The Lakers are a star-driven franchise and there is still no bigger global basketball star than LeBron James.
Chris Forsberg explains why even if the Celtics' Game 2 loss to Cleveland doesn't cost them, their performance left him wary about the rest of the playoffs.
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on the Lakers and Clippers after their first-round playoff losses.
That looked like the champions we have known the past couple of years.