Los Angeles Lakers Milestones

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How the Los Angeles Lakers history timeline game works

Every card here is a Lakers milestone, with a short description printed under the headline, and you arrange them by year. One card starts out on the line, its year visible. You read each new card and place it where you believe it fits. If you're right, the year shows up. If you're wrong, the card still finds its true place, but you're down one of your three lives.

Championships are the backbone of this deck, and the Lakers have won in two cities and across many eras, which makes title cards the easiest ones to confuse. Read the descriptions for the Finals opponent and the stars involved; those are the clearest clues. Big trades, signings and jersey retirements are spread across the deck too, and some of the most famous moments are more recent than they feel.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 25 of the 25 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Franchise founded in Minneapolis The team enters the NBL as the Minneapolis Lakers
First title with George Mikan Big man leads Minneapolis to the BAA crown
Three-peat capped in Minneapolis Mikan's dynasty wins a third straight NBA title
Team relocates to Los Angeles The Lakers leave Minnesota for California
Drafted Jerry West and Elgin Baylor era peaks West joins from West Virginia to pair with Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain's 33-game win streak title over the Knicks Record 69-win season ends a title drought
Drafted Magic Johnson first overall Michigan State star arrives via the Jazz pick
Rookie Magic's title over Philadelphia He plays center in the clinching Game 6
Showtime title over the 76ers Kareem and Magic beat Dr. J's Philadelphia
Beat the Celtics in a seven-game Finals Kareem earns MVP avenging the prior loss to Boston
Title over the Rockets Showtime rebounds from an upset the year before
Repeat championship vs. the Pistons Back-to-back crowns as Magic guarantees it
Kobe Bryant and Shaq acquired A draft-day trade and free-agent signing reshape LA
Phil Jackson three-peat begins over Indiana First title of the Shaq-Kobe run beats the Pacers
Swept the Nets in the Finals Second straight title, this one a sweep of New Jersey
Kobe scores 81 against Toronto Second-highest single-game total in league history
Title over the Magic Kobe's first ring without Shaq, Finals MVP
Game 7 championship over the Celtics Ron Artest hits a dagger three to beat Boston
Kobe's 60-point farewell He scores 60 in his final NBA game
LeBron James signs with the Lakers The four-time MVP joins in free agency
Anthony Davis traded to Los Angeles New Orleans big man arrives for a package of picks
Bubble title over the Heat LeBron and AD win the championship in Orlando
Kobe Bryant's numbers 8 and 24 retired Both his jerseys hang in the Staples Center rafters
Inaugural In-Season Tournament won LA beats Indiana to claim the first NBA Cup
Luka Doncic acquired in a blockbuster trade Dallas sends the star guard to Los Angeles