The Los Angeles Lakers: 50 Amazing Years in the City of Angels

John F. Grabowski

Coming into the NBA as an expansion team in 1966, the Bulls experienced many years of frustration before Michael Jordan and company made them the team of the '90s, winning six NBA championships in the decade.

Alan Ross

No team in NBA history has won more consistently throughout the league's fifty-seven-year history than the Los Angeles Lakers, nee Minneapolis Lakers. Though they trail the Boston Celtics in overall pro basketball championships, sixteen to fifteen—the Lakers won two pre-NBA titles in addition to their thirteen NBA crowns—the Lakers reigned through four different epochs: the George Mikan years (six titles), the Wilt Chamberlain-Jerry West era (one crown), the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-Magic Johnson-James Worthy teams (five championships), and the more recent Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal dynasty (three consecutive titles) at the turn of the century. Their star power is second to none. The list of big-name Lakers reads like a who's who of hoopdom: Mikan, MIkkelsen, Lovellette, Baylor, West, Chamberlain, Goodrich, Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, Worthy, Wilkes, O'Neal, and Bryant. And don't forget the great coaches: John Kundla, Bill Sharman, Pat Riley, and Phil Jackson. Lakers Glory...

Kyle Wright

What NBA team was the greatest ever? For basketball fans, that question can lead to widespread debate. Sports journalist and basketball enthusiast Kyle Wright has created a new and unique computer formula to rank every team in NBA history. Coining it as the POST formula, Wright assigns ratings to all NBA teams based on how they stack up to other comparable teams during any year—from the number of wins and losses to points scored and points allowed. The result is a complete ranking that takes you from number one to number 1,153.

Robert D. Bradley

Robert Bradley's The Compendium of Professional Basketball (Second Edition) is a must-have for all fans of professional basketball in North America! Detailing the rise of professional basketball from its earliest days in the late 1800s to the current day, The Compendium of Professional Basketball is every basketball fan's dream: an incredible collection of facts, standings, histories and statistics for all leagues, men's and women's, major and minor, defunct and active. This amazing book includes: Detailed chronologies of the men's and women's major leagues dating from the 1890s; The NBA, the ABA, the old BAA and ABL are included! Of the women's leagues, the WBL, the ABL and the WNBA are included; Capsules of each season including important dates, complete standings and playoff scores; Complete records for all major men's and women's teams; Complete history of the playoffs; Award winners and All-Star teams; Player movement and significant trades; All-time rosters, both men's and...

Hal Wissel

Master all the important skills of basketball and take your game to the next level. Basketball: Steps to Success provides in-depth, progressive instruction in techniques and tactics, including detailed tutoring on shooting and 111 drills featuring a scoring system to gauge your progress. As you build your skill base, you’ll learn how to make all the right moves in game situations, whether it’s executing the correct footwork when defending screens or making the right pass for a winning basket. Highly regarded coach, teacher, and clinician Hal Wissel will help you execute each technique proficiently and consistently on the court. Improve your game. Basketball: Steps to Success will help you develop the total package of tools to achieve your goals on the court.