== == The Los Angeles Lakers are called the "Lakers" because the team used to be located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Minnesota is nicknamed the land of a thousand lakes, thus, the Lakers were born.
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The number of championships the LA Lakers have won is 10. 2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers 2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers 1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers 1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers 1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers The Lakers franchise has won 15 altogether. 1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers 1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers 1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers
No they didnt play the lakers because BOSTON played them nd lost to the lakers So the lakers won the championship
In 1985 the Lakers played in Los Angeles.
They were the Minneapolis Lakers.
The LA Lakers are called the "Lakers" because they first originated from Minnesota (The Minneapolis Lakers). Minnesota is commonly known as "Land of 10,000 Lakes" which gives the team the name "Lakers"
The Lakers used to be the Minneapolis Lakers.In Minneapolis there are alot of lakes so they called them The Lakers.Then They moved it to LosAngeles so they were called the Losangeles Lakers.Over it all,Lakers rule! :D
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From 1946 - 1959 the Lakers were known as the Minneapolis Lakers.
It was the Lakers who won that match.
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