<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kobe-Bryant_s-inspiration-to-LA-championship-per-Derek-Fisher.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Kobe Bryant’s inspiration to Lakers championship, per Derek Fisher</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-13T21:20:44-08:00">November 13th, 9:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-13T21:22:42-08:00">November 13th, 9:22pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the biggest narratives in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship was that they did it to honor the legacy of the late Kobe Bryant, who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-dead.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">tragically passed away</a> last January. Former Laker Derek Fisher believes that the LeBron James-led team definitely embodied what Mamba Mentality is all about on their way to the franchise’s 17th championship banner.</p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-derek-fisher-on-partnering-with-usaa-for-veterans-day-the-lakers-kobe-bryant-and-sparks/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tomer Azarly</a>, Fisher lauded the current Lakers organization for using Kobe’s death as an inspiration without the need to sensationalize it every chance they could.</p><p>“Not being right next to those guys in Orlando, I’m not speaking from direct experience, but I can tell from the things that they said in their interviews, the way they spoke of it, I think Frank Vogel’s leadership in that regard was off the charts. I think finding a way to utilities it as motivation in the right way and I think it was clear that it did mean something to those players on the team this year,” the Lakers icon said.</p><p>“They didn’t overhype it and I think take away the seriousness of what it meant to lose him, but I do believe they held on to his memory and legacy in the right way. I think it helped him at times. Obviously just some observations, but those guys, they spoke to it themselves quite a bit and I think they were able to find some positives and being able to hold onto what he meant to all of us.”</p><p>Derek Fisher, of course, is one of Kobe Bryant’s most trusted allies after sharing the Lakers backcourt with him for 13 seasons. Bryant took it upon himself to forge a bond with the current players of the team in the months leading to his untimely demise. His rare but impactful visits at Staples Center upon retirement always gave the team a boost to perform at their best.</p><p>While the loss of Bryant is indeed one of the biggest tragedies in sports, Fisher is delighted that the Purple and Gold gave him the most fitting tribute there is this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kobe Bryant’s inspiration to Lakers championship, per Derek Fisher

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Derek-Fisher-reacts-to-LA-winning-2020-NBA-Championship.jpg"></figure><h1>Derek Fisher reacts to LA Lakers winning 2020 NBA Championship</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-13T21:00:39-08:00">November 13th, 9:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-13T21:00:39-08:00">November 13th, 9:00pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers legend Derek Fisher recently opened up about what it meant to him for his beloved Lakers to win the NBA title last season. The 46-year-old, who is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, expressed his delight in L.A.’s recent accomplishment.</p><p>According to Fisher, he’s really proud of what this group achieved in what has been an absolutely tumultuous year:</p><blockquote>“It was great man,” Fisher said, via <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-derek-fisher-on-partnering-with-usaa-for-veterans-day-the-lakers-kobe-bryant-and-sparks/">Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints</a>. “Especially this year, a really difficult, difficult year for everybody for many reasons. So I think to see them break through and see them get it done this year… It was a joy. They deserve a lot of credit. It took a lot of courage to get done and they’re in a position to possibly be one of the favorites to do it again next year so, you know, its great for LA, great for Lakers fans. Again, they deserve a lot of credit for seeing it all the way through.”</blockquote><p>By winning the 2020 NBA Championship, the Lakers were able to end their decade-long drought without a title. Interestingly, the last time the Lakers won the chip was in 2010, and at that time, L.A.’s starting point guard was none other than Fisher himself. The 6-foot-1 guard won a total of five championships with the Lakers.</p><p>As Fisher expressed above, he also believes that L.A. is a title favorite again this coming season. It’s going to be a tough campaign ahead, with teams beefing up to challenge the Lakers for the title. Then again, the Purple &amp; Gold themselves are expected to <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/nba-trade-rumors-the-objective-add-another-really-talented-young-player-rob-pelinka-la-lakers-next-big-off-season-move">make a few upgrades of their own</a>, as they go out to defend their crown in the 2020-21 season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derek Fisher reacts to LA Lakers winning 2020 NBA Championship

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Derek-Fisher-exclusive.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Derek Fisher on partnering with USAA for Veteran’s Day, the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and Sparks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-11T18:28:24-08:00">November 11th, 6:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-12T03:07:31-08:00">November 12th, 3:07am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA player Derek Fisher had a stellar career in the NBA, playing 18 seasons in the professional league and winning five NBA championships. In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11th, Derek Fisher partnered with USAA in the #HonorThroughAction Challenge where he encourages Americans to show their support for the United States military members.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, Fisher speaks on the importance of the military to him, his military father’s role in his life, the Lakers championship, the Sparks, and more.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: What are you doing with USAA and why is it important to you?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: I think the goal is just to encourage all of us as Americans to step up and for those that are stepping up, they step up some more, to show support and love and appreciation for our military veterans. We have nearly 18 million living US military veterans and we just want to make sure the on this Veterans Day, we show more support than we ever have. It’s been a challenging year, but you know, let’s not wait for next year to show how we love our living military veterans while they are here. While we can celebrate them, let’s do it. The hashtag honor through action challenge is one of the ways we’re doing that this year. It’s a fun challenge, real quick and simple. You take a marker, sharpie, whatever. You draw a V for veterans on the palm of your hands. You have a friend or somebody take a quick photo. I know we’ve got some great selfie picture takers out there too. You hold up your V. You can use the initials of the veteran that you are supporting. I’m honoring my dad this year. I put that right in the middle of the V, take a photo, I share that a photo on my social media platforms. I use the hashtag honor through action and its just a quick fun way to show love and support for our military veterans. That’s it. That’s what we’re trying to do and I’m excited to have that opportunity.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdkaKUgvcI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;"> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><p></p></a> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdkaKUgvcI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Veterans Day honors all of those who have served our country in war or peace — I would love to personally thank all our US veterans for their sacrifice. We are so indebted to your service. This Veterans Day I’m honoring John Fisher, Sergeant United States Air Force, Vietnam War Veteran (1968-1972) 6200 Security Police Squadron, Clark Air Force Base Philippines (1968-1970) 314th Security Police Squadron Little Rock Air Force Base(1970-1972) Security Police Investigator(1970-1972). Join me in drawing a V on your hand with the veteran you want to honor in @USAA #HonorThroughAction V Challenge #USAAPartner #VeteransDay #SalutetoService</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dereklfisher/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank"> Derek Fisher</a> (@dereklfisher) on <time datetime="2020-11-11T19:21:21+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Nov 11, 2020 at 11:21am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><p> </p></figure><p><b>Tomer Azarly: What kind of influence has your father had on you growing up:</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: I think his example of sacrifice. It was just a great example of someone that serving something and committing to something that is bigger than yourself. And in particular something so meaningful like the military, where you are risking your life for the health and safety of other lives. I don’t know if the commitment can get much greater. So just knowing his history, seeing that example. The way he lived his life where things didn’t always work out for him personally, but his job was to try and do the right thing for the group and that was just a great example for me to see personally. He tried to pass those things to me as best as possible.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: How did you apply that into your life with basketball?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: Well, I think there are similar characteristics in terms of the level of discipline and commitment and focus that it takes, the self motivation, being a person that has an inner drive or a competitiveness, to be great at something, those are all characteristics that he embodied and that he tried to teach me through sports. You know, I played all sports as a kid. Basketball, football, baseball, soccer. I would swim at times, I played musical instruments. Like, it didn’t matter what it was academically or athletically, those principles were still priorities, and I think that without my dad’s leadership in those areas, being able to fight through of course the successful things I’ve been able to be a part of in life but also the mental fortitude and psychologically, being able to handle adversity or difficulties. Like that part of those things, my dad also really helped.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: Shifting to some basketball, you were a part of the Lakers last NBA title before this season. Thoughts on the newly-crowned NBA Champions?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: It was great man. Especially this year, a really difficult, difficult year for everybody for many reasons. So I think to see them break through and see them get it done this year… It was a joy. They deserve a lot of credit. It took a lot of courage to get done and they’re in a position to possibly be one of the favorites to do it again next year so, you know, its great for LA, great for Lakers fans. Again, they deserve a lot of credit for seeing it all the way through.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: Could your era have endured a bubble format for part of the season and playoffs?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: I think we could’ve endured it, but it was a different era right? So like, at that time, there wasn’t social media and so my guess is that the ability in terms of social media, interns oof streaming shows and platforms for entertainment. All of those things, I’m sure, contributed to the experience for ht players in this situation. I think we could’ve endured it, but it definitely would’ve been challenging and again, that’s why everybody deserves a lot of credit for figuring it out.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: Could you sense the players wanted to do it for Kobe?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: Not being right next to those guys in Orlando, I’m not speaking form direct experience, but I can tell from the things that they said in their interviews, the way the they spoke of it, I think Frank Vogel’s leadership in that regard was off the charts. I think finding a way to utilities it as motivation in the right way and I think it was clear that it did mean something to those players on the team this year. They didn’t overhype it ad I think take away the seriousness of what it meant to lose him, but I do believe they held on to his memory and legacy in the right way. I think it helped him at times. Obviously just some observations, but those guys, they spoke to it themselves quite a bit and I think they were able to find some positives and being able to hold onto what he meant to all of us.</p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: What’s the next step for you and your Sparks?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: I think the next step for us is really taking some time to assess and evaluate where we want our organization to go and what we want our team to represent. Every time our team steps on the court, our players are showing and representing examples of who we are as an organization. There’s some continuity and consistency in that. And so, whether its players that are free agents, players that were traded for, our style of play, that there is in alignment with these things and so I think that’s the next step for us. We’re gonna have change to be competitive every year because our ownership is committed to make sure we have the right resources but w need to make sure that our performance is consistent with who we are.And so I think thats the next step from being one of the top two or three teams record wise to let that carry over into the postseason, we have to met sure we’re putting our team together right way and that everybody in our organization is going in the right direction. </p><p><b>Tomer Azarly: How you balance it being a championship or bust year vs. building your team?</b></p><p>Derek Fisher: I think it’s both, right? I do believe both are possible, that you n have a team that is capable of competing for a championship and at the same time building towards the best version of who we are. We had enough talent this year to win championship, but it’s not about just the talent aspect of it. I think those teams that you mentioned whether its Seattle, Washington, even what Connecticut [does], those coaches, their front offices. There’s a consistency for who they are and how they operate. Mike Thibault has a great program in Washington, Dan Hughes has done a phenomenal job in Seattle, Kurt Miller has build a great program, so those guys have been there for 5 years, 7 years, 8 years or more, and so they’ve been able to establish a vision that I think everybody else can come in and be held to. And that’s the work that we have to do while still finding a way to be competitive. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derek Fisher on partnering with USAA for Veteran’s Day, the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and Sparks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lebron2-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ LeBron James officially passes Derek Fisher on all-time playoff wins list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-09-08T22:03:19-07:00">September 8th, 10:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-09-08T22:04:18-07:00">September 8th, 10:04pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 3 win over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals, LeBron James locked in his <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1303540100995919878">162nd</a> playoff win, surpassing Derek Fisher in the all-time wins list.</p><p>James now stands alone in the all-time playoff wins list after tallying 162 wins for his career. Fisher stands second place with 161 wins while San Antonio Spurs icon Tim Duncan is third with 157 wins.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron James now wears the crown for most career playoff wins, passing Derek Fisher 👑 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/uiGy3DZbnN">pic.twitter.com/uiGy3DZbnN</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1303540100995919878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This season is LeBron James’ 14th playoff campaign in his illustrious 17-year career. He has missed the playoffs thrice: twice with the Cleveland Cavaliers (first stint) and the other with the Lakers in 2018-19.</p><p>James has racked up his playoff victories over the years. Perhaps a chunk of those wins came in his eight straight trips to the NBA Finals from 2010 to 2018 — a record that may never be broken anytime soon. He won three titles in that span. And analysts were convinced that anytime a team has James in the fold, then they have a legitimate shot at winning it all.</p><p>This season, James is proving once again that he is still within his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-is-first-la-player-since-shaquille-oneal-with-35-15-5-line/">prime</a> at 35-years-old. Now up 2-1 in the Western Semis, they are two wins away from moving on to the Western Conference Finals.</p><p>However, there are still no guarantees as the Rockets are formidable foes. And even if the Lakers do advance, they will either match up with the Los Angeles Clippers or the Denver Nuggets — two very capable teams. And while James will likely hold on to the crown for quite some time, what matters to him is the actual title itself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ LeBron James officially passes Derek Fisher on all-time playoff wins list

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lakers-news-LeBron-James-ties-Derek-Fisher-for-most-playoff-wins-of-all-time.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers star LeBron James ties Derek Fisher for most playoff wins of all-time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-09-06T20:41:36-07:00">September 6th, 8:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-09-06T20:43:45-07:00">September 6th, 8:43pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 2 victory over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals, LeBron James has tied Derek Fisher for the most playoff wins of all-time.</p><p>James locked in his 161st playoff victory, matching the former Lakers guard on top of the record books. The win also knotted the series up at 1-1.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron and Derek Fisher. Two Laker greats atop the record books <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/RuVbtlxnz5">pic.twitter.com/RuVbtlxnz5</a></p><p>— Čöłęÿ Mīçk (@ColeyMick) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ColeyMick/status/1302805843583422465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For those who have been following LeBron James’ illustrious 17-year career, it is no surprise that he’s on top of the leaderboard for most playoff wins. After all, he has missed the playoffs just thrice: twice with the Cleveland Cavaliers (first stint) and the other with the Lakers in 2018-19.</p><p>Moreover, every time James is in the playoffs, his team always has a shot to make it all the way to the NBA Finals and win it all. He proved this with his historic eight consecutive NBA Finals appearances — a record that might not be broken anytime soon. It’s a testament not just to his skill and talent, but also how much he spends time taking care of his body.</p><p>Apart from the most playoff wins, James also moved up to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-passes-ray-allen-for-second-most-3-pointers-playoff-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer">second in the all-time playoffs 3-pointers list</a>. He will likely forge his name on top of <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1302805203750514690" rel="noopener noreferrer">several records</a> as well:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight LeBron James moved to 2nd in all-time playoff threes and tied 1st in playoff wins.</p><p>Here's where LeBron stands in all-time playoff lists:</p><p>WINS — 1st (tied)<br>GMS — 3rd<br>MINS — 1st<br>PTS — 1st<br>REB — 6th<br>AST — 3rd<br>STL — 1st<br>BLK — 13th<br>FG — 1st<br>3P — 2nd<br>FT — 1st <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/b3haZYYXD9">pic.twitter.com/b3haZYYXD9</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1302805203750514690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Derek Fisher, for his part, is a playoff legend himself. He is most known for his stint with the Lakers where he won five titles, a three-peat with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and a back-to-back with the latter.</p><p>Apart from donning the Purple and Gold, he also helped teams such as the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder make a deep run in the postseason. The Thunder even made it all the way to the NBA Finals in 2012.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star LeBron James ties Derek Fisher for most playoff wins of all-time

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Lakers’ LeBron James officially passes Derek Fisher on all-time playoff wins list

Lakers star LeBron James ties Derek Fisher for most playoff wins of all-time