Lakers turn in best defensive performance of season in beating Rockets. After struggling on defense almost all season, LeBron James and the Lakers put up their strongest defensive performance yet in a win over the Rockets. LeBron James returns, and Lakers turn on defense in win over Cavaliers. After missing two games with a sore right ankle, LeBron James returns and helps the Lakers hold off a spirited effort from a young Cavaliers team.
The Lakers have been a bad defensive team. Anthony Davis is questionable for the game. LeBron James to miss Spurs game tonight because of sore ankle.
LeBron James will not play Tuesday night against San Antonio because of soreness in his right ankle, the Lakers announced. Carmelo Anthony hits milestone as Lakers get a LeBron scare and their first win.
All Sections. About Us. In their first season without Johnson, the team won 43 games to earn the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The Lakers were defeated in the first round by the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired. The Lakers would lose 43 games in —93 under Randy Pfund , their first losing season since The Lakers would still make the playoffs, and would become the first eighth seed to win the opening two games on the road against a number one seed when they took a 2—0 lead against the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.
They lost the next two games at home, however, then game five in Phoenix in overtime. During the —94 season , Pfund was fired during the season that would result in the Lakers failing to make the playoffs for the first time since Magic Johnson, would coach the final 16 games of the season with former teammate Michael Cooper as his lead assistant.
Johnson decided not to take the job permanently due to what he felt was a lack of commitment from certain players, and Los Angeles ended the season with a game losing streak to finish 33— Under new coach Del Harris , Los Angeles made the playoffs each of the next two seasons, but was eliminated in the second and first rounds respectively.
Johnson came out of retirement to return as a player in the —96 season to lead the then 24—18 Lakers to a 29—11 finish. After some run-ins with Van Exel, displeasure with Harris's strategies, and a first round loss to the defending two-time NBA champion Houston Rockets , Johnson decided to retire for the final time after the season.
Los Angeles also signed free-agent Shaquille O'Neal. Trading for Bryant was West's idea, and he was influential in the team's signing of the all-star center. They used their 24th pick in the Draft to select Derek Fisher. O'Neal led the team to a 56—26 record, their best effort since —91, despite missing 31 games due to a knee injury. O'Neal averaged The Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs as O'Neal scored 46 points in Game 1 against the Trail Blazers, marking the highest single-game playoff scoring output by a Laker since Jerry West scored 53 against the Celtics in In the next round, the Lakers lost in five games to the eventual Western Conference champion Utah Jazz.
Shaquille O'Neal signed with the Lakers as a free agent during the off-season. Though they played well together on the court, the pair had an acrimonious relationship at times in the locker room. In the —98 season , O'Neal and the Lakers had the best start in franchise history, 11—0. O'Neal would miss 20 games on the season due to an abdominal injury. In the final two months, the Lakers won 22 of their final 25 games, finishing 61—21, but still finished second to Seattle in the standings.
The Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers three games to one in the first round to advance to face Seattle. Although the Sonics won the first game, the Lakers responded with four straight wins, taking the series, but were swept by the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Finals.
The team also acquired J. Reid , B. Armstrong , and Glen Rice. Head coach Del Harris was fired in February after a three-game losing streak and replaced on an interim basis by former Laker Kurt Rambis. The team finished 31—19 in the strike-shortened season, which was fourth in the Western Conference. Game four of the series would be the last game ever played at the Great Western Forum. Before the — season , West was prepared to hire Rambis as the team's full-time coach before an outcry from fans and members of the organization caused him to seek out a bigger name.
He brought along assistant Tex Winter and they installed Winter's version of the triangle offense. Green , who was a Laker during the "Showtime" era.
The team also moved to a new arena, the Staples Center. They finished 67—15, the highest win total since they won 65 in the —87 season. After the Lakers took a three games to one lead in the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers won the next two games to force a game seven. The Lakers, who trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter, would go on 19—4 run to tie the game and eventually win 89—84 to advance to the NBA Finals. In their first trip to the Finals since , the Lakers defeated Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers four games to two win their first title since West retired from his spot in the team's front office after the season after a power struggle between him and Jackson over control of the team's operations.
The following season, the Lakers won 11 fewer regular season games than the prior year, but swept the first three rounds of the playoffs, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and San Antonio Spurs. Although the Sixers took game one in overtime, the Lakers won the next four games to win their second straight title.
Their 15—1 postseason record was the best in NBA history, until the Golden State Warriors in the —17 season posted a 16—1 postseason record. Bush following their NBA championship. The Lakers won 58 games in — The series would go on to be known as one of the greatest playoff matchups in NBA history.
The series extended to all seven games, and ended in a Lakers series victory. In Game One, Bryant scored 30 points as the Lakers won, — The series would then shift in Sacramento's favor, with the Kings winning the next two games. Facing a deficit in Game 4, the Lakers had the ball with under 20 seconds to play. After misses by both Bryant and O'Neal , Kings center and former Laker Vlade Divac tapped the ball away from the rim in an attempt to wind down the clock.
It went straight into Robert Horry 's hands, who drained a game-winning three with under three seconds to play to tie the series at 2—2. After the Kings took a 3—2 series after a game winning buzzer beater by Mike Bibby in Game 5, the Lakers were faced with a must-win game six. In one of the most controversial playoff games in league history Tim Donaghy scandal , the Lakers would win by four points.
The Lakers went on to win game seven in overtime, with the Kings missing numerous potentially game-saving shots and free throws. The Lakers would attempt a four-peat the following year, but started the —03 season 11— However, they finished the season 39—13 to finish 50— They defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, but the four-peat attempt ended as they were eliminated by the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in six games in the second round.
During the —04 season , the team was the subject of intense media coverage generated by the teaming of four stars and the sexual-assault case involving Kobe Bryant. Three of the "big four", however, struggled with injuries: O'Neal suffered from a strained calf, Malone an injured knee, and Bryant an injured shoulder.
The Lakers started 18—3 and finished 56—26 and won the Pacific Division title, entering the playoffs as the No. In the Finals, they would lose to the Detroit Pistons in five games, as Detroit's defense completely stymied the Lakers' offense throughout the series.
While Bryant put up historic numbers and accomplishments in those seasons, he was surrounded by a subpar supporting cast that hindered the team's ability to advance in the playoffs, which frustrated Bryant. The Finals defeat brought about the end of an era. Bryant and O'Neal had clashed in the past, and the media credited their feud as one of the motivating factors for the trade.
Phil Jackson did not return as head coach, and wrote a book about the team's —04 season, in which he heavily criticized Bryant and called him "uncoachable". The Lakers front office said that the book contained "several inaccuracies". Derek Fisher , frustrated with losing playing time, opted out of his contract and signed with the Golden State Warriors. The team hired Rudy Tomjanovich to replace Jackson. After sitting out the first half of the —05 season , Karl Malone announced his retirement on February 13, Tomjanovich coached the team to a 22—19 record before resigning due to health problems.
Assistant Frank Hamblen was named interim head coach to replace Tomjanovich for the remainder of the season. Bryant ankle and Odom shoulder suffered injuries, and the Lakers finished 34—48, missing the playoffs for only the fifth time in franchise history and the first time since Jackson returned to coach the team after Rudy Tomjanovich resigned midway through the previous season.
Ending the season at 45—37, the team made the playoffs after a one-season absence as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. After taking a three games to one lead in the first round against the 2nd seeded Phoenix Suns , which was best known for Bryant's iconic game-winner in Game 4, the Suns came back to take the series in seven games.
In the —07 season , the Lakers won 26 of their first 39 games, but lost 27 of their last 43—including seven in a row at one point—to finish 42— They were eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns once again. Frustrated by the team's inability to advance in the playoffs, Bryant demanded to be traded in the off-season. Buss initially agreed to seek a trade, but also worked to try to change Bryant's mind. The Lakers traded for Pau Gasol during the NBA season in what would become a crucial transfer for the franchise's return to championship form.
After re-acquiring Derek Fisher , the Lakers started the —08 season with a 25—11 record, before Andrew Bynum , their center who was leading the league in field-goal percentage, went out for the year due to a knee injury in mid-January. In what would become a crucial transfer for the franchise's return to championship form, they acquired the six-time all-star power forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade in early February and went 22—5 to finish the season.
The Lakers' 57—25 record earned them the first seed in the Western Conference. In the —09 season , the Lakers finished 65—17; the best record in the Western Conference. The Lakers, who had added Ron Artest now Metta World Peace in place of Trevor Ariza in their starting lineup, finished the —10 season with the best record in the Western Conference for the third straight time.
On January 13, , the Lakers became the first team in NBA history to win 3, regular season games by defeating the Dallas Mavericks — In the Finals , the Lakers played the Boston Celtics in a rematch from for the 12th time. They rallied back from a 3—2 disadvantage in the series and erased a point deficit in the fourth quarter of the seventh game to defeat the Celtics 83—79 in Game 7.
Bryant won his fifth and final championship and was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row, despite a 6—24 shooting performance in game seven. After much speculation, head coach Phil Jackson returned for the —11 season.
In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round. However, their opportunity for a second three-peat in the 21st century and third overall was denied by the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in a four-game sweep of the second round. After the season, it was announced that Jackson will not be returning to coach the Lakers, and it marked the final season of Jackson as a head coach.
Before the start of the shortened —12 season , the Lakers traded Lamar Odom to the defending champion Dallas Mavericks after Odom requested to be traded. On the trade deadline, long time Laker Derek Fisher along with a first round draft pick were traded to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill.
With a 41—25 regular season record, the Lakers entered the playoffs as the third seed, the team defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round in seven games, but were eliminated by the eventual Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round in five games. This season marked Kobe Bryant 's final career playoff appearance.
The trade was made official on July 11, , the first day the trade moratorium was lifted. On November 9, , Mike Brown was relieved of coaching duties after a 1—4 start to the —13 season.
Assistant Coach Bernie Bickerstaff took over as interim head coach, leading the Lakers to a 5—5 record. On February 18, , Lakers owner Jerry Buss had died from cancer at age On the court, D'Antoni coached the Lakers to a 40—32 record the rest of the way to finish 45—37, their worst record since The Lakers clinched a playoff berth on the final game of the season and finished seventh in the Western Conference after beating the Houston Rockets on April 16, The Lakers battled injuries all season, the most prominent of which was the Achilles tendon rupture to Kobe Bryant that ended his season after 78 games.
On December 8, , Bryant played in his first game since tearing his Achilles tendon on April 12, However, on December 17, , he suffered a broken bone in his knee, and did not return for the remainder of the season.
On March 25, , the Lakers scored 51 points in the third quarter against the New York Knicks , the most points scored in a quarter in the history of the franchise. The Lakers went on to miss the NBA playoffs for the first time since , for just the second time in the last two decades and for just the sixth time in franchise history. On April 30, , Mike D'Antoni resigned from his position as head coach after a 27—55 season. After spending the majority of the off-season without a head coach, the Lakers named former player Byron Scott as the new head coach.
After the season, he was the frontrunner to become the new Lakers head coach. Scott interviewed three times for the position, which had become vacant after Mike D'Antoni's resignation. On July 28, , he signed a multi-year contract to coach the Lakers. During the first game of the —15 season , the 7th overall pick in the NBA Draft , Julius Randle went down with a broken leg, which ended his rookie season.
The Lakers began their season losing 10 of their first 16 games. After playing only 35 games, Kobe Bryant tore a rotator cuff in his shoulder ending his season. Nick Young was also forced to end his season with a fractured kneecap, leaving the team with a record of 14— With 27 games left in the regular season, Byron Scott gave rookie Jordan Clarkson more playing time.
Clarkson, the 46th overall pick in the Draft, finished his rookie season with game stats of The Lakers' season ended with a record of 21—61, the 4th worst record in the league and at the time, the worst record in franchise history. The next season, the Lakers had the second overall pick of the Draft , which they used to select Ohio State freshman point guard D'Angelo Russell.
On November 29, , Bryant announced that he would retire at the end of the season after 20 seasons with the team. In Bryant's last season, the team missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a dismal 17—65 record, which was not only the worst record in the league that season, but it was the worst record in franchise history. On April 24, , the Lakers announced that they would not exercise their option on Byron Scott's contract for the following season.
At the time of his hiring, Walton was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors , who were in the playoffs, so Walton could not officially begin his duties as head coach until the Warriors' playoff run was over.
On February 21, , the Lakers fired general manager Mitch Kupchak, while Magic Johnson was named as the president of basketball operations. The team's governor Jeanie Buss, also announced the removal of her brother, Jim Buss, from his position as executive vice president of basketball operations.
On March 7, , the Lakers hired Rob Pelinka as the general manager, signing him to a five-year deal. The Lakers also traded their 28th overall pick, Tony Bradley , in exchange for the 30th overall pick, Josh Hart , from Villanova University and the 42nd overall pick, Thomas Bryant , from Indiana University. LeBron James signed with the Lakers in July Ball and Ingram have also ended their seasons early due to injuries.
These accumulated injuries saw the Lakers fall below. By March, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention following a loss to the Brooklyn Nets , extending the team's postseason drought to a franchise record six seasons, and a sixth straight losing season. It marked the first time since that James missed the playoffs as well as the first time since that he didn't appear in the NBA Finals after playing the past eight finals four each with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Lakers finished the —19 season with a 37—45 record. On April 9, , Johnson stepped down as the team's president of basketball operations, and two days later, the Lakers parted ways with head coach Walton after the team had failed to reach the playoffs for the sixth straight year.
The Lakers traded for Anthony Davis in July On May 13, Frank Vogel was named the Lakers' head coach. The Lakers received the fourth overall pick in the Draft lottery. During the —20 season , the Lakers had the third best team defensive rating in the NBA, and were atop the Western Conference for most of the season, where they had a record of 36—10 by January 25, Leading up to this, however, the following day on January 26, , Kobe Bryant, along with his year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
Widespread memorials were held, and the NBA later postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Los Angeles Clippers that had been scheduled for January 28, two days after the accident. The Lakers also wore a patch with Kobe's initials for the rest of the season.
The Lakers home court also paid tribute to Kobe by placing "KB" logos on the back ends of the court, and Kobe's numbers on the sidelines, with his 8 near the Lakers bench, and his 24 near the visiting team's bench.
On March 6, , following a — victory over the Milwaukee Bucks , the Lakers clinched a playoff berth for the first time since Play resumed on July 30, , and on August 3, , following a — victory over the Utah Jazz , the Lakers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the —10 season as well as clinching their 24th Pacific Division title, their first since the —12 season.
The Lakers finished the —20 regular season with a 52—19 record, the equivalent of 60— In the playoffs, the Lakers faced the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round in the playoffs. It marked the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs since , when they faced each other in the first round, with the Lakers sweeping the Trail Blazers in three games, back when the first round was a best of five series. After losing the first game, the Lakers won the next four games, defeating the Trail Blazers in five games to advance to the semifinals, winning their first playoff series since In the semifinals, the Lakers faced the Houston Rockets.
This was the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs since , when the two teams faced each other in the semifinals, with the Lakers winning in seven games. Just like in their previous series against the Trail Blazers, after losing the first game of the series, the Lakers would go on to win the next four games, defeating the Rockets in five games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since The Lakers defeated the Nuggets in five games, winning the franchise's thirty-second Western Conference championship, and for the first time since , returned to the NBA Finals , where they faced the Miami Heat LeBron's former team who also returned to the finals for the first time since In the —21 season , the Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions for the first time since the —11 season.
In February , the Lakers had the No. LeBron James missed 26 of the team's final 30 games with a sprained ankle. After Davis returned from his nine-week absence, the Lakers were 35—23, going 14—16 without him, including 6—10 with James out as well. In an injury-laden season in similar vein to the —19 season, the Lakers finished with a 42—30 record roughly the equivalent of 48—34 , the same as the No.
The Lakers defeated the Warriors — to clinch the No. The two teams previously met in the Western Conference Finals, which was the Suns' last and most recent playoff appearance. Unfortunately for the Lakers, several injuries to their players, most notably to both Davis and James, during the series proved to be significantly detrimental. Despite taking a 2—1 series lead, the Lakers would go on to drop their next three games, which were all double-digit losses, ultimately losing to the Suns in six games, and bringing an end to their title defense.
It marked their first playoff series loss to the Suns since and it marked LeBron James' first series loss in the first round in the playoffs in his career, in which he was previously 14—0 in. Given the team's proximity to Hollywood, the Lakers fanbase includes numerous celebrities, many of whom can be seen at the Staples Center during home games.
Jack Nicholson, for example, has held season tickets since the s, and directors reportedly need to work their shooting schedules around Lakers home games. From and , the team averaged just over 18, fans, which placed them in the top ten in the NBA in attendance. Red Hot Chili Peppers' song "Magic Johnson", from their album Mother's Milk , is a tribute to the former point guard, and frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary are frequently seen attending home games.
In , the team sold out every home game, and in , the Lakers had the most popular team merchandise among all NBA teams, and Bryant the most popular jersey. Honored Minneapolis Lakers: Next to their retired numbers, the Lakers have hung a banner with the names of six Hall-of-Famers who were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis , although their numbers are not retired by the franchise:.
The Lakers are also known for their long-time play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn , who called their games on local radio and television from March, through the end of the season, including a record streak of 3, consecutive games beginning November 21, A Hall of Fame inductee, Hearn was known for his many catch phrases, some of which became part of the standard lexicon of basketball e.
The Lakers current wordmark, used since the — season. The version shown is used on their Sunday home alternate jerseys.
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