The Lakers went to the NBA Finals seven times in the 1980's.
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they went 30 times and won 15 times.
The Los Angeles Lakers.
The original franchise of the Lakers were located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That state is known for many lakes, hence the name the Lakers. That franchise went on to win many championships and produced one of the first big men, in George Mikan.
The Houston Rockets upset the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1986 Western Conference Finals, 4 games to 1. The Rockets went on to lose to the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2, in the NBA Finals.
Prior to 2008 that was 1987 with the Lakers defeating the Celtics, 4 games to 2, to win the NBA championship.
The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA Championships with 17.
Iverson and the Sixers went to finals in 2001 and lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sixers were predicted to be swept, but they won Game 1. They lost the following 4 games, however.
In 2010, the NBA championship went to the Los Angeles Lakers, who defeated the Boston Celtics in a seven game thriller.
As a matter of fact the Los-Angeles Lakers did not make the finals in 2003. They lost to the San Antonio Spurs that year in the Western Conference Semifinals 4 games to 2. The same Spurs went on to win the NBA championship, after defeating the New Jersey Nets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. It was considered the beginning of the end for the Lakers team that dominated the league the previous three seasons, with Shaq and Bryant leading the way for their team.
The 1987 NBA finals MVP award went to Earvin "Magic" Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers. It was his third MVP award, having won the first two in 1980 and 1982.