nba简介英文介绍_介绍下nba
1.说一份关于NBA的由来和历史，要英语版的
2.湖人、骑士、魔术队英文简介
3.用英语介绍篮球
4.用英语介绍洛杉矶湖人队
5.NBA全明星赛英文的介绍？
The origin of the NBA
In 1891, Americans James Naish Dr. Smith of Springfield College in Massachusetts, in order for students to find a way of winter sports training in 1891 with 2-breaking basket and a substitution of football has created a basketball This has been in full swing today's NBA. The NBA in June 6, 1946 when it was born, we have a strange name of the BAA.
The emergence and development of NBA basketball was 50 years ago, and the accumulation of sediment. Since 1891, basketball was invented, Dr. James Smith Naish, in 1898, Trenton, New Jersey with a team of 25 U.S. dollars to rent the hall to a local audience to the game ticket. After the squadron leader in dividends Cooper organizations active competition, first received 1 U.S. dollars. The "paid basketball," Encyclopedia Britannica was first identified as "professional basketball."
Trenton game, "paid game" in the United States rapidly. In order to protect the "paid game," the interests of the players, in 1898 set up around the team's first professional basketball - "National Alliance" (NBL). Due to the economic strength of the team and a far cry from the level of technology, combined with the absence of a mature market rules and operational experience, NBL after only three or four of the season will exist in name only. 30's, NBL in a number of small and medium-sized cities in the recovery of some small league. However, due to lack of sufficient funds to promote sales, basketball's influence has not formed.
In 1945, the Second World War has just ended, the loneliness of the long-standing sports agent saw this, they contact the 11 team owners, BAA has initiated the establishment of the organization. BAA is the NBA's predecessor, NBA's real birthday is on June 6, 1946, the day, near the Central Station, New York, "Captain Hotel", BAA (BOSKETBALL ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA) - National Basketball Association's "Adam" And "Eve" who held the inaugural meeting, the meeting decided that 11 teams and each team must carry 60 regular season games.
BAA by the 11 ice hockey stadium and the Museum of bosses, co-sponsored set up its mind to allow ice hockey stadium in the game other than when cold unlikely free market. Stadium bosses of these operators for the stadium is the expert, for their NBA "National Basketball League," the team more focused on a number of central and western regions, the small city of reality must be made at the time of the establishment of local well-known cities Team, the establishment of a nationwide organization of the concept of basketball. In the regular season, each of the alliance of the two teams play home and away, and another League team play a home and away. Finally, good or bad performance by lining up a place into the playoffs, the only hope to get into the playoffs won the championship. BAA used a total of 4-48 minutes, man-to-man defense and were prohibited zone. These NBA is still far from the most basic characteristics of amateur basketball.
BAA was one of the sponsors, the Boston Garden Stadium沃尔特阿布Lang's boss at the same time put forward a new concept of professional basketball, that professional basketball must have strong financial support, a player can only be for a club to enter into effect and strict contract , The league's also necessary to establish a reserve system. These contributions to the theory is that the huge amounts of money and the rule of law restricting the introduction of basketball, for the future development has laid a NBA salary and contract the cornerstone of the two.
In 1949, with the NBL after the annexation of BAA, in order to avoid potential legal trouble, formally changed its name to NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, that the NBA.
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说一份关于NBA的由来和历史，要英语版的
ball:“三不沾”，投出的球什么都没碰到。
Alley-oop:“空中接力”。一个运动员把球抛向空中，另一个队员在空中
接住球把球扣入篮筐。
Arena:比赛场；竞技场。比如Seattle的主场名叫Key Arena。
Assist:助攻(缩写：Ast.)。
Backboard:篮板。注意不是basketboard。
Backcourt:后场。一支球队本方的半场为后场，即这支球队所要防守的那
半场。
Backdoor paly:篮球基本战术之一。当一个队员在罚球弧周围接到球时，
另一个动员立刻从弱侧切入篮下，接队友的传球投篮得分。
Baseline:底线。球场两端的边界线。
Basket:篮筐。也作ring，还有一种通俗的说法是hoop。
Bench:替补队员。
Block shot:盖帽(缩写：Blk.)。
Boo:嘘声(n)；发出嘘声(v)。球迷发泄不满的一种方法。
Bounce pass:击地传球。
Box out:抢篮板球挡人，即抢篮板球时站在对手和篮之间，用身体挡住防守队员的动
作。
Brickv)球打在篮筐或篮板上被崩出来。许多公牛队的球迷在客队罚球时
都手执一块上写"Brick"的牌子在罚球队员的眼前不停的晃动，扰乱他的视
线，以达到干扰罚球的目的。
Buzzer beater:比赛结束前的最后一投。buzzer是比赛用的蜂鸣器。
Captian:队长。队长是场上惟一有资格与裁判讨论规则和判罚的人。
Coach:教练。比如Head coach是主教练，Assistant coach是助理教练。
Coast-to-coast:从球场的一端到另一端(n)。例如：coast-to-coast pass。
Conference:联盟。NBA分东、西两个联盟(Eastern Conference和Western
Conference)，每个联盟都有自己的logo。
Commissioner:总裁。NBA的现任总裁是David Stern。
Court:球场；赛场。home court主场。
Crossover:交叉运球过人。是Tim Hardaway的商标动作。
Cut:切入。
Debut:首次上场。
Defense:防守。当客队进攻时，我们经常能听到主场的球迷在体育馆音效师的带领下高
喊"Defense! Defense!"。
Deny the ball:绕前防守。
Disqualification:被罚下场(缩写：DQ.)。
Division:赛区。NBA共有四个赛区，每个联盟下属两个赛区。
Double-double:两双，即两项技术统计指标达两位数。
Double-team:双人夹击。
Double dribble:两次运球。
Downtown:三分线以外。
Draft:选秀，即NBA每年一度的纳新大会。
Dribble:运球(vt,n)。
Duo:原义是二重唱，在篮球中专指双人组合。
Fadeaway shot:后仰投篮。也作fadeaway jumper。
Fake:假动作(n)；做假动作(v)。
Fast break:快攻；快速突破。
Finals:总决赛。Semifinals半决赛。
Field goal:投篮(总称)，包括两分球的投篮也包括三分球的投篮(缩写：FG.)。
Finger roll:低手上篮时手指拨球的动作。
Flagrant foul:没有必要或动作过大的犯规。
Foul:犯规。个人犯规是personal foul；全队的累计犯规叫team foul。
Foul troublen)一个队员由于受到犯规次数的约束而带来的麻烦，比如说这个队员的
法规次数已接近6次，再犯一次或两次规就将被罚下场。
Free agent:自由人。合同的期满的运动员和新人都是自由人，自由人的去留不受球队
约束。
Free throw:罚球(缩写：FT.)。
Frontcourt:前场。对手的半场为前场，即本方队员攻击的那半场。
Give-and-go:基本战术配合之一，进攻队员将球传给另队友--give，然后向篮下切入，
再接队友的回传球上篮(或扣篮)得分--go。也就是我们常说的“
传切配合”。
Gunner:经常投篮的投手。
Hand-checking:a:一种防守技术，即用手接触对方的身体来跟踪对手的位置。
也作hand-check。b:防守犯规的一种。防守队员用手阻挡进攻队员的走位。
不能张开双臂阻挡防守队员的移动，合法的hand-checking技术只允许用手接
触对方的身体来跟踪对手的位置，但手部不允许加力，也不允许阻碍对手的
视线。
Hang time:滞空时间，即运动员投篮时在空中停留的时间。
High post:罚球弧的周围。
Hook shot:钩手投篮，有时也直接用"hook"表示。
Illegal defense:非法防守。联防防守即为非法防守。
Injury list:伤员名单。如果某个队员受伤不能参加比赛，根据NBA的规定必须要将其
列入伤员名单(伤员名单是公开的)，以示对球迷的负责。
Jam:扣篮。one-handed jam单手扣篮；two-handed jam双手扣篮。著名歌星
Michael Jackson和Michael Jordan合作拍过一部MTV，名字就叫"Jam"。
Jersey:运动员的背心，也作uniform。有些为球队做出过巨大贡献的运动员退役时他的
jersey也跟随他一起退役，他的jersey被高悬在球队主场的天花
板上，这意味着以后其他运动员不能再使用这件jersey上的号码了。
Jump ball:跳球；争球。
Jump shot:跳投。也作jumper。
Lane:罚球区，也作free throw lane。篮球刚发明的时侯罚球区是细长的，其宽度比罚
球弧的直径还要短，形状就象把钥匙，所以也称之为the key。
Layup:上篮。
Ligament:韧带。cruciate ligament，十字韧带，膝关节中的韧带，是运动员最容易受
伤的部位，分anterior cruciate ligament和posterior cruciate
ligament。
Locker room:更衣室。
Lottery:确定选秀顺序的过程。以前是通过掷硬币决定，因其不确定性所以称之为
"lottery"。
Low post:三秒区内，篮筐两侧，靠近底线的那部分。
Matchup:攻防上各个位置的对应关系(n)。
Meniscus:半月板。膝关节中的一块软骨，也是运动员容易受伤的地方之一，我们经常
会听到某个运动员因为半月板撕裂而上了伤员名单，几个月不能打球。
Move:移动。这个词在NBA里出现的频率特别高，比如，一个漂亮的移动我们说"Great
move!"；后转身的摆脱我们称之为"Spin move"。
MVP:Most Valuable Player，最有价值的运动员。
Net:篮网。检验球是否入筐的标志，原Utah的David Benoit在扣篮时，球砸在自己的头
上从篮筐中弹出，而且整个过程中球又没有触及篮网，结果进球
被判无效。
No-charge area:进攻有理区。根据去年的新规则在两个篮下各画定一以篮筐的中心为
圆心，以4英尺为半径的半圆(虚线)，此区域被称作进攻有理区，在
进攻有理区里只有带球撞人而没有阻挡犯规(注：O"Neal修正案除外)。
Offense:进攻。形容词形式是offensive(缩写：off.)，可以修饰其它名词，例如
offensive rebound就是前场篮板球(进攻篮板球)。
Outlet pass:抢到篮球板后的第一传，一般都是隔场的长传。
Overtime:加时赛，时间为5分钟。
Palming:我们常说的“翻腕”，运球违例动作，也作Carrying the ball。
Pass:传球。
Personal foul:个人犯规。
Pick-and-roll:挡拆战术。篮球中的基本进攻战术之一，进攻队员给持球的队友作掩护
英语叫"set a pick"，然后掩护队员向篮下移动叫"roll"，再接
队友的传球，在无人防守的情况下投篮。Pick n" Roll是Malone和Stockton的看家本
领。以pick为基础衍生出的战术还有pick-and-fade、pick-and-split
等。
Pick:掩护。
Pivot:a:以一只脚为中枢脚转动身体改变方向的动作(n)。b:篮下，通常由中锋控制的
区域。
Playoff:复赛；季后赛，即常规赛结束后各联盟的前八名的淘汰赛。
Point guard:组织后卫，也作控球后卫。
Position:位置。NBA中运动员被分为三个位置--前锋、中锋、后卫。
Power forward:大前锋，我国常称之为“二中锋”。二者略有不同，“二中锋”是基于
中锋的位置，来源于“双中锋”战术，这是我们从苏联老大哥那
里学来的；大前锋还是前锋，他们是队里的篮板能手和防守中坚。
Press:紧逼(防守)。full-court press，全场紧逼；half-court press，半场紧逼。
Pump fake:投篮的假动作。
Quadruple-double:四双。即四项技术统计指标超过两位数。
Quarter:节。一场NBA比赛分四节，每节12分钟。前两节称first-half，后两节称
second-half。
Rebound:篮板球(缩写：Reb.)。
Refree:裁判。
Rejection:盖帽。
Reverse:反身的(a)。比如从底线切入后的反身扣篮是reverse dunk。
Rookie:新人，即第一年在NBA打球的运动员。
Run:连续得分。比赛中屏幕上会经常打出某支球队12-0 run in last 4 minutes，就是
说这支球队在刚刚过去的4分钟内连得了12分，打了个12比0的小高潮。
Salary Cap:工资上限。
Score:得分。Scorer得分手。
Screen:掩护，同pick。
Season:赛季。
Shot clock:24秒计时器。
Sideline:边线。
Sixth man:第六人，即第一个替补上场的队员。
Slam dunk:重扣，特指双手持球高高跳起的使出吃奶力气的重扣，也可以是单手的重
扣，这里slam表示砰的一声，强调扣篮时发出的声音。也作Dunk。
Squad:五人组，篮球队的非正式说法。
Starting-lineup:开场阵容。
Steal:断球；抢断球(缩写：Stl.)。
Strong side:强侧。有球的一侧为强侧。(关于强侧与弱侧的具体定义请见《联
防FAQ》)
Substitutes:替补队员。
Suspend:暂时中止运动员上场比赛；禁赛。
Switch:换(防)。
Team:夹击。(注：不一定是双人夹击，可以是多人夹击)
Technical foul:技术犯规。
Three-point shot:三分投篮。
Three-pointer:三分球。
Three-second violation:三秒违例。
Tie:平局；打平。
Timeout:暂停。NBA中有20秒的短暂停(20-second timeout)和100秒的长暂停
(regular timeout)。
Tip-in:补篮。
Transition:由攻转守的过程。
Traveling:走步违例，也作Walking。
Triple-double:三双，即三项技术统计指标超两位数。
Turnover:失误，(缩写：To.)。NBA中专门有一项数据统计叫assist/turnover，是用这
个队员助攻数比上他的失误数，这项统计能准确的反映一个组织后卫
是否称职。
Uniform:制服。篮球运动员的制服当然是背心和短裤了，uniform有时也特指背心。
Veteran:老运动员。NBA非常重视veteran，各球队都把自己的veteran视作一笔财富，
veteran这个词在NBA出现的几率是非常高的。
Weak side:弱侧。无球的一侧为弱侧。(关于强侧与弱侧的具体定义请见《联防FAQ》)
Wide open:开阔(n)，无人防守。大多数情况下战术配合的目的就是给队友制造wide
open，以便从容出手。
Zone:联防；区域防守。也作Zone defense
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我再补充一点
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一小段解说
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现在，火箭的球，韦弗传给了麦蒂，还有三秒。麦蒂到达了油漆区（三秒区），然后，他大力灌篮！oh！我的上帝，是的他灌篮了！麦蒂一个多么难以置信的进球！他点亮了丰田中心。这才是真正的麦蒂。他回来了！
湖人、骑士、魔术队英文简介
From its inception as a league in 1949, the National Basketball Association (NBA) had grown from a small league garnering little interests from the American public to a global juggernaut responsible for making basketball into the fastest growing sport in the world! The history of the NBA is filled with remarkable stories and captivating characters. Starting as a league featuring 8 teams to its current 30 teams. From the first superstar, center George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers, to its current star, Chinese center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets.
Here at RingSurf NBA, we realize that true fans appreciate the history and evolution of the game in the world’s greatest basketball league. That is why we are devoting a special segment documenting the History of the NBA, highlighting significant changes, moments, and players of the game. Our special segments trace the dynasties of the Minneapolis Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Chicago Bulls, as well as recording the significance of such great players and ambassadors of the game from George Mikan, Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O’Neal.
To fully appreciate the NBA as it is now, it is important to recognize the history that has allowed it to achieve the status it maintains today. You will see that the NBA was as exciting back then as it is now!
用英语介绍篮球
Orlando Magic
A member of the RDV Sports family, the Orlando Magic is an NBA franchise which provides a state-of-the-art experience for fans and players alike. The Magic is dedicated to exemplary service to all customer groups, including employees, fans, season ticket holders, sponsors, and media. The Orlando Magic is widely benchmarked within the sports industry, while being committed to the Central Florida community.
The 1989-90 season marked the inaugural season of the Magic in the National Basketball Association. Since the DeVos family purchased the team in September of 1991, the franchise has made 10 trips to the playoffs, won two Atlantic Division Championships (1995, 1996), one Southeast Division Championship (2008), captured one Eastern Conference title (1995), and had four 50-win seasons, including a franchise record 60 victories in 1995-96.
Mailing Address:
Orlando Magic
8701 Maitland Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32810
Telephone Number: (407) 916-2400
Email: insider@orlandomagic.com
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The RDV Sportsplex, a joint venture between RDV Sports, Inc. and Florida Hospital, is a trend-setting destination for sports and wellness. It is a multi-faceted, public/private facility unmatched in the world. With activities and services available to both club members and non-club members, the facility includes an athletic club, tennis center, ice rinks, cafe and concessions, pro shops, salon & spa, Kids' Stuff member daycare facility, and a medical complex. Situated on 21 acres in Orange County, Florida, the 365,000-square-foot RDV Sportsplex opened in February 1998.
RDV Sportsplex provides comprehensive learning and training for all ages and skill levels. The goal is to serve all levels of performance and ability from novice to the professional athlete - all with access to the same skilled staff. RDV Sportsplex's commitment extends beyond physical fitness to health and wellness. Reinforcing the athletic club are medical facilities that include pediatrics, corporate and international health, orthopaedics, and a dentist. Providing total care for families and individuals is the most important service.
The DeVos Family
The DeVos Family
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The DeVos family purchased the Orlando Magic in September of 1991. At that time, family head Rich DeVos stated that the DeVos family is simply the team's current caretaker, making it clear that the real owners of the NBA franchise would continue to be the Central Florida community and the loyal Magic fans.
Since purchasing the team, the franchise has won three division championships (Atlantic Division: 1994- 95, 1995-96; Southeast Division: 2007-08), one Eastern Conference title (1994-95) and had four 50-win seasons, including a franchise record 60 victories in 1995-96. The Magic have advanced to the playoffs 10 times and finished with a .500 record or better in 12 of the last 16 seasons.
The acquisition and operation of the Magic is a family affair involving Rich, his wife, Helen, and their four children and spouses; Dick and Betsy DeVos, Dan and Pam DeVos, Cheri and Bob Vander Weide, and Doug and Maria DeVos. As one of the two founding families of Amway Corp.梩oday a global leader in direct selling and a member of the Alticor Inc. family of companies梩he DeVos family is one of the nation's most successful business stories in recent history.
Although the senior DeVoses have an established residence in southern Florida, the family was introduced to the Central Florida community during Orlando's drive to bring major league baseball to 揟he City Beautiful.?An ensuing relationship was formed between the DeVos family and the city of Orlando.
The baseball venture left them with a heightened interest in professional sports ownership. The 82- year-old co-founder of Amway envisioned incorporating the philosophies that made him one of the most successful businessmen in America today with that of a solid, young NBA franchise. He understands the impact professional sports can have on the upcoming generation, and he is committed to ensuring the team provides a positive, encouraging example.
From 1995-2001, RDV Sports owned and operated the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League. During their six seasons of existence, the Solar Bears captured one division title (Central Division, 1995-96), three Eastern Conference crowns (1996, 1999, 2001) and the IHL抯 Turner Cup championship in 2000-01. Orlando compiled an all-time regular season record of 286-162-44 (.626), the best in the league over that time frame.
From 1998-2002, the Orlando Miracle of the WNBA was part of the RDV Sports portfolio. The Miracle played in their inaugural season during the summer of 1999 and made the playoffs in 2000.
RDV Sports, named for Rich DeVos and the general partner of the Magic, has been and continues to be an active partner in the Central Florida community. In February of 1998, RDV Sports, in partnership with Florida Hospital, opened the $50 million, 365,000- square-foot RDV Sportsplex. The RDV Sportsplex is a state-of-the-art health and wellness facility, which includes a world-class health club, medical offices, restaurant, retail shops, and practice and training facilities for the Magic.
The DeVos family played a key role in helping to secure a new state-of-the-art Events Center in Orlando. The Events Center is part of a public community venues program that also includes a new Performing Arts Center and a renovation of the Citrus Bowl Stadium. The new Events Center is under construction and scheduled to open in October 2010.
In addition, the Magic also contributed $12.5 million toward construction of five community recreation centers throughout Orange County, Florida, as part of its commitment to build the new Events Center.
The DeVos family remains involved in numerous charities and community-enhancement endeavors, both in the Central Florida area and their hometown region of Grand Rapids, Mich. Bob Vander Weide serves as Chairman of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, a fund of the McCormick Foundation. The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation has positively impacted more than one million children. Through private donations, fund-raising events and contributions, more than $14 million has been raised and distributed to non-profit organizations that support the OMYF mission statement.
LAKERS
1947-48: The Game's First Star | 1948-49: Minneapolis Jumps to BAA | 1949-51: Lakers Win First NBA Finals | 1951-52: NBA Tries To Slow Down "Big George" | 1952-53: Basketball's First Dynasty | 1953-54: Lovellette Comes To The Rescue Of Ailing Mikan | 1954-58: New Rules Are Bad News For Lakers | 1958-60: Baylor Ushers In A New Era | 1960-62: A Double Dose Of West | 1962-65: The Start Of A Trend: Celtics Clip Lakers For NBA Title |1965-68: Cooke Purchases Lakers For $5 Million | 1968-69: L.A. Acquires A Supercenter | 1969-71: West Cans Miracle Shot, But Reed Is The Real Hero | 1971-73: 33 In A Row! | 1973-75: Wilt Retires, West Shortly Follows Suit | 1975-79: Los Angeles Trades For Jabbar | 1979: The Beginning Of The Buss Era | 1979-82: "Showtime" Arrives | 1982-83: A Worthy Draft Pick | 1983-84: Abdul-Jabbar Becomes NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer | 1984-86: Finally! Lakers Beat Celtics In Finals | 1986-87: A Very Magic Year | 1987-88: Lakers Fulfill Riley's Prophecy | 1988-90: Kareem Calls It A Career | 1990-91: Riley Steps Down, But L.A. Still Advances To Finals | 1991-92: Magic Shocks The World | 1992-93: Not A Very Pfund Year For The Lakers | 1993-94: Not Even A Little Magic Can Lift The Lakers | 1994-95: Newcomers Key Lakers' Revitalization | 1995-96: Magic Returns To The Court | 1996-97: Shaq Goes Showtime | 1997-98: Showtime Once Again | 1998-99: Busy Times in Brief Season | 1999-00: Return to Dominance | 2000-01: Back to Back-to-Back | 2001-02: Thrice as Nice | 2002-03: In and Out, Heartbrrrrrrreak! | 2003-04: A season unlike any other | 2004-05: Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes | 2005-06: Jackson and Playoffs Return to Los Angeles while 81 Becomes a Household Number
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用英语介绍洛杉矶湖人队
Basketball is the 1891 from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States (translation old Chun Tin), YMCA Training School physical education teachers J. Naismithcreated in the beginning, he would nail two baskets in the other room keys bodystandsrailings , . Netball in a basket at all, according to the number of points decide the outcome. After each pitch into the basket, it is necessary to remove Patizi re-start the ball game. After gradually baskets to live at the end of the iron baske
1891年12月初在美国马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德市基督教青年会国际训练学校（后为春田学院），由该校体育教师詹姆斯·奈史密斯博士发明，当年的篮球规则只有13条，奈史密斯博士于1939年去世，终年78岁。他未曾料到，由他创建的篮球项目竟然在二百多个国家流传市面着，而且至今美国篮球还誉满全球。 为了纪念奈史密斯博士发明的篮球的功绩，在春田学院校园内修建了美国篮球名人馆-詹姆斯·奈史密斯纪念馆。 起初，奈史密斯将两只桃篮别钉在键身房内看台的栏杆上，桃篮上沿距离地面3.04米，用足球作比赛工具，向篮投掷。投球入篮得1分，按得分多少决定胜负。每次投球进篮后，要爬梯子将球取出再重新开始比赛。以后逐步将竹篮改为活底的铁篮，再改为铁圈下面挂网。
NBA全明星赛英文的介绍？
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their local NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, and the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.The Lakers are the reigning NBA champions after defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals 4–3. The Finals victory gave the franchise their 16th championship, placing them second in NBA history behind the Celtics' 17. As of 2011, the Lakers are the second most valuable NBA franchise according to Forbes, having an estimated value of $643 million.
The franchise started with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems of the NBL. The new team began play in Minneapolis, Minnesota, calling themselves the Lakers in honor of the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". The Lakers won five championships in Minneapolis, propelled by center George Mikan, who is described by the NBA's official website as the league's "first superstar".[4] After struggling financially in the late 1950s following Mikan's retirement, they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960–61 season.
National Basketball Association All-Star Game
The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the East against the best in the West.
The All-Star Game is the main, culminating event of All-Star Weekend, and it is held on Sunday evening. In recent years, the All-Star Game has expanded to include musical performances by major stars such as Elton John, Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, OutKast and others. The soulful rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner by Marvin Gaye during the 1983 All-Star Game remains a staple of pop culture.
Other major events include Friday Night's Rookie Challenge and Saturday Night's Slam Dunk Contest, Three Point Contest, and the Skills Challenge event (started in 2003) which pits the league's top point guards in an obstacle course of dribbling, shooting and passing, and the new Shooting Stars Competition which features a retired player, a current NBA player and a WNBA player representing their teams' cities in a shooting competition.
Rookie Challenge is a game in which selected Rookies of the league team up to go against selected Sophomores of the league. The Sophmores often win, but on rare occasions, the Rookies have stunned the Sophomores.
Three Point Contest is a contest in which selected three point shooters (those who lead the league in three point shooting) take positions around the basket and try to net as many three pointers as they can. There will be 'money balls' where a shooter can earn more points by making it in.
Slam Dunk Contest is a contest in which selected players (those who have monstrous dunks) try to think of creative dunks and show off to the crowd. The usual rules of 'traveling' and double dribbling do not apply.
Additionally, the NBA Jam Session, a "theme-park" of basketball, has been a part of the All-Star festivities since 1992, with fans able to take part in numerous interactive basketball related activities from Thursday through Monday. The Jam Session is usually targeted to young fans. It is similar to the America Online NFL Experience, which opens during Super Bowl weekend.