Finals facts and figures

By Elliott Teaford on May 30, 2009 3:32 PM | | Comments (0) |

Here are a few statistics on the Lakers and the NBA Finals, as unearthed by the crack statistical researchers in the league office:

The Lakers have reached the Finals for the 30th time, the most in NBA history. The Boston Celtics are second with 20 appearances. The Lakers are in search of their 15th league championship, which would bring them within two of Boston's NBA best of 17. ... The Lakers have advanced to the Finals six times in this decade, winning in 2000, '01 and '02 and losing in '04 and '08. ... They have made the Finals in consecutive seasons 10 times.

Leave a comment

About Inside
the Lakers

Ramona Shelburne, Elliott Teaford and other Daily News and Los Angeles Newspaper Group staff writers keep tabs on the Los Angeles Lakers, from the backcourt to the front office and beyond.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Elliott Teaford published on May 30, 2009 3:32 PM.

More Jerry West on Kobe was the previous entry in this blog.

Shannon Brown sued is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

Powered by Movable Type 4.21-en

Search

Standings

Lakers links

Team stats
Results
Upcoming schedule
Individual stats
Roster

Advertisement

Other blogs

Shannon Brown sued in Inside the Lakers
Basketball Buzz in Inside USC with Scott Wolf
Previewing UCLA in Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn
Stults goes on DL in Inside the Dodgers
BOYS' GOLF: Pairings released for CIF/SCGA Southern California Championships in Daily News High School Spotlight