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I hit open 5-foot jumpshots with ease
Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
So it seems that the Lakers are almost always listed as one of the top rivals of other teams, but I was wondering from the Laker fans' perspectives, what teams are your biggest rivals?
If I had to guess, I'd say (in no particular order): Suns, Spurs, Celtics, Kings, and either Bulls/Trailblazers.
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10 plus years on ISH
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
OK....
I feel our biggest rivals are..........
1. The Celtics
It has not been much of a rivalry for the last twenty years or so. But all the Finals games between these two franchises....and titles Celtics with 16 Lakers with 14 etc. Bird vs. Magic...Wilt vs. Russel etc. And now the chance of meeting in the Finals again. IT'S ON!!!!!!!!!!
2. The Spurs
The past ten or eleven years this is whats the NBA has been about. Lakers three titles....Spurs four.
3. The Pistons
They have took 2 Finals out of three against us. I hate them!!!!!!
4. The Queens
Not much of anything right now. And the rivalry is kind of lopsided with the Lakers having the titles and knocking out the Queens in their hay day not to long ago. But every Laker fan loves beating up on the Queens. I know I do!!!
5. The Suns
The Suns knock us out of the playoffs for the past two years. They have Shaq now and play in the same division. But not much of a rivalry cause they got no titles and through out the history of the two teams we pretty much kicked their asses.
A good thing is though....these teams and fans would probably rank us as their top hated team. Thats a sign of respect!!!
Last edited by crisoner; 04-23-2008 at 03:27 PM.
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Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
^ agreed. You could throw Utah in there too.
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Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
I agree with Crisoner. I wish we could add the friggin' Bobcats in there, but they OWN US!
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Local High School Star
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Originally Posted by Purple Reign
I agree with Crisoner. I wish we could add the friggin' Bobcats in there, but they OWN US!
Throw Cleveland in there too.
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R.I.P Bootsie
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Boston, Detroit, Sacramento, San Antonio & Phoenix
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Buck Foston
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Originally Posted by Laker4Lyfe
Boston, Detroit, Sacramento, San Antonio & Phoenix
Exactly
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I hit open 5-foot jumpshots with ease
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Originally Posted by Laker4Lyfe
Boston, Detroit, Sacramento, San Antonio & Phoenix
I would agree with that list, though I MIGHT replace detroit with utah. If there was a sixth spot, I think Golden state would take it because of the whole norcal vs. socal rivalry.
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NBA Superstar
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Suns, Spurs, Celtics, Kings, and Trailblazers.
I agree to this teams. We have had some history against Portland.
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let's go lake show!
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
Originally Posted by Kensta
Throw Cleveland in there too.
cleveland will have to be an obstacle in the lakers getting a championship before they get that honor.
cleveland lucked out in getting lebron and they might not be able to keep him.
celtics
spurs
queens
suns
trailblazers
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Local High School Star
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
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Local High School Star
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
As of right now I say,
1. Spurs (we've been battling them all decade)
2. Suns (just the past few years have really heated up and bad blood is boiling on so many fronts.)
3. Celtics (the rivalry died down due to Boston stinking so bad the past 20 years, but now that they are back up there it will heat back up again. that 10 year war in the 80's between the Lakers and Celtics was one of the best battles in sports history.)
4. Trailblazers (this one will start heating up with the up and coming young talented guys. Plus Oden and Bynum will battle it out for the best center in the western conf/NBA for years to come. Who can forget that epic game 7 meltdown by POR a few years back!)
5. Kings (this one is dying down now that Kings window of opportunity slammed shut and all the core players where shipped out.)
I don't think you can consider LA/BOS a rivarly anymroe
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I hit open 5-foot jumpshots with ease
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
To be honest, the team I dislike the most when we play them is the suns. They may not be the consensus biggest rival for the lakers, but they're my biggest rival. It's the freshest rivalry out of all of them.
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Reload Time
Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
I'd say Celtics, Blazers, Spurs, Suns, and the Kings. Sonics use to be up there but have faded overtime.
The Pistons, Jazz and Rockets to a smaller extent.
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Re: Lakers 5 biggest rivals?
current rivals
suns
spurs
maybe the hornets
all time
celtics
spurs
denver
kings
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