The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals after eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round as the NBA play-offs resumed on Saturday.Three days after the play-offs were paused when players went on strike in protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last week, the action resumed after the league agreed to a series of measures to help social justice efforts.Players again knelt before the national anthem and many arrived at the arenas wearing Black Lives Matter slogans on their t-shirts, with Lakers star LeBron James’ asking ‘Do you understand now?’.On the court, the three games produced two eliminations from the first round of the play-offs.The undermanned Trail Blazers, missing injured all-star guard Damian Lillard, trailed the Lakers 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and despite 36 points from CJ McCollum and 27 from Carmelo Anthony, they were sent home with a 131-122 defeat in game five.Anthony Davis and James ultimately proved too much for Portland, with Davis scoring 43 points while James recorded a triple-double of 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.The Orlando Magic were also eliminated after a game five as Eastern Conference first seeds Milwaukee Bucks ran out 118-104 winners.Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds but the MVP candidate said the Wisconsin-based team getting to speak to Blake’s father during the suspension was more important to him than a play-off performance.“We came together as a team, went in a circle, talked to his dad and his dad was tearing up telling us how powerful what we did on that day was for him and his family, and that’s bigger than basketball to me,” Antetokounmpo said at his post-match press conference shown by the Bucks.“Obviously, there’s going to be games that you come in and score 30, 35, 50 or whatever, but that you’re going to remember.



In 1957, the team was nearly sold to Kansas City interests who planned to relocate it there, before a local group helmed by businessman Bob Short purchased the team and kept it in Minneapolis.

Johnson won the series Finals MVP award, after starting at center for the injured Abdul-Jabbar in game six, and tallying 42 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists. The franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems of the The Lakers had a solid roster, which featured forward Following Mikan's retirement in the 1954 off-season, the Lakers struggled but still managed to win 40 games. Adam Augustyn is Managing Editor, Reference Content at Encyclopædia Britannica.
It did not take long for the Lakers to exert their dominance.



Berger bought Mikan's share in 1956 giving him a controlling (⅔) interest.Cooke was a more hands-on owner than Short, and overhauled the team's operations.Given the team's proximity to Hollywood, the Lakers fanbase includes numerous celebrities, many of whom can be seen at the Staples Center during home games.The Laker nickname came from the state of Minnesota being the The Lakers have won 16 NBA titles and have appeared in the NBA Finals 15 other times.Bryant holds most individual team records for longevity including most games played (1,333), and most minutes logged (48,298). Los Angeles Lakers complete first-round series win as NBA play-offs resume The NBA had been paused while players protested following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Johnson also has the most The Lakers hold several NBA records as a team including most consecutive games won overall (33) and most consecutive road games won (16) both of which came during the 1971–72 season.In the first seven years in Los Angeles, the team played their home games at the The Lakers hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.There have been 22 head coaches for the Lakers franchise.

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