angeles

For years and years in the 1960s, the Los Angeles Lakers would come up just short in winning an NBA championship…
Kobe Bryant, Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Named 2008 NBA MVP

Following the 2003-04 season, the Los Angeles Lakers traded away Shaquille O’Neal, handing the keys to the franchise to young…
Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: L.A. Sets Multiple Records In Sending NBA Finals To Game 7

The 1970 Los Angeles Lakers were a team that was ready to bring the city of L.A. their first NBA Championship. Led…
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Shaquille O’Neal Scores 32 Points Against Kings In Decisive Game 5 Of NBA Playoffs

Before the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings became a full-fledged rivalry, they played to a closely contested…
Nick Van Exel, Gary Payton, Lakers, SuperSonics

This Day In Lakers History: Nick Van Exel Outduels Gary Payton To Eliminate SuperSonics From NBA Playoffs

In the mid-1990s the Los Angeles Lakers were in a transition between the ‘Showtime’ era of the 1980s to the…
Kobe Bryant, Shaquile O'Neal, Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal Deliver In Crucial Win Over Mavericks During Lockout-Shortened Season

The NBA season is a long, grinding marathon that lasts for 82 games before the playoffs begin. That is, except for…
Jamaal Wilkes, Lakers

This Day In Lakers History: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar And Jamaal Wilkes Lead L.A. To Sweep Of Suns

The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s boasted some of the most talented, stacked rosters that the NBA has ever seen…
Los Angeles Laker - Mychal Thompson

This Day In Lakers History: Mychal Thompson’s Monster Performance Leads To Game 2 Victory Over Spurs

When it was all said and done, the 1980s proved to be the rebirth of the National Basketball Association as we know it…
Top-20 Greatest Lakers Of All-time: No. 15, Pau Gasol

This Day In Lakers History: Pau Gasol’s Game-Winner Clinches NBA Playoffs Series Vs. Thunder

After winning an NBA championship in 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers were on a mission to defend their title the following…