L.a. Lakers

1971-72 LAKERS

Defeated New York, 4-1

* Game 1: New York 114, at Lakers 92

* Game 2: at Lakers 106, New York 92

* Game 3: Lakers 107, at New York 96

* Game 4: Lakers 116, at New York 111*

* Game 5: at Lakers 114, New York 100

* Comment: Jerry West finally wins that elusive NBA title in his eighth appearance in finals.

1979-80 LAKERS

Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2

* Game 1: at Lakers 109, Philadelphia 102

* Game 2: Philadelphia 107, at Lakers 104

* Game 3: Lakers 111, at Philadelphia 101

* Game 4: at Philadelphia 105, Lakers 102

* Game 5: at Lakers 108, Philadelphia 103

* Game 6: Lakers 123, at Philadelphia 107

* Comment: Rookie Magic Johnson leads the Lakers, who play Game 6 without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The center sat out because of a sprained ankle.

1981-82 LAKERS

Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2

* Game 1: Lakers 124, at Philadelphia 117

* Game 2: at Philadelphia 110, Lakers 94

* Game 3: at Lakers 129, Philadelphia 108

* Game 4: at Lakers 111, Philadelphia 101

* Game 5: at Philadelphia 135, Lakers 102

* Game 6: at Lakers 114, Philadelphia 104

* Comment: After first-round flameout against Houston Rockets in '81, Lakers rebound to win second title in three years.

1984-85 LAKERS

Defeated Boston, 4-2

* Game 1: at Boston 148, Lakers 114

* Game 2: Lakers 109, at Boston 102

* Game 3: at Lakers 136, Boston 111

* Game 4: Boston 107, at Lakers 105

* Game 5: at Lakers 120, Boston 111

* Game 6: Lakers 111, at Boston 100

* Comment: The hated Celtics finally fall, and the Lakers rub it in by winning finale at Boston Garden.

1986-87 LAKERS

Defeated Boston, 4-2

* Game 1: at Lakers 126, Boston 113

* Game 2: at Lakers 141, Boston 122

* Game 3: at Boston 109, Lakers 103

* Game 4: Lakers 107, at Boston 106

* Game 5: at Boston 123, Lakers 108

* Game 6: at Lakers 106, Boston 93

* Comment: The final battle in the legendary Laker-Celtic '80s matchups. After losing to Celtics six times in the finals in the '60s, Lakers go 2-1 in '80s.

1987-88 LAKERS

Defeated Detroit, 4-3

* Game 1: Detroit 105, at Lakers 93

* Game 2: at Lakers 108, Detroit 96

* Game 3: Lakers 99, at Detroit 86

* Game 4: at Detroit 111, Lakers 86

* Game 5: at Detroit 104, Lakers 94

* Game 6: at Lakers 103, Detroit 102

* Game 7: at Lakers 108, Detroit 105

* Comment: Pat Riley guaranteed it and Utah, Dallas and Detroit made the Lakers work for it, all forcing the Lakers to win the deciding seventh game of their respective series.

1999-00 LAKERS

Defeated Indiana, 4-2

* Game 1: at Lakers 104, Indiana 87

* Game 2: at Lakers 111, Indiana 104

* Game 3: at Indiana 100, Lakers 91

* Game 4: Lakers 120, at Indiana 118*

* Game 5: Indiana 120, Lakers 87

* Game 6: at Lakers 116, Indiana 111

* Comment: The Lakers dispatch the Pacers in six games, but only after engineering a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback against Portland in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Is this the beginning of another dynasty?

*--denotes overtime game.