By now everyone has heard the story of the new Los Angeles Lakers. It all started with a disgruntled Kobe Bryant wanting a trade. It then continued with an injury to key big man Andrew Bynum. Things started looking up when the Lakers made a trade and sent the basically worthless Kwame Brown, who looked like he had no passion or determination to even grab a couple of rebounds while he played, and a bunch of other players to Memphis for Pau Gasol. That’s where the real story began.
After the Lakers acquired the 7'0" Spaniard, they went on a winning tear. They roared to the best record in the Western Conference, passing former powerhouse New Orleans who were led by the MVP-caliber point guard Chris Paul. They continued the excellence through the postseason. They made it to the NBA Finals but fell short to the soon to be champions, the Boston Celtics led by the “Big Three” of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce and young developing Rajon Rondo.
The team improved in the offseason without making any huge signings or trades. The Lakers were favored to win the championship with center Andrew Bynum back in the line-up. Althou ...
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Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers: The Road to a Three-Peat
November 29th, 2010 by Christopher Keshishian Leave a reply »
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