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The Los Angeles Lakers have won 17 NBA championships, second only to the Boston Celtics in league history. Their most recent title came in 2020, when they defeated the Miami Heat four games to two in the NBA Bubble.
The Lakers franchise began in 1946 as the Detroit Gems, finishing last in the National Basketball League with just 4 wins in 44 games. The team was sold to Minneapolis owners for $15,000 after one season, renamed the Minneapolis Lakers, and moved to Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season.
The Los Angeles Lakers hold the record for the longest winning streak in NBA history at 33 consecutive games, set during the 1971-72 season. The streak ended on the 9th of January, 1972, when the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Lakers 120-104.
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Magic Johnson with the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft. Johnson, a 6-foot-9-inch point guard from Michigan State, went on to win five NBA championships with the franchise.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have met a record 12 times in the NBA Finals. The Celtics hold an all-time regular-season series advantage of 209-165 over the Lakers, and Boston is the only NBA team with an overall winning record against Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors on the 22nd of January, 2006, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history. Bryant spent 20 seasons with the Lakers before retiring after the 2015-16 season.