- Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1979-89): Kareem and Magic teamed up for a title in their first year together, with Abdul-Jabbar winning the regular-season MVP award. They won at least 54 games all 10 years they played together, won five titles and eight conference championships, and combined for four MVPs, 11 first-team All-NBA selections and 19 All-Star appearances in their decade together.
- Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal (1996-2004): Shaq and Kobe teamed up for three consecutive championships. The first few years together they were quite but the final five years together the two combined for an average of 57 wins a season. They also accomplished four conference titles, 10 All-Star selections, 10 All-NBA picks and eight top-six finishes in the MVP voting.
- Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain (1968-73): In 1971-72, the West-Chamberlain combo won 33 consecutive games which is an NBA record. The Lakers went on to beat the Knicks in the Finals that season. West and Chamberlain were both first-team All-Defense that season.West was first-team All-NBA in their last four years together and second team in 1968-69. Chamberlain was second- team All- NBA that season.
- Elgin Baylor and Jerry West (1960-72): Baylor and West were in every All-Star Game from 1961 to 1970. Baylor was first-team All-NBA eight times and West was a seven times. Both finished in the top six in MVP voting on six different occasions. They never won a title together but made it to the finals seven times.
- George Mikan and Jim Pollard (1948-1954): They led the Lakers to five straight titles in their Minneapolis days. Mikan was a first-team All-NBA pick in all six full seasons he played and the scoring champ in three of them.
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