2004 NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1
2002 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0
2001 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1
2000 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2
1995 Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat Los Angeles Lakers 103-89
1992 Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform
1991 Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Los Angeles Lakers
1991 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1990 Los Angeles Lakers retires Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33
1989 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1988 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
1987 41st NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
1985 39th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1984 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1983 Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws
1982 36th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1982 Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
1980 34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1980 Cleve Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT
1978 Kobe Bryant, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1975 Shea Seals, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1974 Derek Fisher, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1973 Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)
1973 Mario Bennett, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns
1973 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1972 Frankie King, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1972 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
1972 Los Angeles Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13)
1972 Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold
1972 Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104
1972 Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
1971 Nick Van Exel, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1971 NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak
1971 Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks
1971 Eddie Jones, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers
1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets
1970 NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99
1970 24th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1969 Anthony Peeler, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies
1969 Sean Rooks, NBA center, Los Angeles Lakers
1969 Cedric Ceballos, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns
1969 Jon Barry, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors
1969 Rick Fox, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics
1969 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1969 Corie Blount, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers
1968 Elden Campbell, NBA forward and center, Los Angeles Lakers
1968 Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to Los Angeles Lakers
1968 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
1968 Derek Strong, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic
1968 Vlade Divac, Yugoslavia, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers
1967 1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston 147-118
1966 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1963 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers
1962 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1961 James Worthy, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP
1960 Elgin Baylor of NBA Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs New York Knicks
1960 Fred Roberts, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers
1959 Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michigan, NBA Forward, Los Angeles Lakers/Olympic-gold-92
1959 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title
1959 Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers
1958 Kurt Rambis, NBA forward, Lakers, Hornets, /Clark Kent look-a-like
1956 Michael Cooper, NBA star, Los Angeles Lakers
1954 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
1953 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
1952 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
1951 Bob McAdoo, NBA forward and center, Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers
1950 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18
1950 4th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2
1949 3rd NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Washington Capitols, 4 games to 2
1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [Lew Alcindor], NBA center, Mil Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
1945 Walt Wesley, NBA star, Cleve Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
1945 Pat Riley, born in Schenectady, New York, NBA coach, Lakers, Knicks, Heat
1943 Gail Goodrich, NBA star, Lakers, Suns
1938 Jerry West, West Virginia, NBA superstar, Los Angeles Lakers, Olympics gold 1960
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