Los Angeles Lakers

Highlights the players, coaches, playing strategies, and memorable games in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.

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Slam dunks, assists, three-pointers, fade-away jumpers ... strange language to most of us. But to kids it is the common and colorful language of basketball -- a game with more excitement and thrills than any other. Now Creative brings the slam-dunking, jump-shooting, fast-breaking world of professional basketball into your library with the exciting 29-book series called Pro Basketball Today.This series is loaded with colorful, action-oriented photos, interesting sidebar statistics, and spirited quotes from players and coaches, The easy-to-read text covers the history, dramatic moments, and future directions of all the teams in the NBA, from the most storied franchises to the league's newest clubs.

Whether your young readers are pulling for the Bulls or the Lakers, the Celtics or the Raptors, they'll score big with Pro Basketball Today.