The Los Angeles Lakers are the clear favorite to win the Western Conference and reach the NBA Finals, with all due respect to the extremely talented Denver Nuggets and white-hot Utah Jazz.á
The Lakers have the best record in the West and have a fairly comfortable cushion. They have played their past five games without star player Kobe Bryant.á
They did lose their last game against the Celtics, albeit by just one point in a hard fought game. However, in the previous four games without Bryant, the Lakers went 4-0, winning by 13.5 points per game.á
They took down the Portland Trailblazers by 17. That is impressive in its own right, however, considering that the Lakers had lost nine straight games in Portland (all of which Bryant played in), this game showed what kind of p ...
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Los Angeles Lakers: Does Kobe Bryant’s Injury Make Them Better Once He Returns?
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by torey ziska in NBAComments Off on Los Angeles Lakers: Does Kobe Bryant’s Injury Make Them Better Once He Returns?