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 | | They are notable for having (at the end of the 2004–05 season) the highest number of wins (2,621), the highest winning percentage (61.9%), the most number of finals appearances (28), and the second most championships (14), behind the Boston Celtics who have 16. |
 | | As the Gems had by far the worst record in the NBL, the Lakers had the first pick in the 1947 dispersal draft, which they used to select George Mikan, later to become the greatest center of his time. |
 | | Under coach Pat Riley, a former Laker player, the Lakers then went on to dominate the 1980s, appearing in the finals seven more times in the decade and being crowned champions four times, including consecutive championships in 1987 and 1988, the first team to do so since Boston in 1969. |
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