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The Lakers have won 17 NBA titles and have appeared in the NBA Finals 15 other times. [37] These appearances include eight NBA Finals appearances in the 1980s. The best record posted by the team was 69–13, in 1972; the worst record was 17–65, in 2016.
The Lakers franchise won 12 NBA Titles in the city of Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Lakers, and won 5 NBA Titles in the city of Minneapolis as the Minneapolis Lakers.
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. [8]
Team Names: Los Angeles Lakers, Minneapolis Lakers. Seasons: 77; 1948-49 to 2024-25. Record: 3556-2458, .591 W-L%. Playoff Appearances: 64.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association. Laker individual accomplishments. NBA MVP. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1976, 1977, 1980. Magic Johnson – 1987, 1989, 1990. Shaquille O'Neal – 2000. Kobe Bryant – 2008. NBA Finals MVP. Jerry West – 1969. Wilt Chamberlain – 1972.
Led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis the Lakers won the Championship in 2020 and tied the Celtics for most titles in NBA history with 17. LeBron won his 4th Finals MVP, and became the only player to win Finals MVP with 3 different franchises.
