Unfortunately, there’s also that time Phoenix was eliminated by LA in 2010 during the Western Conference Finals – thanks to a Kobe air ball at the end of game 5. But let’s not get into that.
Let’s go all the way back to the 1969-1970 season. I know most of you weren’t born yet. But that was the first time Phoenix made the playoffs, and the first time they played the Lakers.
Now that was a Lakers squad worth remembering. Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain (You know, the guy who scored 100 points once!