The Minnosota Timberwolves joined the National Basketball Association for the 1989-90 season as a part of a two phase leuge expansion. Teams that also were part of this expansion were the Orlando Magic, the Miami Heat, and the Chorolette hornets.(Walter 1) Two local buisness men Harvey Rutner , who were boy hood friends, brought professional basketball back to the Twin cities by purchasing the Minnosota Timberwolves. They made there fourtune in in health club chains and in real estate. They made offers to buy other professional teams before purchasing the Timberwolves,but thouse deals fell through.(1) Bill Musselman on August 23, 1988 was named head coach of the Minnosota Timberwolves. Bill Musselman had led the University of Minnosota to a Big Ten conference championship in 1971-1972 season. He also had four CBA championship teams in a row.(1) The Minnosota Timberwolves were not however the first professional team in the NBA. The Minneopolis Lakers of the early 1950’s were a dominant team of that era. The team was led by George Mikan who was one of the NBA’s first great center. The Minneoplis Lakers soon after their great success moved and became the L.A. Lakers.(1) The Minnosotta Timberwolves made their NBA debute on November 3, 1989 playing against the Seatle Supersonics at Seatle. The starting line up for the Timberwolves on this day was Sam Michell, Todd Murphy, Brad Lohaus, Tony Campbell, and Sidney Lowe. Sam Michell scored the first 2 points in club history on a pair of free throws and he also scored the first feild goal a few minutes later in the game. They Timberwolves later went on to lose this game at a final score of 106 to 94.(1) In December of their first season they opened on a high note defeating by 27 points Cleavland. Then their momentum slowed down and lost nine consecutave games. Although they were losing their games they had a tight defence and were ranked fifth in the NBA in defense.(2) In Feburary the Timberwolves had a six and seven record. The Timberwolves also reached a club high four game winning streak. Tony Campbell set an club high scoring record by getting 44 points in one game.(2) The Timberwolves started their 1990-91 season off playing at the newly built Target Center.
In the nineties the Chicago Bulls had an awe inspiring and credible team. The top two records from the Chicago Bulls in this era are still among the top ten recorded high records of all time. The Chicago Bulls acquired their best two series in the years of; 1992 and 1996. In 1992, the Chicago Bulls went 67-15, and in 1996 they had 72 wins allotting only ten loses (www.NBA.com). The highest record, of the time, in the top ten records was broken by the record of the Chicago Bulls in 1996. In 1996 the Chicago Bulls defense made 345 blocks, 745 steals, and caused 1,175 turnovers. The offense was responsible for 544 three point shots! While in 1992 the team had a low percentage of making their three point shots only making 138 out of 454 attempts. However they managed to make 3,505 two point shots out of an attempted 6,714. They also were ...
Despite Williams going off once again, the Lakers lost another close game 107-101 and were now on a three-game losing streak. Williams outscored the Lakers' starting lineup (38-34) and the Jazz bench
Perhaps Michael’s most memorable collegiate moment occurred while he was a freshman. On March 29, 1982 the University of North Carolina basketball team was facing off against the University of Georgetown in the national championship game.
In 1992, the Bulls came roaring back after winning the finals in 1991. They dominated throughout the year and threatened the league’s record before finishing 67-15(year by year). In the finals, the Bulls played a very tough Portland team. They lost the first two games then won four more. In game six of the finals, the Portland Trailblazers had a were winning by ten points, then the bulls had the largest come back in NBA history with a 14-2 run winn...
That spring, the San Antonio Spurs selected Duncan with the first overall pick in the
In the 1980-81 season Larry Bird was averaging 28 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. As Larry and Celtics went into the playoffs after finishing 62-20 in the regular season, they faced the Chicago Bulls which they beat in only four games. In the second round Bird and Celtics fell 3-1 against the 76ers. To keep their playoff hopes alive Bird took over the game in the last few seconds getting two steals, a big rebound, and to top it off he hit the game winning shot. They faced the Houston Rockets in the Finals and the Celtics were up 3-2. With a great three to ice the game the Celtics won the Finals and Larry Bird won his first in only his second season. In the 1983-84 Finals against the Lakers, Larry Bird met a familiar face known as Magic Johnson, the same person who defeated him in college. The series was a back and forth brawl between Bird and Magic. It came down, after a 3-3 tie, to game seven. Larry Bird and the Celtics took the series and the Larry O'Brien Trophy with them, defeating Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers. But this wasn’t it. In the 1985-86 Larry Bird or the “NBA’s most Complete Player” averaged 25.8 points and 10 rebounds. In the postseason the Celtics they didn’t lose a game till the Finals in which they faced the Rockets. The Celtics came out to a victory in a 4-2
They made the playoffs with 82 points, which they jumped up with 58 points from the previous season. They were going up against the Detroit Red Wings and were up by a game almost the whole time. They lost to the Red Wings in the final game of the round. After those years the next big time
Interestingly enough Bryant’s first run in Houston on November 12, 1996 occurred in the sixth game of his illustrious career when Kobe scored two points in five minutes off the bench.
The (8-29) Lakers return to downtown Los Angeles to face the (25-11) Oklahoma City Thunder at the Staples Center. After missing three games with a sore shoulder, in the mamba’s final game in the state capital 17, 386 people in a sold-out Sleep Train Arena witnessed vintage Kobe Bryant as the 20-year veteran scored 16 first half points, but finished with 28 on 10-18 shooting and sat out the entire fourth quarter.
Barely a year later on June 15, 2005 the Lakers rehired Jackson thus leading the Lakers to a seventh playoff. Promoting the triangle defense the team achieved solid results, especially in the last month of the season. Bryant and Jackson decided it was time to cast aside their differences. In 2006, it was the first time the Lakers failed to reach playoffs. The Lakers leading the game by a last second shot in overtime to win, but the Phoenix Suns recovered to win the last three points and took the
In his first ever college basketball game at UCLA Kareem set a school record of 56 points in a game. After that amazing game many more had occurred and followed that one but not as well. Also while he played at the ULCA he helped lead the basketball squad to 3 national championships through (1967-19700 and within that time span of those 3...
The Miami Heat came into the NBA for the 1988 season with an unproductive first year, with a roster full of young players and washed up free agents. The Heat started out the season by losing its first 17 games. The team ended
The list of all stars include Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Shaquille O Neal. All these players have won over 11 championships combined with the Lakers. Currently the Lakers have no all star at the moment and it has been like that for the past few years, hopefully the Lakers will have an all star to help them return them to their former glory. NBA players these days are scared of the pressure of being a Laker. This can be attributed to the history and mentality of being a Laker. Lakers only expect championships and nothing else is
The Lakers swept the 2014-15 two-game season series, after splitting the two previous season series. The Lakers lead the All-Time series with the 76ers 142-131. The purple and gold lost the only meeting during the 2011-12 season, the loss snapped a four-game winning streak against the Sixers and marked their first loss at the Wells Fargo Center since March 9, 2007.
The Lakers won back to back championships in 2000 to 2002 with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. In 2009 to 2010, the Lakers won back to back championships again, but without Shaquille O’Neal himself. What is the cause for the Lakers winning the championship in 2000 and not winning a championship in 2010?