Minneapolis Lakers Imperialism Map History

NBA, 1949-1960

Peak: 30 territories, Postseason - Jun 10, 2007-08

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#2

of 45 NBA franchises

1097

days as map leader

33

longest reign (days), 1972

14

map titles

4770

territories conquered

30

largest empire (2008)

All-Time NBA Map Leaders

Ranked by days as map leader: time spent holding more territory than any other franchise. Reign = longest unbroken streak on top. Titles = seasons ended on top. Conquered = territories ever taken. Biggest day = most taken at once.

#	Franchise	Days Led	Longest Reign	Titles	Conquered	Biggest Day	Peak	Seasons
1	Boston Celtics	1402	33	17	5419	+30	30	81
2	Los Angeles Lakers This team	1097	33	14	4770	+30	30	79
3	Philadelphia 76ers	838	19	3	3726	+30	30	78
4	New York Knicks	728	24	2	3788	+30	30	81
5	Atlanta Hawks	642	21	2	3142	+30	30	78
6	Golden State Warriors	639	32	5	2937	+30	30	81
7	Sacramento Kings	611	49	2	2555	+30	30	79
8	Detroit Pistons	581	19	2	2849	+30	30	79
9	San Antonio Spurs	576	34	4	2595	+30	30	51
10	Oklahoma City Thunder	506	32	2	2455	+30	30	60
11	Milwaukee Bucks	490	21	1	2558	+30	30	59
12	Houston Rockets	465	23	2	2784	+30	30	60
13	Utah Jazz	436	24	0	2401	+30	30	53
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	399	32	1	2213	+30	30	57
15	Indiana Pacers	396	34	1	2508	+30	30	51
16	Chicago Bulls	388	17	5	2449	+30	30	61
17	Phoenix Suns	377	24	0	2566	+30	30	59
18	Denver Nuggets	376	47	2	1931	+30	30	51
19	Miami Heat	375	33	4	2140	+30	30	39
20	Washington Wizards	372	24	2	1989	+30	30	66
21	Los Angeles Clippers	355	45	2	1925	+30	30	57
22	Portland Trail Blazers	273	25	0	2065	+30	30	57
23	Dallas Mavericks	256	16	1	1832	+30	30	47
24	Brooklyn Nets	240	45	1	1449	+30	30	51
25	Memphis Grizzlies	193	20	0	996	+30	30	32
26	Minnesota Timberwolves	173	42	1	981	+30	30	38
27	Orlando Magic	171	21	0	1118	+30	30	38
28	Charlotte Hornets	159	45	1	992	+30	30	37
29	Washington Capitols	115	39	0	127	+12	12	5
30	Toronto Raptors	107	13	1	1104	+30	30	32
31	New Orleans Pelicans	95	14	1	671	+30	30	25
32	Chicago Stags	80	17	0	135	+13	13	4
33	Baltimore Bullets	55	9	1	226	+13	13	7
34	Indianapolis Olympians	41	9	0	152	+13	13	4
35	Detroit Falcons	36	18	1	44	+11	11	1
36	St. Louis Bombers	7	3	0	55	+8	8	4
37	Providence Steamrollers	7	4	0	24	+8	8	3
38	Indianapolis Jets	7	6	0	8	+7	7	1
39	Pittsburgh Ironmen	7	4	0	16	+11	11	1
40	Sheboygan Red Skins	4	2	0	29	+13	13	1
41	Toronto Huskies	4	2	0	33	+11	11	1
42	Anderson Packers	3	3	0	13	+13	13	1
43	Cleveland Rebels	0	0	0	5	+5	5	1
44	Denver Nuggets	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
45	Waterloo Hawks	0	0	0	4	+4	4	1

Minneapolis Lakers Seasons

12 seasons of NBA maps. Open any one at this team's peak.

Minneapolis Lakers in the 1960s

1959-60 NBA Imperialism Map

1959-60 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 5 of 133 days
Conquered: 33
Peak: 8 territories

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Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s

1958-59 NBA Imperialism Map

1958-59 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 15 of 134 days
Conquered: 51
Peak: 8 territories

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1957-58 NBA Imperialism Map

1957-58 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 10 of 132 days
Conquered: 32
Peak: 8 territories

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1956-57 NBA Imperialism Map

1956-57 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 21 of 123 days
Conquered: 32
Peak: 8 territories

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1955-56 NBA Imperialism Map

1955-56 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 11 of 127 days
Conquered: 32
Peak: 8 territories

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1954-55 NBA Imperialism Map

1954-55 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 20 of 124 days
Conquered: 41
Peak: 8 territories

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1953-54 NBA Imperialism Map

1953-54 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 11 of 133 days
Conquered: 22
Peak: 9 territories

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1952-53 NBA Imperialism Map

1952-53 NBA Imperialism Map Finished on top

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 12 of 139 days
Conquered: 26
Peak: 10 territories

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1951-52 NBA Imperialism Map

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Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 44 of 146 days
Conquered: 102
Peak: 10 territories

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1950-51 NBA Imperialism Map

1950-51 NBA Imperialism Map

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 39 of 134 days
Conquered: 48
Peak: 11 territories

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1949-50 NBA Imperialism Map

1949-50 NBA Imperialism Map Finished on top

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 23 of 157 days
Conquered: 112
Peak: 17 territories

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Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s

1948-49 NBA Imperialism Map

1948-49 NBA Imperialism Map Finished on top

Minneapolis Lakers

Led: 12 of 138 days
Conquered: 52
Peak: 12 territories

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Team & Arena History

Every name and league this franchise has played under

Los Angeles Lakers (NBA, 1949-2027)
Minneapolis Lakers (NBA, 1949-1960)

1948–1959 Minneapolis Lakers
1949–1960 Played at Minneapolis Auditorium

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Data sources: ESPN (game data); VenueStats (venue data).