Looking back at the Lakers’ 2010 NBA championship victory
A look back at the Lakers’ 2009-10 season and how the team defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games during the 2010 NBA Finals.
The Lakers were a favorite to win their first NBA title since 2010 when the coronavirus pandemic stopped the season. A look at their last championship run.
Could a mismatched band of defending champions gain revenge for a 2008 Finals embarrassment against the Celtics and become eternal Lakers?
Pau Gasol, a 7-foot Spaniard who became an All-Star in Memphis before joining the Lakers, is hoping to play one more NBA season and then in the 2021 Olympics.
How the Lakers rebuilt from their three-peat era after dispatching Shaquille O’Neal, losing in the 2004 Finals and retaining Kobe Bryant.
The Lakers went to three NBA Finals in a row during a time of Western Conference dominance, when in 2008 and 2010 each playoff team had at least 50 wins.
Derek Fisher had big moments in the Lakers’ 2010 title run, thanks to Smush Parker’s departure and family circumstances bringing him back to L.A.
Metta World Peace had his mental health epiphany during the Lakers’ 2010 title run, which he capped with a big Game 7 and a thank you to his therapist.
The Lakers’ three-peat effort derailed by the Dallas Mavericks, coach Phil Jackson departed the team, leaving Kobe Bryant to lead another reboot.
