This Day In Lakers History: Shaquille O’Neal Ties NBA Finals Record For Most Blocks Vs. 76ers
After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), Sacramento Kings (4-0), and San Antonio Spurs (4-0), the Los Angeles...
This Day In Lakers History: Shaquille O’Neal Ties NBA Finals Record For Most Field Goals Made As L.A. Beats Pacers In Game 1
The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, fought their way through a tough Western...
This Day In Lakers History: Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson Become 2nd Set Of Opposing Players To Score At Least 40 Points In Same NBA Finals Game
The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, had simply dominated the 2001 NBA Playoffs...
This Day In Lakers History: Celtics’ Paul Pierce Leaves Game 1 Of 2008 NBA Finals In Wheelchair
After meeting three times in the NBA Finals during the 1980s, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers didn't renew...
This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Lob To Shaquille O’Neal Against Trail Blazers In Game 7 Of 2000 Western Conference Finals
This day in Los Angeles Lakers history saw the game, the moment, many point to as the beginnings of a dominant...
This Day In Lakers History: Michael Cooper Sets Then-NBA Finals Record With Six 3-Pointers Against Boston Celtics
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics just may have the greatest sports rivalry of all-time. The two teams have...
This Day In Lakers History: Magic Johnson Sets NBA Finals Record With 21 Assists Against Celtics
The building blocks to the greatest rivalry in American sports was set during the 1980s when the Boston Celtics and...
This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Surpasses Jerry West As NBA All-Time Leading Playoffs Scorer
For the second consecutive season, the NBA Finals comprised of the best rivalry in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers...
This Day In Lakers History: L.A. Scores Most Overtime Points In 1970 NBA Finals Vs. Knicks
After stealing homecourt advantage from the New York Knicks in the 1970 NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers returned...
This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Rush Makes Six 3-Pointers In Game 6 Win Over Timberwolves In WCF, Sends L.A. To 4th NBA Finals In 5 Years
After an unceremonious exit at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2003 NBA Playoffs...