Los Angeles Lakers, a team to dream

Los Angeles Lakers are the second best team in historic NBA, as evidenced by his 15 rings, behind only Boston Celtics. With this no one in doubt that is one of the most beloved basketball teams in the world. Together with Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, is one of the most followed teams from around the globe.

Although commonly believed to come from Minneapolis, the truth is born in Detroit in 1947, but was in Minneapolis where the team gelled. Hence they are called Lakers, as in Los Angeles, which are lakes, not many. It was the first champion of the recent NBA (founded 1949), and won the first five championships. At the end of the decade of the 50 already reached what was to be the first in a series of huge names, like Elgin Baylor, who was elected one of 50 Greatest Players in NBA history.

The next great player is also known, especially by Spanish fans, and it is Jerry West, who was GM of the Memphis Grizzlies and their transfer policy led the team to postseason play three consecutive years. If you do not know, do not worry, because he's a guy you've seen countless times in your life: it is man who gives shape to the logo of the NBA. Jerry West could only be NBA champion once in his career because their time was dominated by the Boston Celtics of Red Auerbach and Bill Russell, but was 10 times in the NBA and the NBA is one of the top 50 players in history. That first ring came with the incorporation of the greatest guy in basketball, which he managed to score 100 points in a game: Wilt Chamberlain, with its 2.15 level between 60 and 70 dominated everything and everybody.

It was during this season, in 1971-1972, in which Los Angeles Lakers won a record which still stands to this day: 33 consecutive victories. Later, after this stage of success, the Lakers did to the services who would be the leading scorer in NBA history, center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had a more American name but converted to Islam. It is also the most blocked shots in history and was 19 times AllStar also have 6 prizes to MVP.

With him on the team reached that could be the biggest icon of Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson, who surprised the world with his 'showtime'. This was so touched when Magic Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar and not on the team, announced his withdrawal due to suffering from HIV.

And so we came to was Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who won three more rings to the orders of Phil Jackson. After the fights between the center and guard, the Lakers did not win anything again, despite having to Karl Malone on the team for one season until this year, with the same Kobe Bryant and our Pau Gasol.