Why is lakers called lakers

Today, the name and the logo of the Los Angeles Lakers is a priceless asset. It is precious to its fans and everyone related to it. His side brought home four of the first five titles under the NBA championships. The Lakers advanced to six NBA finals in the 60s but lost them all to the fiercely dominant and unforgiving Boston Celtics. The Lakers-Celtics rivalry once again came to life in the late s, where the Kobe-led team lifted the title in A rough phase plagued then plagued the team, and it was marked by injuries and their top players retiring.

The franchise is still far from touching its earlier heights, but from the looks of it, the dawn seems to be near. Another LeBron-led squad, during their first season together in Miami, he joked with reporters that the team were calling themselves 'The Heatles' due to the fact their were selling out every arena on the road, much like The Beatles. While they didn't win the title that year, they went on to make four straight tripes to the Finals, win two championships and dominate the headlines seemingly every day during their tenure together.

I don't there's possibly been a better nickname than the Showtime Lakers. They emnbodied it in every sense. Led by Isiah Thomas, the Pistons team which included Jo Dumars, Dennis Rodman and Bill Lambier took over the league, irking nearly every team that came their way, between the hard fouls and trash talk, winning two championships in the first two seasons they were known as the 'Bad Boys'.

As teams began to shift to laiunching more 3-pointers, the Grizzlies stuck to their philosophy of battling in the paint, suffocating teams with their defence and bringing the intensity every night.

For a fanchise that hasn't had a ton of success, this was the teams best era of basketball and their legend lives on in Memphis with Allen and Randolph set to have their jerseys retired this season. View all NHL Sites. More Soccer News ». More Playing for 90 News ». View all Soccer Sites.

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