The 2nd Lakers club to reach a number one seed - the 2009 Lakers, atop Region 14.
1. 2009 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER
(65-17)
-Phil Jackson's Lakers beat Orlando in the Finals; Kobe's 30, Pau's 28. They'll meet the Play In Winner between the '78 Blazers and '98 Suns.
8. 1988 EAST CHAMP DETROIT PISTONS v. 9. 2005 SW DIV CHAMP MIAMI HEAT
(54-28) (59-23)
-Here's Chuck Daly and the '88 Pistons who lost in the Finals; Zeke's 26, Dumars 24, Laimbeer 30, Rodman 26 and Adrian Dantley leads the team in PPG and he's 32. The Heat fell to Detroit in the East Finals; Wade's 23, Shaq's 32.
5. 1973 NBA CHAMP NEW YORK KNICKS v. 12. 1982 CEN DIV CHAM MILWAUK BUCKS
(57-25) (55-27)
-Phil Jackson the player is on the Knicks roster and they beat LA in the Finals. Willis Reed is 30, Clyde Frazier 27, Pearl Monroe 28. They meet Don Nelson's Bucks; Bob Lanier is 33, Sidney Moncrief 24, Marques Johnson 25.
4. 1984 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2010 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
(62-20) (50-32)
-Third NBA Champ in the Region; the Celtics beat LA in the Finals. Bird's 27, McHale 26, Parish 30. And they'll host a Spurs team that made the West Semis. Duncan's 33, Ginobli 32, Parker 27.
3. 2013 WEST CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 14. 2006 PAC DIV CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS
(58-24) (54-28)
-Three years later it's the Spurs again, they lost to the Heat in the Finals. Duncan's now 36, Parker 30, Ginobli 35 and Kawhi Leonard is 21. The Suns lost in the West Finals; Nash is 31, Marion's 27.
6. 1974 WEST CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 11. 1975 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS
(59-23) (60-22)
-The Bucks made the Finals, lost to LA. Kareem's 26, Oscar 35. The Celtics from the following season lost in the East Finals. Cowens is 26, Havlicek 34.
7. 1998 INDIANA PACERS v. 10. 1994 NBA CHAMPION HOUSTON ROCKETS
(58-24) (58-24)
-Larry Bird coaches this Pacers team that lost in the East Finals; Reggie Miller's 32, Chris Mullin 34. The Rockets beat the Knicks to win the NBA Title; Olajuwon's 31.
2. 1997 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 15. 1996 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
(64-18) (53-29)
-Utah lost in the Finals, of course, to Jordan. Malone's 33, Stockton's 34. The Region started and now ends with the Lakers - this group lost in the first round. A 36 year old Magic came back for this season, it's a 26 year old Cedric Ceballos that leads in PPG.
