That consisted of when he teamed with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1981-82 season. All three players were or eventually became MVPs.

Bird was also known as someone who would be at his best when the C's played the Los Angeles Lakers. In a game played in February 1981, the 1980 Rookie of the Year put on a show that left many in awe.

Johnson reached his boiling point in November 1981. After the Lakers' 113-110 win over the Jazz, he revealed that he was going to speak with team owner Jerry Buss about a trade.

2008 NBA Finals. Things were looking bleak the year before the Celtics won their 17th and most recent title. Boston finished the 2006-07 season with a 24-58 record, the second-worst in franchise ...

With the Lakers ownership changing hands, we dive into the biggest moments in the team's history under the Buss family.

After being unceremoniously bounced in the first round of the 1981 NBA playoffs, the spirits of the Los Angeles Lakers sink even further in the cold open of this week’s “Winning Time.” ...

The Lakers would roll with the fast-paced brand of play in the years that followed. Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar, and Riley formed a ...

HBO's "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" is a highly dramatized retelling of the 1980s Showtime Lakers, but the plucky 1981 Houston Rockets got their shine in season two's second ...

The Lakers won a championship that season and would win three more with Riley in charge. In all, Riley coached LA for nine seasons from 1981 through the 1989-90 campaign.