Tag: Wilt Chamberlain

This Day In Lakers History: Longest Winning Streak In Professional Sports Falls

The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers are widely believed to be one of the greatest teams of all-time. Even with Elgin Baylor...

This Day In Lakers History: NBA Winning Streak Record Broken, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Becomes First Player To 32,000 Points

Two major events that defined and contributed to making the NBA what it is occurred in Los Angeles Lakers history...

This Day In Lakers History: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain Engage In Memorable Matchup

When it comes to players putting up video game numbers, no two players could ever match the ridiculous stat lines...

Lakers News: Luka Doncic Joins Wilt Chamberlain As Only NBA Players With Three 40-Point Games To Begin Season

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic finished with 44 points in Friday night's win over the Memphis Grizzlies, marking his third straight 40-point game to open the season. He became the second player in NBA history to start a season…

Magic Johnson Includes Kobe Bryant & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On All-Time Lakers List

There is no franchise in the NBA that has had more superstars don their jerseys than the Los Angeles Lakers. Every team has legends of the franchise, but the Lakers' legends are some of the best to ever step foot…

This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West Bring First NBA Championship To Los Angeles

For years and years in the 1960s, the Los Angeles Lakers would come up just short in winning an NBA championship...

This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor & Jerry West Lead L.A. Past Suns, To Western Conference Finals

The NBA playoffs won't begin for another week and the Los Angeles Lakers won't be anywhere near it, but on April 9...

This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Passes Wilt Chamberlain To Become All-Time Leading Scorer

There are many records in NBA history that have long been considered untouchable. For the longest time, one of those records...

This Day In Lakers History: L.A. Posts Largest Margin Of Victory In NBA History By Thumping Warriors

The 1972 Los Angeles Lakers are one of the greatest teams in NBA history. Led by the trio of Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain...

This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain Becomes First Player To Score 30,000 Career Points

When it comes to putting up numbers unlike anyone else in the history of basketball, no one did that more than former...