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The Los Angeles Lakers were established first, in 1947, originally as the Minneapolis Lakers before relocating to Los Angeles in 1960. The Los Angeles Clippers, originally founded as the Buffalo Braves in 1970, moved to Los Angeles in 1984. Thus, the Lakers have a longer history in the city than the Clippers.
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The Los Angeles Lakers
In the NBA, the city of Los Angeles has two professional teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers
The teams in the NBA that do not play in the city they are named after are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.
Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers, and the Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1960 and the Utah Jazz moved from New Orleans, Louisiana in 1979.
The Los Angeles Lakers already advanced to the Western Conference finals facing the Phoenix Suns after defeating the Oklahoma City in the first round (4-2) and dominating the Utah Jazz in the second round (4-0).
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No, the Los Angeles Lakers did not play against the Utah Jazz in Butte, Montana, during the 1980s. The Lakers and Jazz typically played their games in larger cities and arenas, such as Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. While both teams were active in the NBA during that time, Butte was not a venue for their matchups.