Customer Rating:  
Summary: Great gift for Laker fan
Comment: I bought this for my boyfriend, who is a big Laker fan, and he loved it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Lakers Video
Comment: Excellent video on the history of the Lakers and the full playback of key playoff games is great.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Missing some games
Comment: Where are Game 5 of the 2004 Finals, Game 4 of the 2008 Finals and, of course, Game 6 of the 2008 Finals? That would give us a true picture of this "dynasty". And I'm not even mentioning all the choke jobs from the 60s and 70s.
BTW, the Lakers set the record for the most LOSSES in the Championship round of all the 4 major prof. sports.
Time to "simmah down now" Laker fans!
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Summary: Info
Comment: * "The Laker Dynasty" (2004) - a 47-minute feature reviewing the history of the franchise that began in Minneapolis with the NBA's first superstar George Mikan, moves through the Jerry West-Elgin Baylor-Wilt Chamberlain 1960s, to the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s, through the Shaq-Kobe dynasty of the new millennium.
* "Meet the Champs" (1954) - Rare, archival black-and-white film featuring the first NBA dynasty, the Minneapolis Lakers, including extensive highlights of the 1954 season, the Western Conference Finals against the Fort Wayne Pistons, and the 1954 NBA Finals against the New York Knickerbockers.
* 1972 NBA Finals Game 5, Knicks at Lakers - Complete Original Broadcast (ABC Sports).
* "That Magic Season" (1980) - Vintage NBA Films presentation reviewing the 1980 Playoffs, and NBA Finals between Dr. J's Sixers and Magic Johnson's Lakers.
* 1980 NBA Finals Game 6, Lakers at Sixers - Complete Original Broadcast (CBS Sports).
* "Something to Prove" (1982) - Vintage NBA Films presentation reviewing the 1982 NBA Finals, a rematch of the 1980 Sixers-Lakers matchup.
* 1982 NBA Finals Game 1, Lakers at Sixers - Complete Original Broadcast (CBS Sports).
* "Return to Glory" (1985) - Vintage NBA Films presentation reviewing the 1985 playoffs, and the 1985 NBA Finals between the Lakers and Celtics.
* 1985 NBA Finals Game 6, Lakers at Celtics - Complete Original Broadcast (CBS Sports)
* "The Drive for Five" (1987) - The story of the 1986-87 Lakers, from opening night through victory over the Celtics in the NBA Finals.
* 1987 NBA Finals Game 4, Lakers at Celtics - Complete Original Broadcast (CBS Sports).
* "Back to Back" (1988) - The story of the 1987-88 Lakers, from training camp to the NBA Finals victory over the Detroit Pistons.
* 1988 NBA Finals Game 7, Pistons at Lakers - Complete Original Broadcast (CBS Sports).
* "2000 Championship Season" (2000) - The story of the 1999-2000 season, when Kobe and Shaq put aside their differences to take their first of three NBA Championships.
* 2000 NBA Finals Game 4, Lakers at Pacers - Complete Original Broadcast (NBC Sports).
* "2001 Championship Season" (2001) - The story of the 2000-01 Lakers.
* 2001 NBA Finals Game 5, Lakers at Sixers - Complete Original Broadcast (NBC Sports).
* "2002 Championship Season" (2002) - The story of the Three-Peat!
* 2002 Western Conference Finals Game 7, Lakers at Kings - Complete Original Broadcast (NBC Sports).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic Laker games & highlights
Comment: This 5 dvd package includes:
DISC 1
SIDE 1
-The Lakers Dynasty (History of the Lakers)
SIDE 2
-Dynasty Overview (Minneapolis Lakers)
-Meet the Champs (1953 Minneapolis Lakers)
-Almost a Dynasty (Lakers of the 60's)
-1972 NBA Finals game 5 (Wilt Chamberlain leads the Lakers over the Knicks. Missing last few minutes)
DISC 2
SIDE 1
-That Magic Season (1980 highlights)
-1980 NBA Finals game 6 (Magic Johnson starts at C as L.A. wins title)
SIDE 2
-Something to Prove (1982 highlights)
-1982 NBA Finals game 1 (Lakers capture comeback win in Philadelphia)
DISC 3
SIDE 1
-Return to Glory (1985 highlights)
-1985 NBA Finals game 6 (Lakers beat the Celtics in Boston for title)
SIDE 2
-The Drive For Five (1987 highlights)
-1987 NBA Finals game 4 (Magic's junior sky hook beats Boston)
DISC 4
SIDE 1
-Back to Back (1988 highlights)
-1988 NBA Finals game 7 (Lakers beat Pistons for back-to-back titles)
SIDE 2
-2000 Championship Season highlights
-2000 NBA Finals game 4 (Lakers beat Pacers in OT)
DISC 5
SIDE 1
-2001 Championship Season highlights
-2001 NBA Finals game 5 (Lakers beat 76ers for back-to-back titles)
SIDE 2
-2002 Championship Season highlights
-2002 Western Conference Finals game 7 (Lakers beat Kings on the road)
Overall a great dvd collection for any serious fan of the Lakers. Some games aren't shown in their entirety which is disappointing, but the quality is very good. Don't throw away those classic full game recordings from your collection just yet, but you can chuck those 30 minute highlight videos because they're all in here. I would've loved to see some more early Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Laker years of 1976-1979, including Kermit Washington's punch and Kareem's decking of Kent Benson. These seasons are just about forgotten as showtime seemed to erase them from existance. 5 stars overall.
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