Los Angeles Lakers

It all came down to the last game of the series. Game nine was the determining game and

For further proof on why Lebron’s scoring makes him the best is last game he played against the Kings the final score was 141 Heat to 129 Kings.

Kobe came into the league in the most ideal scenario; he was picked by a big market, star studded, rich organization, the Los Angeles Lakers. To add to that, Kobe had 0 pressure due to the other superstar in town, Shaquille O’Neal. Kobe would be the robin to Shaq’s Batman, and by doing so, Kobe would have 3 championships in a row. In historical context, on the NBA’s chess board, Kobe was a knight; he was important but they could do without him. Kobe did not become an important piece until in his ninth year, when he was stranded with NBA journeymen. Comparing them to his old teammates was like comparing minute maid orange juice to Dom Perignon champagne. So, Kobe was granted permission to do whatever he wanted with the basketball in his hands, which lead to his average points per game going up, and his shooting efficiency to go down. LeBron however, was not drafted into success with no pressure and a Batman like Kobe was; he was the most anticipated basketball player ever, expected to lift a team, rather a city, whom had not won a sports championship since 1964, out from the ashes and into the limelight,at the age of 18. Unlike Kobe, Lebron had all the pressure to live up to his prophecy from the moment he stepped on the NBA’s basketball court and he did not disappoint. In fact, LeBron put up stats never before seen from a player so young, changing NBA history in the process. At 19, he

Hield hit a 3-pointer that gave Oklahoma a 69-67 lead with 6:37 left. Moments later Woodard and Kadeem Lattin hooked up on a spectacular play that put Oklahoma in front by six.

Centenary led 42-37 midway through the third quarter until Texas Lutheran scored 11 straight. Savannah Hight converted a three-point play and Kasey Hairell hit a pair from the line to tie the game. Hairell made a layup, Madison Ray added a fastbreak layup off a steal, and Bailey Champion hit a jumper.

The Kings finished the 2014/2015 regular season with a meager 29-53 record; no where near playoff contention in the fiercely competitive Western Conference. To put their under-achieving record in context, the Kings still would have finished as the lowly 13th seed in the far less competitive Eastern Conference. But they have visibly bolstered up their roster with a variety of talent.

Oklahoma City Thunder’s fearsome twosome Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook delivered the goods to give the host team Milwaukee Bucks its 12th loss at home this season with a 104-96 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sunday.

By 1986, the Lakers were still undefeated against the Clippers. Magic Johnson also won his first MVP award. In 1987, the Lakers won the The Finals again, winning their 4 title in franchise history, and their second since the Clippers moved to L.A. In the 1987-88 NBA season the Lakers won another Finals against the Detroit Pistons a.k.a the Bad Boys, going back to back. In 1992, the Clippers had their first winning season since 1978-79 and their first playoff appearance since 1976. The Lakers, on the other hand, struggled with Magic Johnson’s retirement after he tested positive for AIDS. The Clippers ended a 27 game losing streak in the Forum, and finished with a better record than the Lakers that season.

The Pride would answer back in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring 5 runs to lead 1-5. The Pacers would continue to compete, as a steal to home plate by Justin Torres initiated the momentum heading into the fifth inning (2-5). Offensively the Pacer would remained dominant, scoring two more runs in the sixth inning, and tying the game in the seventh inning (5-5).

Davis and Hawkins combined for 23 points and Ikonte added 17 points, 10 in the first

The Lakers took ad-vantage at the free throw line in the second half. The Lakers were 12 of 14 at the line in the contest, all of them coming in the second half.

The Malice at the Palace was the brawl that changed the NBA forever but the effect that it had on the Indiana Pacers and their community was a little more direct. The Indiana Pacers were on the verge to possibly winning or at least competing for multiple NBA championships but all that came to a halt because of the brawl in Detroit (Newell, 2014). The brawl forced the NBA to suspend the three top players on the Pacers team one of them for the whole year, which caused the team to not have the success that they should have (Newell, 2014). After the brawl the team never was the same and the players involved where looked at as thugs and the community and the rest if the NBA looked down on them which pretty much forced the organization to break up the team (Newell, 2014). Ron Artest inability to get along with his teammates forced him to demand a trade which he was granted and then came the trades of Jermaine O’Neal and Stephen Jackson which symbolized the end of the young talented team that was expected to bring the city its first ever NBA championship and forced the team into several losing seasons (Newell, 2014).

The lakers had superstar talent and one of the best coaches in NBA history. Everyone thought this was the end for the mavericks in the play-offs. But really the Mavs just went complete attack mode and blew out the lakers in only 4 games. As the Mavericks won all the games of the series. Both players and fans were gaining momentum and suddenly, the Mavericks were one of the contending favorites of the West.

Arron Afflalo added 19 points and Danilo Gallinari had 15 for the Nuggets, who defeated the Bulls for the eighth straight time in Denver.Jimmy Butler had 32 points for Chicago,

Have you ever wondered where the dominating Lakers basketball franchise first started? Well this paper will explain where it all began. It will tell you about some of the great players who played for the Lakers and also about the championships that they have won.