The Los Angeles Lakers won three NBA championships in the first six seasons of the 1980s, including their first Finals triumph over the Boston Celtics in 1985.
After that, the challenge was to go from a great team to a dynastic one.
But L.A. was upset in the 1986 Western Conference Finals by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, which was a wake-up call for the entire franchise.
