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The Los Angeles Lakers (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the NBA. The Lakers share their home court, Staples Center, with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. Their team colors are Purple, Gold and White.

Los Angeles Lakers basketball history

The Los Angeles Lakers (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) have a long history of being champions. Before moving to L.A. in 1960, they originally played out of Minneapolis and dominated the NBA throughout the '40s and '50s. They won their first NBA (get NBA tickets now!) Championship in 1951 and became the first dynasty by winning four championships in the first five years of the league.

Since then the Lakers (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) have not looked back and continue to shock the world with splendid play-skills. They have one of the largest fan followings in the NBA and are admired by their rival teams also.

Popularity of the Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) are one of the most popular NBA teams. With superstar players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and coach Pat Riley, the Lakers have created basketball history which has awed the whole world. They boast of most wins (2,806), the highest winning percentage (61.5%), the most finals appearances (28) and the second most championships (14). The Lakers hold the record for the longest consecutive win streak (33) in U.S. professional team sports. The franchise has only missed the NBA playoffs 5 times.

Given the team's proximity to Hollywood, the L.A. Lakers' (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) fan base includes many famous actors and musicians. Jack Nicholson, Penny Marshall, Ice Cube, Sylvester Stallone and Dyan Cannon are a few of them. The Lakers are also known far and wide for the Laker Girls, their cheerleader squad.

8 Los Angeles Lakers (get Los Angeles Lakers tickets) players featured in the NBA's list of 50 best players and 17 members have been inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame. They have taken home 14 Championship titles, 28 conference titles and 26 division titles.

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