Will This Be the Best Laker Team of the Gasol Era?

Without question the Lakers have been the dominant force in the West for the last three years.  They may have struggled in a series here or there but they have been the Western Conference Champions every year since acquiring Pau Gasol in one of the greatest (or worst, depending on which side you’re looking from) trades in recent memory.

They fell short in the Finals in 2008 due to spotty defense and a heavy reliance on a more elegant offense.  The Boston Celtics were too much defensively and even Bryant seemed to be worn down by the amount of effort he had to exert on defense against Paul Pierce, who played like the best...

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