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The 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 64th season of the franchise, 62nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 50th in Los Angeles. Coming off a championship in 2009, the Lakers are attempting to defend their title. They currently spend the most money of any team on player salaries, totaling 112.7 million dollars ($91.4 million on player salaries and 21.4 million on luxury tax).

About the Lakers

The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, 'Land of 10,000 Lakes.' Before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 season the Lakers won five championships. During the NBA Finals in the 60s the Lakers lost all eight games, despite having help from Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. In 1972 under coach Bill Sharman, the Lakers won their sixth title. The Lakers Tickets popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the leadership of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in regular season game wins and playoff games coached and wins. Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers won three titles consecutively with the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers captured the championship for the 15th time in 2009, defeating the Orlando Magic four games to one.