2010 NBA Finals: Why the Los Angeles Lakers Are in Trouble

Here's something Los Angelinos love to hear: the Lakers are repeat champs!

Wait a second...rewind that a little bit.  The dominant Lakers team from Game One decided to lay dormant and instead a team of individuals and egos decided to show up for Game Two.

It was a game that carried as much importance as any Game Two in Lakers history. The Lakers are 2-9 all time against the Celtics in the Finals, the Finals Series format gives the Celtics the chance to close out at home (where they've played phenomenally), and the Lakers are a .500 team on the road.

The Lakers should be worried not because they lost, but because of how they lost.  

Say what you want about the officiating, the Lakers blew that game and are now in danger of falling to 2-10 all time a...

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