L.A. Lakers: Are the 2001 Lakers the Greatest Playoff Team in NBA History?

September 17th, 2011 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
The 1995-96, 72-10 Chicago Bulls are, without question, the NBA's greatest regular season team of all time, and Michael Jordan's team cemented their historical status by capping their amazing run with a NBA Finals victory.

That Bulls team is as arguably the greatest NBA team of all time, but Jordan's '96 Bulls couldn't match what the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers accomplished in the postseason.

Chicago ended the 1996 postseason with three losses, which is impressive in its own right, but the 2001 Lakers managed to breeze through the playoffs with a 15-1 record and a .938 winning percentage, the best of all time.

I'm not saying that Shaq and Kobe's Lakers were better than Jordan and Pippen's Bulls; because Phil Jackson's other team did suffer through a 56-26 regular season which is mediocre compared to the 72-10 standard the Bulls set.

But in the playoffs the Lakers caught fire and embarked on a second season of dominance that is unparalleled in league history. 

Their achievement is even more remarkable considering the Lakers lost eight postseason games during their 1999-00 NBA championship run, and some of the same ...

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