The origin of the Lakers' name

Los Angeles Lakers is a basketball club located in Los Angeles, California, USA. 1947 was founded in Minneapolis, and 1960 moved to Los Angeles. The name Lakers comes from another name in Minneapolis-Land of Thousand Lakes, which refers to people who work or live in the Great Lakes in the northeastern United States. Because of the color of the jersey, the Lakers are also known as the "Purple and Gold Army".

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? Lakers 1948 joined the NBA. The biggest feature of the team is that there are always superstars with it. George mikan was the main center in the early days of the team. Under his leadership, the Minneapolis Lakers won five championships in six years and soon became a giant team in the NBA.

In the1960s, the arrival of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West kept the Lakers from missing the playoffs throughout the 1960s. In the1976s, the Lakers got the nickname "Tiangou" Karim Abdel-Gabbar. 1979-80 season, the Lakers chose rookie Owen Johnson, who replaced the injured Jabbar in this season's finals and led the team to win the championship.

1996 In the summer, the Lakers got Shaquille O 'Neal and traded Charlotte Hornets for rookie Kobe Bryant, who led the Lakers to three consecutive championships in 2000-02. In 2007, Pau Gasol joined the Lakers, and the team reached the finals three times and won the championship twice in 2008-10.

2065438+On July 2, 2008, LeBron James announced to join the Lakers with a contract of $65438+54 million for four years. On June 6, 20 19, the Lakers made a deal with the pelican and got Anthony Davis from the pelican.

By the end of the 20 17- 18 season, the Lakers had entered the playoffs 56 times, won the Western Conference championship 3 1 times and won the championship 16 times, second only to the Boston Celtics (17 times). The highest winning streak is 33 games (the highest in NBA history).

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