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Los Angeles Lakers <span class="rm" >(15-1)</span>

Overall PlayoffsFinals vs. Philadelphia —Per Game— —Per Game— Gm FG% TPts Pts Reb Ast Gm FG% TPts Pts Reb Ast Shaquille O'Neal16.55548730.415.43.25.57316533.015.84.8Kobe Bryant16.46947129.…

Johnson, Magic

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined…

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-Jabbar, Kareemkərēmˈ ăbˈd&oobreve;l jəbärˈ [key], 1947–, American basketball player, b. New York City as Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor. At 7 ft 2 in. (…

Buss, Jerry

(Encyclopedia) Buss, Jerry (Gerald Hatten Buss), 1933–2013, American businessman and basketball executive, b. Salt Lake City. He worked in the…

James, LeBron Raymone

(Encyclopedia) James, LeBron Raymone, 1984–, American basketball player, b. Akron, Ohio. The number-one draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers at age 18, “King James” has become one of the National…

Bryant, Kobe

(Encyclopedia) Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Kobe kōˈbē [key] Bryant, Kobe…

Jackson, Phil

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Phil (Philip Douglas Jackson), 1945–, American basketball player and coach, b. Deer Lodge, Mont. Jackson was an All-American at the Univ. of North Dakota. Drafted by the New…

National Basketball Association Champions

The National Basketball Association was originally the Basketball Association of America. It took its current name in 1949 when it merged with the National Basketball League. Year Eastern…