Los Angeles uses a third quarter blitz and a 36-point triple-double from Big Game James Worthy to become the first team since the 1969 Celtics to go back-to-back.

Only four NBA Finals have needed a Game 7 since 1994, with the most recent instance ... 1974, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2016. Postseason history says the Finals are less likely ...

In Game 4 of the 1988 Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers lost ... The Lakers went through the same ordeal in the NBA Finals ...

He helped the team win three rings in the 1980s as a vital part of the Showtime era, even taking home NBA Finals MVP in 1988 after dropping a triple-double in Game 7 of the series. By 1994 ...