If baseball isn't your preferred sport and you gravitate towards something a bit more fast paced, Los Angeles has two exciting professional National Basketball Association teams for your entertainment. Both the Clippers and the ever popular L.A. Lakers will feed your love of fast breaks and three point fade away jumpers.
The Clippers are a part of the NBA's Western Conference Pacific Division and their home base is the Staples Center. The Clippers were originally the Buffalo Braves (1970-1978) before moving to California in 1978 when they became the San Diego Clippers (1978-1984). This location was short lived though, as only six seasons later they moved to Los Angeles where they have remained since.
The Lakers are one of the most recognized and favorite teams in not only the NBA but in sports period. They also play at the Staples Center, sharing the facility with the Clippers and the Los Angles Kings hockey club (more below). The franchise came to be in 1947 as the Detroit Gems, who were moved to Minnesota where the name "Lakers" was adopted. After struggling financially, they relocated to Los Angeles in 1960. Since that time, the team has won the NBA Championship 17 times, attained the Conference Title 32 times and racked up 21 Divisional Titles. They also hold the NBA record for longest winning streak at 33 consecutive games. With a historical roster that has included players like Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers are a continual top attendance draw for basketball diehards in southern California.
For the fastest sports action in town there is NHL hockey, with two of the leagues most dynamic teams on display; the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Kings are members of the Western Conference Pacific Division and have been in action since 1966 when they were brought into the NHL as an expansion team. The Great Western Forum was their home for thirty two seasons until the beginning of the 1999-2000 season when they moved to the new Staples Center. They have won the Division and Conference championships once each and were denied a Stanley Cup after being defeated in 1993 by the Montreal Canadians, despite having a veritable all-star team led by Wayne Gretzky. The team is currently experiencing an upswing in popularity as they have once again become a western conference powerhouse.
The Mighty Ducks have a much shorter history than the Kings but are equally as popular. The team came to the league with the expansion of 1993 and were originally named the Mighty Ducks after the fictional team in the Disney movie of the same name. Despite not being taken perhaps as seriously as some of their league counterparts (largely due to the team's name and logo at the time) the Mighty Ducks made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003. They eliminated the heavily favored Detroit Red wings to advance but ultimately lost to the New Jersey Devils. They would return to the final for another chance at glory round four years later.
The Might Ducks were renamed in 2006 and became the Anaheim Ducks. They lost the "mighty", switched the team colors and redesigned their jersey. In their short 17 year history, the Ducks have qualified for the playoffs seven times. They went as far as the Cup finals twice, won the Pacific Division title once, the Western Conference title twice and the Stanley Cup in 2007. The cup win cemented their legitimacy and expanded their fan base considerably.
Whether you favor basketball, hockey or baseball there is always something to cheer about in southern California.
The Clippers are a part of the NBA's Western Conference Pacific Division and their home base is the Staples Center. The Clippers were originally the Buffalo Braves (1970-1978) before moving to California in 1978 when they became the San Diego Clippers (1978-1984). This location was short lived though, as only six seasons later they moved to Los Angeles where they have remained since.
The Lakers are one of the most recognized and favorite teams in not only the NBA but in sports period. They also play at the Staples Center, sharing the facility with the Clippers and the Los Angles Kings hockey club (more below). The franchise came to be in 1947 as the Detroit Gems, who were moved to Minnesota where the name "Lakers" was adopted. After struggling financially, they relocated to Los Angeles in 1960. Since that time, the team has won the NBA Championship 17 times, attained the Conference Title 32 times and racked up 21 Divisional Titles. They also hold the NBA record for longest winning streak at 33 consecutive games. With a historical roster that has included players like Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers are a continual top attendance draw for basketball diehards in southern California.
For the fastest sports action in town there is NHL hockey, with two of the leagues most dynamic teams on display; the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Kings are members of the Western Conference Pacific Division and have been in action since 1966 when they were brought into the NHL as an expansion team. The Great Western Forum was their home for thirty two seasons until the beginning of the 1999-2000 season when they moved to the new Staples Center. They have won the Division and Conference championships once each and were denied a Stanley Cup after being defeated in 1993 by the Montreal Canadians, despite having a veritable all-star team led by Wayne Gretzky. The team is currently experiencing an upswing in popularity as they have once again become a western conference powerhouse.
The Mighty Ducks have a much shorter history than the Kings but are equally as popular. The team came to the league with the expansion of 1993 and were originally named the Mighty Ducks after the fictional team in the Disney movie of the same name. Despite not being taken perhaps as seriously as some of their league counterparts (largely due to the team's name and logo at the time) the Mighty Ducks made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003. They eliminated the heavily favored Detroit Red wings to advance but ultimately lost to the New Jersey Devils. They would return to the final for another chance at glory round four years later.
The Might Ducks were renamed in 2006 and became the Anaheim Ducks. They lost the "mighty", switched the team colors and redesigned their jersey. In their short 17 year history, the Ducks have qualified for the playoffs seven times. They went as far as the Cup finals twice, won the Pacific Division title once, the Western Conference title twice and the Stanley Cup in 2007. The cup win cemented their legitimacy and expanded their fan base considerably.
Whether you favor basketball, hockey or baseball there is always something to cheer about in southern California.
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