Tag Archives: Los Angeles Lakers

Youn Gala: ‘NBA Legends & Players Explain Why Larry Bird Would Destroy Today’s NBA’

Source:Youn Gala– left to right: the 2nd greatest forward in NBA history and the greatest guard in NBA history, talking about the greatest forward in NBA history, Larry Bird. No one wanted to beat Larry Bird, more than Julius Erving … Continue reading

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Basketball Time Machine: ‘NBA Legends Explain How Larry Bird Destroyed Everyone’

Source:Basketball Time Machine– Los Angeles Lakers defender Michael Cooper, talking about the great Larry Bird. Source:The New Democrat You can also see the follow up piece to this post, on The New Democrat . “In this Video NBA Legends explain why Larry … Continue reading

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NBA-TV: Kobe Bryant Retiring From The NBA After 2015-16 Season

Source:The Daily Review Probably easy to say this now, but Kobe Bryant’s time to retire from the NBA has been here for a while. And it was really just about him finally seeing that and deciding to give up what … Continue reading

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The NBA History: The 1979-80 NBA Season: That Magic Season

Source: The NBA History: The 1979-80 NBA Season: That Magic Season Pre-1980 the Los Angeles Lakers hadn’t even been to the NBA Finals since their last NBA Championship in 1972. They got to the Western Conference Finals, but lost to … Continue reading

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NBC Sports: NBA 1991-NBA Finals-Game 1-Los Angeles Lakers @ Chicago Bulls: Full Game

“Rewatch or discover the 1991 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan MVP. With Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant vs James Worthy, Vlade Divac, Magic Johnson.” From Post UP Game 1 of the 1991 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago … Continue reading

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CBS Sports: NBA-1984-NBA Finals-Game 7-Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics: Full Game

Source:CBS Sports One of the classic game 7s of all-time regardless of any sports league and one of the classic championship games of all-time, again regardless of sports league. That actually decided who was going to be the champion of … Continue reading

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Portland Basketball Classics: NBA 1991-Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland Blazers: First Quarter

Source:Portland Basketball Classics The Lakers and Blazers, clearly the two best teams in the Western Conference in 1991. And the only real threats to deny the Chicago Bulls their first NBA Championship that year as well. The Lakers and Blazers … Continue reading

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CBS Sports: NBA 1978-Los Angeles Lakers @ Washington Wizards: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Highlights

You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on Blogger. “Quick highlights of KAJ vs Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld’s Bullets. 05/04/1978.” From Fatal Ish Interesting video about Kareem, considering that the Bullets won this game and the Lakers lost. But … Continue reading

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Lakers Dynasty: The 1987-88 Los Angeles Laker Back to Back

Source:The Daily Journal The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s were a great dynasty for several reasons and more reasons because they had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin Johnson and Pat Riley as their head coach and Jerry West as their general … Continue reading

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TYT Sports: Video: Rick Strom and Brett Erlich: Top 5 Lakers of All-Time

Derik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger You could make a very good case that both Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earvin Johnson are … Continue reading

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