Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers: The Road to a Three-Peat

By now everyone has heard the story of the new Los Angeles Lakers. It all started with a disgruntled Kobe Bryant wanting a trade. It then continued with an injury to key big man Andrew Bynum. Things started looking up when the Lakers made a trade and sent the basically worthless Kwame Brown, who looked like he had no passion or determination to even grab a couple of rebounds while he played, and a bunch of other players to Memphis for Pau Gasol. That’s where the real story began.

After the Lakers acquired the 7'0" Spaniard, they went on a winning tear. They roared to the best record in the Western Conference, pa...

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