The Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA Enigma

One thing is certain about the Lakers: They are the defending NBA Champions. 

But have they actually been defending that much this season?

After their eight-game road trip, I was ready to dial down their chances of repeating this year. Even though they went 5-3, they were a miserable 1-3 against teams with winning records.

The one game they captured against a winning team—the Celtics—was by a margin of just one point, 90-89, on a patented clutch shot by Mister Laker, Kobe Bryant.

But unlike the games they had lost previously this season against ...

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