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Revision as of 09:08, 14 August 2020

The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association, based out of Los Angeles, California. They began play in 1947 as the Detroit Gems of the short-lived Professional Basketball League of America. When the league folded the rights to the Gems were purchased and the franchise was moved to Minnesota. The rechristened Minneapolis Lakers joined the National Basketball League and won the 1947-48 league championship.

The Lakers quit the NBL in 1948 and switched to the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The BAA and NBL merged in 1949 to form the National Basketball Association, making the Lakers a charter NBA franchise. The Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960.

Programs by season

Programs

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
Minneapolis Lakers
1950s
November 22, 1951 Regular Season Rochester Royals Minneapolis Auditorium
1951-52 NBA Finals New York Knicks Minneapolis Auditorium
1952-53 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
1953-54 Regular Season Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Auditorium
1954-55 Regular Season Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Auditorium
1955-56 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
1956-57 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
February 14, 1958 Regular Season St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Auditorium
1958-59 Regular Season Detroit Pistons Minneapolis Auditorium
1959-60 Regular Season St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Auditorium
Los Angeles Lakers
1960s
October 9, 1960 Preseason Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena