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The 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 63rd season, 61st in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 49th in Los Angeles. The Lakers won their division for the 31st time and appeared in the Western Conference Finals for the 39th time.〔http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0809/649137.html〕 With 65 wins they recorded the third most wins in franchise history, the most since 1999–2000, and improved on their 2007–08 record by eight wins.〔http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/〕 The Lakers sold out all 41 home games for the season, led the NBA in money earned from overall ticket sales, and had the 5th highest increase in gate receipts from the previous season.〔http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/11934840〕 On May 29, the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year and 30th time in franchise history, extending their NBA record for most Finals appearances.〔http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090529_LAL@DEN〕 On June 14, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4–1 in the best of seven series to become the 2009 NBA Champions, the 15th Championship for the franchise. Kobe Bryant was awarded the 2009 NBA Finals MVP. On July 15, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 ESPY Awards for Best Team and Best Coach/Manager for Phil Jackson.〔http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4330711〕 ==Key dates== *June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York. *July 1: The free agency period started. *October 7: The Lakers pre-season started with a game against the Utah Jazz. *October 28: The Lakers won their season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. *December 8: With a 17–2 season start, the Lakers tied their record for best opening in franchise history. *December 25: The Lakers avenged their 2008 NBA Finals loss with a 92-83 win over the Boston Celtics, ending Boston's 19-game winning streak. *February 2: Kobe Bryant scored 61 points, the most ever scored at Madison Square Garden. *February 8: The Lakers ended the Cavaliers 23-game home winning streak. The Lakers also became the first team in NBA history to win back-to-back games on the road (Boston and Cleveland), against teams with .800-plus win percentage at least 40 games into the season. Cleveland's loss to L.A. was one of only three games they lost at home all season, including the playoffs. *February 14–15: 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend took place. *March 12: The Lakers clinched the Pacific Division title with a win over the San Antonio Spurs.〔http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090312_LAL@SA〕 *March 26: The Lakers matched last season's win total (57) with 11 games remaining with a win over the Detroit Pistons. *March 27: The Lakers clinched the top record in the Western Conference with a win against the New Jersey Nets for their 58th win.〔http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZSH7WWO3RsI1kRjbDsdJYUNrw7g〕 *April 14: The Lakers ended their regular season with a 125-112 victory over the Utah Jazz, becoming the third-winningest team in franchise history with 65 wins. *April 19: The Lakers played their first playoff game of the season against the Utah Jazz. *April 27: The Lakers won their Western Conference First Round series 4-1 over the Utah Jazz, advancing to the Conference Semi-Finals. *May 17: The Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals and advance to the Western Conference Finals. *May 29: The Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals and advance to the 2009 NBA Finals.〔 *June 14: The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of 2009 NBA Finals, winning their 15th championship in franchise history. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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