Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Los Angeles Lakers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Los Angeles Lakers History
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Los Angeles Lakers documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Lakers highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous....
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Presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers. It also unmasks the bad, the regrettably awful, and the ugly.
Foreword: A Tribute to Elgin Baylor xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction: A Fabulous Team, a Fabulous City, a "Fabulous Forum" xviiIn the Clutch 1Mr. Clutch 1Man-Child 14Origins 17Land of 10,000 Lakes 17The Triangle 25Voices 30"Hot Rod" Remembers the Lakers' First Year 30Chickie Baby 33When the Fat Lady Sings 39Frustration 39Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple 47Daddy Dearest 57The Royal Canadian 57Then Came Sharman 60The Player 81Stadium Stories 85The Forum 85Jewel of the Downtown Corridor 90The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 93Just Like Any Other Seven-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door 93The Enigma 103Basketball Royalty 116Then Came Shaq 122Winners and Whiners 1251968-69: Soap Opera 125A Fitting Match 139Things toSavor 143Superstar 143The Defining Moment 150Numbers Don't Lie (Or Do They?) 17033 Straight! 170Camelot and Figueroa 174The Wrong Side of the Law 181Hotel California 181The Punch 189Tark and the Murder Mystery 192Scandal 197"I Cried When I Found Out." 197Celebrity Corner 204You Don't Know Jack 204Notes 209
\ From Barnes & NobleSince the Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960, they have won 9 NBA championships, 23 conference titles, and 22 division titles. But gather any group of Lakers zealots together, and chances are you'll hear a roll call of tragedies and missed opportunities as well as triumphs. This addition to Triumph's superlative The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly series recaps all the extreme moments in L.A. basketball history.\ \
