There’s nothing like watching Kobe getting ready for the playoffs. The focus and the passion is there and the ring is right there.
For the Lakers superstar Bryant, it’s a chance to prove he can win an NBA championship without Shaquille O’Neal. And for Lakers Coach Jackson, 63, it’s another opportunity to surpass the late Boston legend Red Auerbach for most championships won by an NBA coach (nine).The Lakers have turned to face the next two months, and the reality that anything less than a championship is a failure.
“With our standards, it is,” Jackson said. “For the Lakers, having won a number of times, and probably the Celtics, success is measured in championships.”
The Lakers have won 14 NBA titles since debuting in Minneapolis in 1948, including nine after moving to Los Angeles in 1960. They average a championship every 4.3 years, so forgive them for their impatience. Since the Lakers overwhelmed the New Jersey Nets to win the championship in 2002, there have been few successes for a franchise that refuses to acknowledge anything not ending with a victory parade through the heart of downtown.
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LAKERS WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY ARE NUMBER ONE. KOBE BROUGHT HIS TEAM TOGETHER AS A GREATEST TEAM EVER!!!!
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