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Los Angeles Lakers information, Starting out in Detroit before moving to Minneapolis, the Lakers were a team to be reckoned with from the start. They were the NBA's first dynasty, after winning five championships in six years between 1949-1954. The team was moved in 1960 to Los Angeles and featured Hall of Famers like Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, and Wilt Chamberlain. Overall the Lakers have won fifteen NBA titles and thirty Conference titles. The most recent Lakers dynasty went from 2000-2002, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the squad to three straight championships. Although the two players were recognized as the most dominant duo in NBA history, their egos could not coexist. O'Neal joined the Miami Heat after LA was defeated by the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. The following year he won a championship with his new found team as Kobe struggled to bring squad back to the top.

In 2008 Kobe had his chance to be victorious without Shaq by his side as the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals to face off against their longtime rival opponent Boston Celtics. Bryant found exactly what he was looking for in teammates with center Pau Gasol and forward Lamar Odom. Unfortunately for LA, their tandem couldn't conquer the Celtic's Big Three that includes Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. 2009 turned out much better for the Lakers as they met a different opponent in the finals; the Orlando Magic. The Lakers ended up winning the series in five games, giving Kobe his fourth NBA title and first NBA Finals MVP award. The Lakers should surprisingly come back even stronger for 2010. They recently acquired defensive specialist Ron Artest and are in the process of extending forward Lamar Odom’s contract. If all goes as expected Los Angeles will be back in the later rounds of the playoffs and fighting to earn their second consecutive championship.

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• Posted Wed, Nov 18, 2009 in Detroit Pistons Lakers Defeat Pistons at Home

  Kobe Bryant netted 40 points for the 100th time as the Los Angeles Lakers avoided their third straight loss against the Detroit Pistons last night at the Staples Center. Detroit created a late game run after being down 25 heading into the fourth quarter, proceeding to outscore LA 30-18. Unfortunately for them not enough time remained, resulting in [...]

• Posted Fri, Nov 13, 2009 in Los Angeles Events Kobe, Lakers Run Over Suns

  Kobe Bryant led his defending champion Los Angeles Lakers with 29 points as they went on to outscore the Phoenix Suns 121-102 last night at the Staples Center. Steve Nash and the Suns have failed to beat the Lakers in five of their last six matchups. LA didn’t have any problems playing right along and [...]

• Posted Wed, Oct 28, 2009 in Los Angeles Clippers Lakers Collect Rings, Defeat Clippers

  Kobe Bryant after receiving his fourth NBA Championship ring went back to work with 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to defeat their in-town rival LA Clippers 99-92 at the Staples Center. Every Laker on the team earned a ring from their 2008-2009 title except for Ron Artest, who joined the squad [...]

• Posted Wed, Aug 26, 2009 in Cleveland Cavlaliers Spurs Hope for Dynasty Reunion Playoff Tour
• Posted Tue, Aug 4, 2009 in Sports Boston Celtics 2009 2010 Schedule Released
• Posted Mon, Jun 15, 2009 in Los Angeles Events Lakers Cruise to 15th Championship
• Posted Wed, Jun 3, 2009 in Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron has Growth Removed From Jaw
• Posted Tue, Jun 2, 2009 in Sports Lakers and Magic to Meet in NBA Finals
• Posted Wed, May 6, 2009 in Houston Rockets Houston Upset Lakers for Game 1 Win
• Posted Tue, Apr 28, 2009 in Atlanta Hawks NBA Conference Playoffs Update for April 27th