Franchise History
Year Team
1960-present Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1948-1960 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1947-1948 Minneapolis Lakers (NBL)
Retired Numbers
Num Player
13 Wilt Chamberlain
22 Elgin Baylor
25 Gail Goodrich
32 Magic Johnson
33 Kereem Abdul-Jabbar
42 James Worthy
44 Jerry West
Radio mic Chick Hearn
Championship History
Post Season Play Championships
League Championships 16 - 1948 (NBL), 1949 (BAA), 1950 (NBA), 1952 (NBA), 1953 (NBA), 1954 (NBA), 1972 (NBA), 1980 (NBA), 1982 (NBA), 1985 (NBA), 1987 (NBA), 1988 (NBA), 2000 (NBA), 2001 (NBA), 2002 (NBA)
Conference Championships 15 - 1972 (Western), 1973 (Western), 1980 (Western), 1982 (Western), 1983 (Western), 1984 (Western), 1985 (Western), 1987 (Western), 1988 (Western), 1989 (Western), 1991 (Western), 2000 (Western), 2001 (Western), 2002 (Western), 2004 (Western)
Division Championships 33 - 1948 (Western), 1949 (Western), 1950 (Central), 1952 (Western), 1953 (Western), 1954 (Western), 1959 (Western), 1962 (Western), 1963 (Western), 1965 (Western), 1966 (Western), 1968 (Western), 1969 (Western), 1970 (Western), 1971 (Pacific), 1972 (Pacific), 1973 (Pacific), 1974 (Pacific), 1977 (Pacific), 1980 (Pacific), 1982 (Pacific), 1983 (Pacific), 1984 (Pacific), 1985 (Pacific), 1986 (Pacific), 1987 (Pacific), 1988 (Pacific), 1989 (Pacific), 1990 (Pacific), 1998 (Pacific), 2000 (Pacific), 2001 (Pacific), 2004 (Pacific)
Playoff Appearances 55 - 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Year by Year Results
YEAR W L Finish
2006-07 42 40 2nd
2005-06 45 37 3rd
2004-05 34 48 4th
2003-04 56 26 1st
2002-03 50 32 2nd
2001-02 58 24 2nd
2000-01 56 26 1st
1999-00 67 15 1st
1998-99 31 19 2nd
1997-98 61 21 1st
1996-97 56 26 2nd
1995-96 53 29 2nd
1994-95 48 34 3rd
1993-94 33 49 5th
1992-93 39 43 5th
1991-92 43 39 6th
1990-91 58 24 2nd
1989-90 63 19 1st
1988-89 57 25 1st
1987-88 62 20 1st
1986-87 65 17 1st
1985-86 62 20 1st
1984-85 62 20 1st
1983-84 54 28 1st
1982-83 58 24 1st
1981-82 57 25 1st
1980-81 54 28 2nd
1979-80 60 22 1st
1978-79 47 35 3rd
1977-78 45 37 4th
1976-77 53 29 1st
1975-76 40 42 4th
1974-75 30 52 5th
1973-74 47 35 1st
1972-73 60 22 1st
1971-72 69 13 1st
1970-71 48 34 1st
1969-70 46 36 2nd
1968-69 55 27 1st
1967-68 52 30 2nd
1966-67 36 45 3rd
1965-66 45 35 1st
1964-65 49 31 1st
1963-64 42 38 3rd
1962-63 53 27 1st
1961-62 54 26 1st
1960-61 36 43 2nd
1959-60 25 50 3rd
1958-59 33 39 2nd
1957-58 19 53 4th
1956-57 34 38 1st
1955-56 33 39 2nd
1954-55 40 32 2nd
1953-54 46 26 1st
1952-53 48 22 1st
1951-52 40 26 2nd
1950-51 44 24 1st
1949-50 51 17 1st
1948-49 44 16 2nd
1947-48 43 17 1st
Totals 2847 1776
Coaching History
Years Coach
2005-06/present Phil Jackson
2004-05 Frank Hamblen
2004-05/2004-05 Rudy Tomjanovich
1999-00/2003-04 Phil Jackson
1998-99 Kurt Rambis
1998-99 Bill Bertka
1994-95/1998-99 Del Harris
1993-94 Magic Johnson
1992-93/1993-94 Randy Pfund
1990-91/1991-92 Mike Dunleavy
1981-82/1989-90 Pat Riley
1979-80/1981-82 Paul Westhead
1979-80 Jack McKinney
1976-77/1978-79 Jerry West
1971-72/1975-76 Bill Sharman
1969-70/1970-71 Joe Mullaney
1967-68/1968-69 Bill VanBredaKloff
1960-61/1966-67 Fred Schaus
1959-60 Jim Pollard
1959-60 John Castellani
1957-58/1958-59 John Kundla
1957-58 George Mikan
1948-49/1956-57 John Kundla
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