NBA Betting: 2010 Los Angeles Lakers Predictions

NBA Betting: 2010 Los Angeles Lakers Predictions

The Los Angeles Lakers are a NBA team from California. They play their home games at the Staples Center which they share with rivals the Los Angeles Clippers and also their sister team the Los Angeles Sparks. The Los Angeles Lakers are the NBA champions since defeating the Boston Celtics four games to three in the finals. In June of 2010, John Hollinger who is a basketball analyst and writer ranked the Los Angeles Lakers as the best NBA betting franchise ever.

The Los Angeles Lakers began in 1946 in Michigan. They then moved to Minneapolis. This is where the team got its title – the state is known as the ‘land of 10,000 lakes’. They won five championships before they moved to Los Angeles in 1960. During this time, they lost every game of their eight appearances. However, in 1972 the Los Angeles Lakers won their sixth title which was the first in Los Angeles. During the 1980′s they won five championships over nine years, making their popularity soar. During this NBA betting time they had players who were in the hall of fame such as Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and the coach Pat Riley.

From 2000 to 2002 the Los Angeles Lakers won three titles in a row with help from Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson. They lost the 2004 and the 2008 NBA finals; however, they defeated Orlando Magic in 2009 and the Boston Celtics in 2010, giving them a total of 16 championships.

As of the 2009 to 2010 NBA betting season the Los Angeles Lakers hold the record for having the most wins, a whopping 3027. They have a winning percentage of 61.9% which is the highest record of all time. They have appeared at the NBA finals 31 times which is more than any other team has ever made. They have the second fewest of non-playoff seasons (only being beaten by the San Antonia Spurs who have four). They also hold the second highest amount of NBA championships at 16, only one behind the Boston Celtics who have 17. In the 1971-1972 season they had a winning streak of 33 games. This is not only an NBA record, but a record for all United States professional sports teams. There have been sixteen players in the Los Angeles Lakers who have been admitted into the Hall Of Fame, and four coaches Bill Sharman, Phil Jackson, John Kundla and Pat Riley have coached the Los Angeles Lakers and also been admitted into the Hall Of Fame. The Los Angeles Lakers also have 8 MVP (Most Valuable Players) awards which have been given to Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareen Abdul Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal.

The pre-season standings for the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2010 and 2011 conference are:

Wins 4, Losses 4, PCT – 0.500, GB 4.0, Conf 4-3, Div 3-0, Home 4-2, Road 0-2, L10 4-4, Streak W2

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