The Lakers found that out the hard way when they survived the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. After that series, James Worthy admitted that to achieve their mission, they needed to ...

True enough, Worthy and the Lakers backed up that belief. They took Game 1, 93-91, at the Chicago Stadium and took the home-court advantage from the Bulls. All they had to do after that was to ...

James Worthy said the Lakers “must have been jogging” through the 1988 playoffs, before leading them to a repeat title with a legendary Game 7 performance.