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Chapter 578
Chapter 578
The Lakers are originally from Minneapolis, the city of a thousand lakes.It became an army in 1947, when it joined the NBL league, and in the following season, the team switched to the BAA, the predecessor of the NBA.
In 1949, the Lakers won the BAA championship, and then the BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA.In his first year in the NBA, George McCann led his team to the championship.
In order to limit the powerful George Mikan, the NBA expanded the original 6-foot three-second zone to 12 feet. The Lakers were also eliminated by the Royals this season.In the following three seasons, the Lakers regained their glory and won the first three consecutive championships in team history. (Mikan retired in 1954 without a three-peat)
In the summer of 1958, the Lakers selected Elgin Baylor with the No. [-] pick.In the first season, he was selected as the best rookie and led the team to the finals, but was eventually swept by the Celtics and failed to win the championship.
In the 1959-60 season, Baylor performed steadily and improved, leading the team to the playoffs, but lost to the Eagles in seven games in the Western Conference Finals, and finally stopped.In the playoffs, Baylor averaged 33.4 points per game.
On January 1960, 1, the plane on which the Lakers were flying encountered a snowstorm on the way from St. Louis to Minneapolis. The radar, fuel gauge, compass and heating system on the plane all failed, and they could only fly by the pilot's intuition.All the members of the plane were very nervous at the time, and Baylor even left his seat and lay down on the aisle, saying, "If you want to die, you should die more comfortably."Fortunately, the plane made an emergency landing in a cornfield without incident.
After the plane accident, the then Lakers owner carefully considered and relocated the team to Los Angeles.
In the summer of 1960, the Lakers selected Jerry West with the second pick, and formed a backcourt twin star with Baylor.It's just that there was a Big Mac team in the league at the time-the Celtics led by Bill Russell, which made the powerful Lakers never win the championship.
In the summer of 1968, basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain joined the Lakers.
Chamberlain joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1955, where he started his career as a player. The scoring record of 100 points in a single game was born during this period.But at that time, he was also unable to lead the team to grab the championship from the Celtics.
In 1962, Chamberlain left the Warriors who had relocated to San Francisco and returned to his hometown to join the Philadelphia 76ers.
In 1964, in order to limit Chamberlain, the league expanded the three-second zone from 12 feet to 16 feet, but he still averaged 34.7 points per game that season.
In the 1966-67 season, the 76ers coach asked Chamberlain to increase his passing, reduce his shots, and play on the defensive end.That season, he failed to win the scoring title for the first time in his career, but led the team to defeat the Celtics with a big score of 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals and won the first championship of his career.
In 1968, due to the unexpected death of the owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, the promised 25% of the shares could not be fulfilled. Chamberlain proposed a deal and the application was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers.The Lakers became the Big Three team.
The Lakers led by the Big Three did not play a dominant role. Jerry West won the only losing FMVP in history in 1969. This honor has always made him hate it.
In the 1971-72 season, Baylor only played 9 games for the Lakers, and then announced his retirement.That season, the Lakers won the championship and symbolically gave Baylor a championship ring.But Baylor basically didn't recognize the championship.
In 1973, Chamberlain retired from the Lakers. During his five-year Lakers career, he won a championship.A season later, Jerry West also officially withdrew from the league.The era of the Big Three of the Lakers is over and they are entering reconstruction.
In 1975, the Lakers traded for "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton are the most powerful candidates for the best player in college basketball. As for who is the first, it is a matter of opinion.
In 1969, the Milwaukee Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the No. [-] pick.That season, Abdul-Jabbar undisputedly won the best rookie.
In the 1970-71 season, the Bucks traded from the Cincinnati Royals to "Big O" Oscar Robertson to form an internal and external combination.This season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was elected the MVP of the regular season in the second grade, won the championship in the playoffs, and was elected the MVP of the finals at the same time.
This championship is the only championship during the Jabbar Bucks period, and the only championship trophy in the history of the Bucks.
In 1975, Abdul-Jabbar applied to the management for a transfer to Los Angeles or New York, but the management had no hope of keeping him and sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
In the 1975-77 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons. This is the fourth and fifth regular season MVP of his career.
Abdul-Jabbar failed to lead the team to the championship alone.
In the summer of 1979, the Lakers selected Magic Johnson with the No. [-] pick.
In the 1979-80 season, the Lakers won 60 games in the regular season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the sixth regular season MVP in his career, and successfully entered the finals.In Game 42 of the finals, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suffered a severe ankle sprain. Magic Johnson jumped the ball in place of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Game 15, he scored 7 points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists, becoming the first player in history to win FMVP in his rookie season.
In the 1980-81 season, Magic Johnson was injured, and the Lakers stopped the first round of the playoffs.
In the 1981-82 season, the Lakers made a comeback and won the championship again under the leadership of Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Magic Johnson won the second FMVP.
In the summer of 1982, the Lakers selected James Worthy with the No. [-] pick to form the second Big Three lineup.
In the 1982-83 season, Worthy was injured in the final game of the regular season and missed all the playoffs.The Lakers were swept in the finals and missed the championship that year.
In the 1983-84 season, the Lakers ranked first in the Western Conference in the regular season and easily broke through from the Western Conference.Facing the Celtics led by Larry Bird in the finals, they lost to their opponents in the tiebreaker and missed the championship again.
In the 1984-85 season, the Lakers achieved a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, easily eliminated their opponents in the Western Conference, and continued to play against the Celtics in the finals.This time the result changed. The Lakers defeated the Celtics with a big score of 4-2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest FMVP in history.
1985-86赛季，湖人常规赛同样取得62胜20负战绩，但西决中以1-4的大比分不敌休斯顿火箭，无缘总决赛。
In the 1986-87 season, the Lakers scored 65 wins and 17 losses in the regular season. Magic Johnson was elected the regular season MVP for the first time, and after a fierce battle, he broke out of the West.Magic Johnson won the third FMVP of his career after defeating the Celtics 4-2 in the Finals.
After winning the championship in 1987, Lakers coach Pat Riley issued a declaration of defending the title in the championship parade, which brought pressure and motivation to the Lakers.
In the 1987-88 season, the Lakers achieved a record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the regular season, ranking first in the league.They swept their opponents in the first round of the playoffs, but encountered difficulties in the semifinals and Western Conference finals. They had two consecutive tiebreakers and finally reached the finals.
Facing the Pistons in the finals, the Lakers won the tiebreaker with difficulty and became the first team to successfully defend their title after the Celtics of the dynasty.Worthy won the FMVP of the season.
The 1988-89 season was Abdul-Jabbar's retirement season. Magic Johnson was elected the MVP of the regular season. The Lakers still reached the finals, but Magic Johnson suffered a hamstring injury and was eventually swept by the Bad Boys Pistons.Abdul-Jabbar retired after the season.
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