Staples Center, nicknamed Stapler Center, is a multi-functional sports center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California, near the Los Angeles Convention Center. On March 3rd,1,1998 started construction,1October 7th 1999 was officially completed and opened for business, with a total cost of USD 375 million. The boss is AEG, sponsored by Staples Company. Staples Center is one of the most popular sports centers in America. It is the home of NBA Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, NHL Los Angeles Kings, AFL Los Angeles Avengers and NBDL Los Angeles Guard, with a maximum capacity of 20,000 people. It is also the only arena shared by two teams in the NBA.
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There are huge portraits of the Lakers' three historical centers, Chamberlain, Jabbar and O 'Neal, in the three buildings of the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers. This is an advertisement made by Apple Computer on the three main buildings of Figaro Hotel opposite Staples Center. The actions of the three centers are different, and O 'Neill has the highest position. Although this is a commercial advertisement, it most intuitively publicizes the center tradition that the Lakers are most proud of. Staples Arena, with a cost of $380 million, can accommodate nearly 20,000 spectators, and has 12 entrances, forming a block independently. There is a huge "forward Lakers!" Hanging at every entrance. Banners and huge electronic display boards keep turning over the glorious history of the Lakers/KLOC-winning the championship 0/6 times and entering the finals 30 times, as well as the introduction of active Lakers stars. After the Lakers swept the Spurs to the finals, Staples Center has become the center of Los Angeles. There is also a bronze statue of "Magic" Johnson outside the arena, which was built before the 2004 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. There is also a bronze statue symbolizing Jerry West. It is said that the logo of NBA is based on Jerry West's dribbling image.
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Staples Center has a very modest attribute-the world sports and entertainment center. However, when you walk into this huge basketball stadium and associate it with the basketball games and concerts that Hollywood movie stars often hold here, the title is not too far-fetched. However, every summer, this center belongs only to basketball. Staples Center is designed in strict accordance with the modern professional basketball hall. The third-floor stands can clearly see everything on the court from any angle, and there are nearly 300 luxury boxes, which is a trendy basketball hall feature.
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This is a blessed land that inherits history and has witnessed the three consecutive championships of "OK combination".
The pictures of the arena (17) witnessed the resurgence of the Lakers. This is an ocean of fans' joy. Whether you are a rich man, a star or a poor man with few financial resources, you have become a crazy fan here. "TheTradition", a blessed place to inherit history, is one of the slogans of the Lakers in this year's playoffs. Only those who are familiar with the past glory of the Lakers can appreciate the heavy weight of this slogan. Staples Center is a blessed place to inherit the glorious history. This arena was officially put into use on 1999, and the Lakers moved their home court from the West Forum Arena. Surprisingly, the Lakers won the championship for three consecutive seasons after moving here. In addition, the Los Angeles Sparks team of WNBA moved its home court here on 200 1, and they won the WNBA championship twice in succession in 200 1 and 2002. Staples Center has become a blessed place in sports. This blessed land has added another page to the glorious history of the Lakers, and the Lakers have created a new era. Since then, Staples has become another landmark in Los Angeles. Like most gymnasiums, Staples' locker room is on the ground floor of the basement. This is not only a place for journalists' activities, but also an exhibition hall to show the long history of the Lakers. On the aisle of the Lakers' locker room, there are photos that record precious historical moments. Every photo of Zhang Zhengui shows the glorious tradition of the Lakers to reporters and players coming and going, from the performance moments of "Magic" and "Tengu" to the three glories of "OK Combination" and then to the glory of Kobe Bryant. The Lakers' glorious past gave them an atmosphere that no other team had. Staples' visiting locker room can also fully see this. Staples is slightly smaller than the home of Nuggets, Jazz and Spurs. However, the treatment of the teams that come here to play away from home is not much worse than that of the home team Lakers. Compared with the pistons' home visiting locker room, the Nets' home is shabby. Staples' visiting locker room is only a little smaller than the home team's, and other facilities are not much different except for an ultra-thin LCD screen. Let the visiting team enjoy the same treatment as themselves and beat their opponents on the court. This is the atmosphere of the Lakers. Compared with the clean Staples, the bronze statue of "Magician" standing at the entrance of the arena is really shabby. I don't know if it is because of the weather-beaten, "magician" is not as shiny as a bronze statue. The surface looks white and gray, just like someone accidentally poured a bag of flour on the magician's head. However, the greatness of the "magician" still covers up the obscurity of the bronze statue. Countless tourists who have just come to Staples are standing in front of the bronze statue with great interest and taking photos with idols.
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Host City: Main Gymnasium in Los Angeles, California: Staples Center Capacity: 65,438+08,997 Home Team: Los Angeles Lakers joined the NBA Time: 65,438+0948 Championship Times: 65,438+06 Team Color: Huang Zibai Owner: Coach, current head of Jerry Buss: Michael Brown.
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1948 When he joined the NBA, the Lakers were still in Minneapolis, but a plane crash made the Lakers boss make up his mind and 1960 moved to Los Angeles. Los Angeles Lakers are one of the few evergreen trees in NBA history, and the number of championships is second only to Celtic. The biggest feature of the Lakers is that there are always great centers associated with them. People like milken, wilt chamberlain, Jabbar and O 'Neill (now Bynum) created the "Lakers Dynasty". Since 1948 joined the NBA, the Lakers won five championships in six years, and the "first dynasty" of the Lakers was formed. George Mikan was the founder of the first dynasty. Although Mikan, who was 2.08m, was not the first person at that time, he was invincible in the restricted area. In the 195 1- 1952 season, the NBA even widened the three-second zone to limit his score. The strength of the Lakers increased greatly after gaining Miken, and they won the NBL championship with 1947 in the first year. From 65438 to 0948, the Lakers became the predecessor of the NBA, BAA, and the NBA era of the Lakers began. 1949 the Lakers beat the Washington congressional team and won the BAA championship. After the end of the season, BAA and NBL merged into the NBA, and the Lakers won their first championship after changing their name to NBA. However, in the 1950- 195 1 season, the Lakers lost to the Rochester Royals by 1-3 and missed the championship for three consecutive years. 195 1- 1954, the Lakers won the first three consecutive championships in NBA history. But then the Lakers began to go downhill. From 1954 to 1982, they only won the championship twice (1972, 1980). From 65438 to 0979, the Lakers chose Magic Johnson, and the "performance time" of the Lakers began to come. Johnson won the championship for the Lakers that year. In the sixth game of the finals, center Jabbar was injured. At the age of 20, Johnson stepped forward and changed from a defender to a center, scoring 42 points. The Lakers also beat the Celtics by 123 107. 1980-8 1 The season was disappointing. Because of Johnson's injury, the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Pat Riley became the head coach of the Lakers in 198 1, and in the following nine years, he won four championships for the Lakers. Riley died on 1990. Since then, the Lakers have been in the playoffs, but they have been close to the championship. It was not until 2000 that they won the throne again. 1999-2000 season, Phil Jackson joined the Lakers and created the third "Lakers Dynasty" with shaquille o'neal and Kobe Bryant. When the Lakers eliminated the Trailblazers after seven thrilling games last season, they reached the finals. In the seventh game between the two teams, the Lakers once fell behind by 13 in the fourth quarter, but in the end they unexpectedly turned the tables. In the finals, the Lakers beat the Eastern Champion Pacers 4-2 and won the first championship since 1988. After the first champion, three consecutive championships will naturally come. In 2000-200 1 season, the Lakers were unstoppable in the playoffs, and all the teams encountered in the West were shaved. The Lakers lost only one game to the 76ers in the finals, and finally won the second consecutive championship with the impressive record of 16 wins/KLOC-0 losses in the playoffs. O 'Neill averaged 33 points 15.8 rebounds per game in the finals, which is a well-deserved MVP. 200 1-2002 season, the Lakers met another stumbling block in the western conference finals. Before joining forces with the Nets, they fought fiercely with the Kings for seven games. The Lakers beat the Nets 4-0 and won the third championship. O 'Neill averaged 36.3 points 12.3 rebounds in the finals, and once again became the finals MVP. In the 2002-2003 season, O 'Neill was injured and missed the first 13 games. The Lakers didn't start well, but after O 'Neal's comeback, the Lakers still have the strength and are still the favourites to win the championship. But they lost 4-2 to the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. In the 2003-2004 season, the Lakers had a strong lineup of Malone, Payton, Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal, but lost to the Detroit Pistons by 1-4 in the finals. In 2004, O 'Neill left the Lakers because of the conflict with Kobe, and the Lakers began to rebuild around Kobe. In the 2006-2007 season, Kobe created the second highest score in NBA history: 8 1 point. In the 2007-2008 season, the Lakers unexpectedly acquired all-star Pau Gasol at a small price in the middle of the season. Together with the mature young center Andrew Bynum, the stable team took charge of Kobe Bryant and Odom. After the regular season, Kobe was elected MVP of the regular season. In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Nuggets 4-0 with "golden double guns", defeated the Jazz led by Deron Williams and Boozer 4-2, and defeated the defending champion Spurs 4-/kloc-0, and successfully advanced to the finals. However, in the case of being favored by many experts, the Lakers lost 2-4 to the Celtics, the historical enemy and the "Big Three". In the 2008-2009 season, the whole team played well and finally achieved a record of 65 wins 17 losses in the regular season. In the All-Star Game, OK won the MVP in the All-Star Game, which is a historic moment. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers beat the Jazz 4-/kloc-0-. They beat the Rockets 4-3 in the Western Conference semifinals. In the Western Conference finals, they beat the Nuggets 4-2 and advanced to the finals with their heads held high. In the end, they beat Magic 4-/kloc-0-0 and won the 15 championship trophy in the team's history, and Kobe also won the first finals MVP trophy in his career. In the 2009-20 10 season, the Lakers bought Artest again. Artest joined the Lakers and strengthened their position as a small forward. The team played well in the regular season, with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking first in the West and third in the league. In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Durant, the fourth away defeat finally sounded the alarm for the defending champion. Then they rallied and led 4-2 in Gasol's last shot. In the second round of the Western Conference, facing the Utah Jazz, their playoff opponent for three years in a row, they stood firm and swept the opponent 4-0. In the Western Conference finals, they met their old rival Phoenix Suns. In the fifth game, with Artest's make-up basket, they beat the Suns 4-2 and got revenge. Entering the finals, facing the Boston Celtics, this is the 12 confrontation between the two teams in the history of the finals. The Lakers were at a disadvantage with 2 wins and 9 losses; Two years ago, it was the Celtics who defeated the Zijin Army to win the championship. Facing the old enemy, under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, he played seven games with Celtic, and finally won 4-3, winning the 16 championship trophy in the team's history. Kobe won the finals MVP for the second year in a row. This is the first time for the Lakers to win a tiebreak against Celtic, and it will also increase the historical record against Celtic to 3 wins and 9 losses.
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Compared with the heavy history of the Lakers, the only constant here is the enthusiastic fans. Clean and bright, this is Staples' first impression. The sunshine in California gives people a very good feeling, soft and not dazzling, and they are warm. This kind of sunlight shines on the almost transparent glass shell of Staples, making the whole arena look spotless. There is a row of palm trees in the street in front of the arena. Enthusiastic Lakers fans, dressed in yellow, purple and white uniforms, sat under the big tree and discussed their heroes in groups of three or five. Say from time to time, "Come on, let's go! (Come on! Forward Lakers! ) "cried. Walking into the goal hall, the bright feeling suddenly disappeared. Unlike many new stadiums built by teams, Staples, a somewhat elderly "old man", has typical old-school style stadium lighting. The ceiling of the arena is particularly high, and the spotlights hanging on the roof always make people feel a little weak when projecting light on the court at a long distance. The stadium is like this, not to mention the stands. Only when the live DJ intentionally hits a certain area with strong light will it light up. At other times, the Staples stands are more like the auditorium of a cinema, which is a little depressing in the dark. It is said that when the arena was first built, the lights were very bright. Later, in order to create the atmosphere of the great "ShowTime" era in the 1980s, the arena staff deliberately turned off several rows of lights on the ceiling and deliberately restored the arena to the "theater" style of the old arena. However, the slightly dim stands cannot stop the enthusiasm of the fans. In the NBA audience, the most enthusiastic part is often black people with little money or teenagers without financial resources. They bought the worst tickets in the arena, but they brought 80% passion and screaming to the stadium. The reporter's seat is directly above these crazy fans, and the scream that almost exceeds the ear limit almost makes people want to escape. Finally, as long as the Lakers play a wonderful game, they will immediately cover their ears with their hands and prepare for "noise abuse" in advance, which has become a habit. These fans are the true diehards of the Lakers. Their love for the Lakers is unconditional and irrational. In the game, whenever the Lakers score a goal, they cheer, and whenever the referee calls the Lakers foul, they curse. However, please forgive them, because it is with such crazy fans that the NBA can flourish for so many years. At this time, those well-dressed and personable stars will also raise their fists and shout "LAKERSGO!" Just like ordinary fans. "Staples is a sea of joy for fans, and now they are eager for their team to start a new era.