Showtime (basketball)
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showtime-basketball-186-12736204
title:
Showtime (basketball)
text:
In basketball, Showtime was an era in Los Angeles Lakers history from 1979 to 1991 when the National Basketball Association (NBA) team played an exciting run-and-gun style of basketball. Led by Magic Johnson's passing skills and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring, the team relied on fast breaks and won five NBA championships. Lakers owner Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979, and he wanted their games to be entertaining. He insisted that the Lakers play an up-tempo style, and the team hired dancers
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Era in Los Angeles Lakers history (1979–1991)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)
date created:
2012-12-01T01:18:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:11:17Z
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