The Los Angeles Lakers hold the record for the longest consecutive win streak in US professional team sports, with 33 straight wins in the 1971/72 season. The Lakers have a bulging trophy cabinet, with 14 Championships, 28 Conference Titles and 26 Division Titles to their name.
The Lakers have dominated professional basketball in many periods throughout the NBAs history. They have had fifteen former players or coaches added to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and won three consecutive Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. They also won five championships in six years from 1949 to 1954. Their teams have been littered with Hall of Fame players, and a long period of dominance in the 1980s saw them winning five titles and reaching the NBA final eight times.
Based out of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles Lakers benefit greatly through their close proximity to Hollywood, with famous fans commonly littering the home crowds of their games. The Staples Center has a maximum attendance of more than 20,000 and hosts more than 250 different events each year.