A Los Angeles Lakers’ Repeat May Be a Matter Of Destiny

No one said repeating as NBA champions would be a simple task for the Los Angeles Lakers, and the young Oklahoma City Thunder gave the men from Tinseltown all they could handle during a grueling, six-game, Western Conference first-round series.

But, the Lakers finally managed to dispatch of the Thunder due to great defense, superior play by Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant, timely baskets by Shannon Brown, and of course a little luck.

Gasol's tip-in off of an errant Bryant jumper clinched the game and the ser...

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