Round 1 of the LPG Tournament – Complete

After a long layoff, I have returned to complete this here tournament. However, I will not be tracking stats and such as that is what killed my momentum over the summer. So check it out, the first round results are complete.

LPG First Round Results

LPG Update

The 60-61 Lakers have defeated the 54-55 squad 2 games to 1.   Elgin Baylor and Rudy Larusso combined for 51 points to help the 60 -61 Lakers steal the third and deciding game 129-126.

Match 1 54/55 Lakers 120, 60/61 Lakers 129

Match 2 54/55 Lakers 106, 60/61 Lakers 100

Match 3 60/61 Lakers 129, 54/55 Lakers 126

The 69-70 Lakers easily defeated the 91-92 Lakers in a sweep, 2-0.  Jerry West led the way in an easy 27 point win in game 2.

Match 1 91/92 Lakers 115, 69-70 Lakers 118

Match 2 91/92 Lakers 104, 69-70 Lakers 131

In the first upset of the LPG tournament, the 46th seeded 95-96 Lakers upended the 68-69 Lakers 2 -1.  Cedric Ceballos was the story as the 95-96 Lakers built a 22 point lead before holding on in game three 128-119.

Match 1 95/96 Lakers 103, 68/69 Lakers 128

Match 2 95/96 Lakers 110, 68/69 Lakers 109

Match 3 68/69 Lakers 119, 95/96 Lakers 128

LPG Results Game 1

The 58-59 Lakers defeated the 05-06 Lakers 2 games to zero in the first game of the LPG tournament.  Elgin Baylor of the 58-59 Lakers received the MVP for both games and has been named the series MVP. 

Match 1: 05/06 Lakers – 112, 58/59 Lakers – 112

Match 2:  05/06 Lakers – 118, 58/59 Lakers – 127

LPG Tournament First Round Matchups

The Logo Division		The Magic Conference
71-72(1)		00-01(2)
Bye(64)		Bye(63)
58-59(32)		60-61(31)
05-06(36)		54-55(35)
69-70(20)		95-96(46)
91-92(47)		68-69(19)
83-84(16)		90-91(15)
66-67(51)		06-07(50)
64-65(24)		61-62(23)
80-81(43)		75-76(42)
59-60(28)		65-66(27)
56-57(39)		92-93(39)
87-88(12)		99-00(11)
57-58(56)		74-75(55)
Bye(57)		Bye(58)
79-80(8)		51-52(7)
86-87(4)		81-82(3)
Bye(61)		Bye(62)
97-98(29)		96-97(34)
89-90(33)		02-03(30)
94-95(17)		82-83(18)
77-78(44)		55-56(45)
88-89(13)		67-68(14)
73-74(48)		76-77(49)
72-73(21)		03-04(22)
98-99(40)		78-79(41)
85-86(25)		62-63(26)
70-71(37)		63-64(38)
04-05(53)		52-53(10)
01-02(9)		93-94(54)
Bye(60)		Bye(59)
84-85(5)		53-54(6)

LPG Tournament Seedings

Seed	Year	Title Perc	Playoff Perc	Reg Percentage
1	71-72	0.8	0.8	0.84
2	00-01	0.8	1	0.68
3	81-82	0.67	1	0.7
4	86-87	0.67	0.92	0.79
5	84-85	0.67	0.85	0.76
6	53-54	0.57	0.83	0.64
7	51-52	0.57	0.83	0.61
8	79-80	0.67	0.8	0.73
9	01-02	1	0.73	0.71
10	52-53	0.8	0.71	0.69
11	99-00	0.67	0.65	0.82
12	87-88	0.57	0.65	0.76
13	88-89	0	1	0.7
14	67-68	0.33	0.89	0.63
15	90-91	0.2	0.79	0.71
16	83-84	0.43	0.79	0.66
17	94-95	0.33	0.75	0.59
18	82-83	0	0.73	0.71
19	68-69	0.43	0.73	0.67
20	69-70	0.43	0.73	0.56
21	72-73	0.2	0.67	0.73
22	03-04	0.2	0.67	0.68
23	61-62	0.43	0.67	0.68
24	64-65	0.2	0.67	0.61
25	85-86	0	0.57	0.76
26	62-63	0.33	0.57	0.66
27	65-66	0.43	0.57	0.56
28	59-60	0	0.56	0.33
29	97-98	0	0.54	0.74
30	02-03	0	0.5	0.61
31	60-61	0	0.5	0.46
32	58-59	0	0.46	0.46
33	89-90	0	0.44	0.77
34	96-97	0	0.44	0.68
35	54-55	0	0.43	0.56
36	05-06	0	0.43	0.55
37	70-71	0	0.42	0.59
38	63-64	0	0.4	0.53
39	92-93	0	0.4	0.48
40	56-57	0	0.4	0.47
41	98-99	0	0.38	0.62
42	78-79	0	0.38	0.57
43	75-76	0	0	0.49
44	80-81	0	0.33	0.66
45	77-78	0	0.33	0.55
46	55-56	0	0.33	0.46
47	95-96	0	0.25	0.65
48	91-92	0	0.25	0.52
49	73-74	0	0.2	0.57
50	76-77	0	0.36	0.65
51	06-07	0	0.2	0.51
52	66-67	0	0	0.44
53	04-05	0	0	0.42
54	93-94	0	0	0.4
55	74-75	0	0	0.37
56	57-58	0	0	0.26

The End All Tournament!

A proud franchise the Lakers are.  Why?  Because they have produced some of the best teams the NBA, no, some of the best teams the sports world has ever seen.  But, you ask, which Lakers team is the best ever?   Is it the 71-72 Lakers with their unprecedented 33 game win streak?  Maybe one of the great 80’s Showtime squads?  Or is it the 2000-2001 Lakers with their 15 – 1 playoff run to the championship?

Well, this summer we will find out.  Thanks to whatifsports.com, Lakers Bleeding Purple and Gold will be running the Lakers End All tournament.  Every Lakers team beginning with the 1951 season to this year’s disappointing 06-07 squad will be battling it out for the title of ‘LPG Best Lakers Team of All-Time’!

Tournament Setup

The earliest team in the tournament was determined based on the availability of teams in the whatifsports.com database.  Seeding was based on titles won, playoff percentage, season percentage.

Championship teams were automatically seeded in the top 12.  Based on the 69 -13 record and the 33 game winning streak, the 71-72 Lakers were given the #1 seed.  The rest of the championship teams were seeded based on playoff percentage

The non-championship teams were seeded based on playoff percentage, you know getting it done when it matters with ties broken by regular season win percentage.

The tournament bracket is based on the NCAA National Championship tournament.  With only 56 Lakers teams for this tournament, the top 8 seeds received a bye. 

The first two rounds will be a three game series with the higher seed having home court.  The sweet 16 and elite 8 will each be a five game series with the higher seed having home cart.  The final four and the championship rounds will each be a seven game series. 

Game results will be posted here including box score and selected play by plays.

 

 

Let the games begin!!!