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The Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet in the NBA Finals and the Lakers will emerge victorious.

A controversial opening game statement by courtside analyst Reggie Miller added fuel to the discussion of the Los Angles Lakers' 72-win season potential. Then L.A. lost.

As the Los Angeles Lakers make their 30th NBA Finals appearance, this is Part 1 of a look back at the game that led to their 25th and first of six in the past nine years.

As the Los Angeles Lakers make their 30th NBA Finals appearance, this is Part 2 of a look back at the game that led to their 25th and first of six in the past nine years.

The Lakers appear headed for another trip to the NBA Finals. Their 14 NBA titles is second in league history but their all-time roster is second to none.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-86 Sunday night to close them out in five games and claim the title.

While rumours continue to persist about Kobe Bryant's future with the Los Angeles Lakers he has his team back in fine form in the West and is playing at an all-star level

With center Andrew Bynum out for two months with injury, the Los Angeles Lakers pull off a blockbuster trade landing star forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic to take a 3-1 series lead in the 2009 NBA Finals.

Trade talks galore, criticized almost on a daily basis, the Los Angeles Lakers are showing signs of potential and teamwork.

The Indiana Pacers defied the odds and beat the number one ranked Los Angeles Lakers with a last second put-back by Troy Murphy in Tuesday's game.

Orlando wins Game 3 thanks to red hot shooting performance. The Magic now trail the Los Angeles Lakers 2-1 in the 2009 NBA Finals.

Dolph Grundman's biography examines not only a great Minneapolis Lakers star of the past, but the early days of the NBA as well.

The Los Angeles Lakers survive Game 2 thanks to missed opportunities by Orlando.

The two top seeds in the Western Conference will square off in what promises to be a very entertaining series.

The NBA Finals should be a great match-up between two exceptional teams but only one team will claim the crown as NBA Champion. Who will it be?

As the NBA regular season heads down the home stretch, it is time to size up the contenders and look at their chances.

Big names, like Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest, hear their names in trade rumors.

Dwight Howard will pose problems for the Lakers' frontline.

2007 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Season Preview

When the Celtics knocked off the Pistons just one night after the Lakers eliminated the defending champion Spurs, a classic rivalry in NBA Finals history was renewed

The old adage, "defense wins championships" has always been the moniker for the past championship teams in the NBA. The phrase that pays remained true for the Boston Celt

This year's Western Conference Final is a rematch of many battles between Duncan and Kobe over the past eight years.

The defending champions, San Antonio Spurs, are eliminated from the 2008 NBA Playoffs, while the Los Angeles Lakers move onward.

The last several days have seen hot trade talks outside the Staples Center Arena Offices of Dr. Jerry Buss. "Did you hear Kobe Bryant is going to Detroit," flooded bars

The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best records in the NBA, thanks in part to the emergence of prospect center Andrew Bynum.

Los Angeles Lakers face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals for the first time in 21 years.

It took nearly a month, however, the Los Angeles Lakers have come to terms with free agent forward, Lamar Odom.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics meet for the title for the first time in over 20 years.

Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets is in the books. The game featured a 105-103 home court win for the Lakers.

2009 NBA Playoffs Western Conference matchups.

NBA teams will scurry to refurbish and improve their rosters this summer, in hopes of improving next season.

NBA Western Conference predictions for the 2009-10 season.

Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal and Shawn Marion don't want to play in Boston and Paul Pierce won't stay much longer. The Celtics have fallen a long way.

Michael Cooper, 12 year NBA playing veteran and winning coach, is back as L.A.'s skipper.

Several weeks after initially demanding improvement by adding other players or removing himself from the Lakers, Kobe Bryant is still under fire by NBA fans and writers.

Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, and the Los Angeles Lakers win yet another NBA title.

Shaquille O'Neal hasn't played a game this year. Neither has Yao Ming. Carmelo Anthony missed 15 games due to suspension. So why are fans voting for them?

A mere two and a half games separate first from seventh in the NBA's stacked Western Conference.

As any avid Lakers fan, the tension and suspense must be terrible, but what would happen in Lakerland if Jerry Buss lets the best player in the NBA walk out the door

Down 20 in the 3rd quarter of Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics scored 47 of the game's last 68 points to complete the greatest NBA Finals comeback ever.

In a competitive Western Conference one team stands above the rest - Los Angeles Lakers, while seven other spots are up for grabs. Who's in and who's out?

Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a Hollywood award winner featuring Kobe Bryant and his supporting cast.

The Western Conference Quarterfinals are in the books and unfortunately, most of the series were one-sided.

Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996. How would life be different if Kobe had never been traded to Los Angeles?

Four Western Conference teams are still standing in the NBA as the road to the NBA Finals continues.

The Lakers and Nuggets remain alive in their quest for an NBA championship, while the Rockets and Mavericks will look forward to next year.

With the playoffs right around the corner, it is time to preview the four series out West and predict the winners.

Only one team in this division made the playoffs last year and that may very well be the case again this year as the four other teams are all trying to rebuild.

A look at the top contenders for the 2008 NBA championship.