The Lakers are one of the NBAs most historic franchises, having been home to some of the games greatest stars. Players such as George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Magic Johnson have seen to it that the Lakers have rarely lacked for star power. More recently, teams featuring Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal won three consecutive NBA Championships from 2000 to 2002. Overall, the Lakers have won the NBA title 14 times, and hold records for most finals appearances (29), highest winning percentage (61.5%), and most wins (2,905) by an NBA franchise. The team was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1946, but soon moved to Minneapolis, where it got it nickname from the states designation as Land of 1,000 Lakes. There they won three consecutive championships from 1952 through 1954. In 1960 the team moved to Los Angeles, where went on to win 12 more titles. No wonder basketball fans want Lakers tickets!

Buying Los Angeles Lakers tickets online is the easiest and most convenient way to catch one of the NBAs best teams in action. Lakers tickets make a perfect gift for the sports fan in your life! Get your Lakers tickets today buy buying game tickets online youve got access to the best seats at the best price.

Bryant, fresh from leading the US Olympic Basketball team to a gold medal in Beijing, is on everyones all-world team. Coming off a season where he averaged 28.3 points and 5.3 assists per game in the regular season, and over 30 points per game in the playoffs, and was named the NBAs Most Valuable Player, Bryant is looking for another championship ring, something he hasnt had since his years teamed with Shaquille O'Neal. Legendary coach Phil Jackson, who holds the all-time record for coaching his teams to 9 NBA titles, has brought back his old magic to a team that was in disarray when he arrived.

Other reasons to buy Lakers tickets include standouts like center Pau Gasol, acquired in 2008 from the Memphis Grizzlies, who averaged 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in 2008; Bynum, back from his knee injury and looking again like one of the games most promising young players, and Lamar Odom, a star in his own right who has put the team first in accepting a move to the role of sixth man.