The Lakers paraded in Dwight Howard and Steve Nash to join Kobe Bryant.
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The Lakers can certainly afford the high payroll, pricey coaches and short playoff run.
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The Lakers missed out on the revenue from their typical long playoff run, as well.
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Alternatively, the Lakers paid Kobe 42% of revenues generated per win during that decade.
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Bryant and the Lakers have a responsibility to speak up on this issue immediately.
Bryant tweeted throughout the game, stressing the Lakers needed to work the ball more inside.
He played in the NBA from 1977-84, winning a championship with the Lakers in 1982.
It's now the second-longest winning streak in American major sports, behind only the Lakers' run.
He played in the league from 1977-84, winning a championship with the Lakers in 1982.
The Lakers, who won 10 championships under the ownership of Buss, lost a franchise great.
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Gasol scored six straight points to pull the Lakers into the first tie of the quarter.
The Lakers won the last two titles (beating Boston) and the Celtics won it in 2008.
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The Celtics have won 17 championships, the most in history, the Lakers captured 16.
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He was immediately traded to the Lakers, the team that he always wanted to play for.
The worst thing about the decision for the Lakers is more public relations than anything else.
Had the Lakers not improved with Phil, the blame would fall on the players.
They scored 68 against the Lakers in a 116-107 win on Dec. 3 .
After a timeout, Bryant's 3-pointer drew the Lakers to 101-100 with 2 seconds left.
The Lakers, even with Chamberlain's outsized personality, didn't face nearly the level of media interest.
When the Lakers took home the NBA championship, merriment (and mayhem) erupted in Los Angeles.
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The Lakers led almost throughout, only briefly falling behind by two points in the second quarter.
Notes: The Hornets have not beaten the Lakers in the regular season since March 29, 2010.
Conventional wisdom said the Lakers were primed to win their third consecutive NBA title this year.
The Lakers started to compete with the Dodgers for the heart of Southern California sports fans.
Abdul-Jabbar retired from the Lakers in 1989 and recently joined the organization as a special assistant.
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Denver's 33 fast-break points are a season-high, the Lakers' 3 fast-break points a season-low.
AEG, which owns a 27% stake in the Lakers, put itself up for sale last year.
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Johnson won five titles and three MVP awards in Los Angeles with the Lakers.
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The result: Bryant has signed a series of maximum level contracts with the Lakers.
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The Lakers and Spurs are also on the docket for games in Brooklyn in early February.
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