The Los Angeles Lakers are a basketball team. They were founded in 1946 in
Detroit, Michigan before moving to Mineapolis, where the team got its official
title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes”. The Lakers won five
championships before return to Los Angeles. They lost they’re fame in NBA
finals in 1960. The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five
additional championships during a nine-year span with the leadership of Hall of
Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat
Riley , the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games
coached and wins. They won the Boston Celtics team. The Lakers hold records
for having (at the end of the 2007-08 ) the most wins (2,905), the highest
winning percentage (61.5%), the most NBA Finals appearances (29), the fewest
non-playoff seasons with five (tied with San Antonio Spurs), and the second-
most NBA championships with 14, behind the Boston Celtics' 17. They also
hold the record for compiling the longest consecutive win streak (33) in U.S
professional team sports.
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