BEST IN THE WEST!

We’re baaaaaaack! The Lakers have done what was months ago, the unimaginable. Get ready, the real season is about to begin.

Yahoo! Sports: The Los Angeles Lakers began the season in chaos 5 1/2 months ago. They finished it as the Western Conference champions.

Pau Gasol had 22 points, leading MVP candidate Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Lakers beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 124-101 Tuesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs.

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39 Responses to “BEST IN THE WEST!”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 kb24 4life

    all the way to the finals!!!!! go LA…

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 DoDoBallz

    I feel PROUD to be a Lakers fan.
    After all we be threw.
    I’m happy for every true Laker fan.
    GOD BLESS AMERICA and Andrews knee.
    Peace and Love

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 sammie

    we are number one baby!!! now let’s get that trophy!!!

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 hZm

    How good does it feel Lakers Nation? A lot of people stuck by this team though what we would consider to be the “tough times” or the “post Shaq era”.

    How sweet it is to be back on top. BUT enjoy it while for these next couple of days. Come this weekend, the real season is going to start. All this means nothing unless it leads to a parade on Figueroa.

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 ab17

    wow im so fuc king happy
    its so unreal!

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 armo4life24

    ALL THE WAY TO THE FINALS AND TIME TO BEAT THE BOSTON CELTICS

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 chinese guy

    where are the asian players on this pic, they all white!!!

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 KuYa JL

    KOBE = MVP

  9. Gravatar Icon 9 e

    so happy to see number 1 back in LA

  10. Gravatar Icon 10 chinese guy

    yao ming would look great in the middle….

  11. Gravatar Icon 11 Peter

    I love how it says: “LEADING” MVP Candidate. Kobe will lead and get his first MVP!

  12. Gravatar Icon 12 gugy

    Congrats Laker nation!
    WE ARE #1!!!!!!!!

    Now let’s focus and win it all.

    KOBE IS THE MVP!

  13. Gravatar Icon 13 myriam

    Congratulations to the NO.1 Team in the West. Go Lakers

  14. Gravatar Icon 14 Billy Kupchak

    DoDoBallz on April 15, 2008 at 10:22 pm said:

    I feel PROUD to be a Lakers fan.
    After all we be threw.
    I’m happy for every true Laker fan.
    GOD BLESS AMERICA and Andrews knee.
    Peace and Love

    *edit*

    After all we’ve been through.

  15. Gravatar Icon 15 Billy Kupchak

    @hZm, can we do something about the copycat Billy Kupchak?

  16. Gravatar Icon 16 lyk13

    Die hard passion coming from Singapore, it feels so great to be a Laker fan all these years and they have finally relinquished the top spot in the west and pacific post-Shaq era.

    Bleeding Purple & Gold Laker fans!!!

  17. Gravatar Icon 17 goodfella

    yeah baby, that’s what i’m talking about. uhhhh, been a fan since i was born… we should change the name to thechampionslakersnation.com. kobe mvp, and future champs.

  18. Gravatar Icon 18 nazanin

    wow, it feels so good to finally be back on top.
    i can’t wait to be standing in that crowd in 40 days watching Kobe and Pau hoist that trophy in the air.

    and Kobe will be MVP.

  19. Gravatar Icon 19 jack

    thankx lakers. wow.

    was wondering wat 57-25 was? (at the top). eheh.. that’s this year’s championship team’s regular season record.

    p.s. the real battle begins now.

  20. Gravatar Icon 20 Laker for life

    DAM IM SO HAPPY FOR THE LAKERS. It really feels good when Kobe and the Lakers got together and came through as the top in the Western Conference. FINALLY we can forget about the whole Kobe-Shaq dynasty bullshiet. We making a new dynasty starting from this year BABAY…

  21. Gravatar Icon 21 Kobe Forever

    I love the Lakers. Now it’s time to bring our championship years back. Let’s go Lakers, 2008 Champs!

  22. Gravatar Icon 22 mfoznot

    #1 BABY!!!! It has been a pleasure talking with all of you. We have all been together for this ride and it’s been great. Now we have another adventure ahead. Let’s do it together. Go Lake-show!! Peace!!

  23. Gravatar Icon 23 Geloman

    The New Laker Dynasty has begun.

  24. Gravatar Icon 24 jrich

    Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. Gravatar Icon 25 Fred A.

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I would like to thank TLN for this website.
    GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  26. Gravatar Icon 26 Jack

    Geloman on April 16, 2008 at 12:22 am said:

    The New Laker Dynasty has begun.

    dynasty is a goal. if nothing, we got that “elite” status for sure. Wat a year man. Now just go out there and finish it off the right way.

  27. Gravatar Icon 27 pjt

    Let the 2nd season begin…let’s hope the Spurs and Suns play each other in the first round…

  28. Gravatar Icon 28 mfoznot

    pjt on April 16, 2008 at 9:35 am said:

    Let the 2nd season begin…let’s hope the Spurs and Suns play each other in the first round…

    I agree with you, BUT I always like to play the best competition possible and earn the Ring. But either way I’ll take it.

  29. Gravatar Icon 29 DCLAKER

    LET THE MADNESS BEGIN! WE’REBAAAAAACK.com,I think Kobe should give a bottle of MOET to Melo and say “Cheers!C’ya 1st round”(OUCH)!!!

  30. Gravatar Icon 30 xtro

    in your honest opinion. do you think we can beat the celtics?

  31. Gravatar Icon 31 Kobe 4 Life Nikkas

    omg like right now i feel like comforting bynum because he has to miss almost 50-60 games this season i feel like bad for him, he missed all the action :(.. well who cares atleast THE LA LAKERS ARE NUMBER 1 BABY!!!!

  32. Gravatar Icon 32 Likwidsage

    We can beat any team out there, just gotta execute. That includes the Celtics. Kobe on Pierce, Gasol on KG, Odom on Ray. Then on top of that we have help for players since the other people on the celtics are garbage. We clog up their lanes, they clog up ours, but we’re a much better shooting team then they are.

    GO LAKERS!

  33. Gravatar Icon 33 DCLAKER

    GS beat Dallas in ‘07,anything’s possible. It would be an upset if we beat’em.

    The one thing i’ve noticed about The Smell-tics(damn that funny)is they can’t handle aggression and centers like Amare,Shaq(they killed’em inside)Haywood(yes, from the Wizards)and if we get Bynum back….CURTAINS!

  34. Gravatar Icon 34 T-Dub

    We can beat anybody if we play hard and smart! VLAD! LUKE! SASHA! FARMAR! RONNY! SLOW IT DOWN, and play smart! HUSTLE on DEFENSE! STOP throwing the damn ball away! Exacute! We can BEAT ANYBODY!

  35. Gravatar Icon 35 history_repeats

    LAKER N CELTICS NBA FINALS>>>>>>>>>>>>>OUR SEASON BAY BAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. Gravatar Icon 36 Kelly

    THAT WIN LAST NITE AGAINST THE KINGS WAS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SAID WE COULDN’T DO IT…THAT WE’LL NEVER BE AS GOOD AS WE WERE BEFORE WHEN WE HAD SHAQ…OUR LAKERS PROVED THAT IT COULD BE DONE AND IT WAS DONE…LAST NITE WE BECAME THE BEST IN THE WEST! LET’S CHEER ON OUR LAKERS ALL THE WAY TO THE FINALS!!

  37. Gravatar Icon 37 Shril

    IT’S TIME TO BRING OUT THOSE LAKER FLAGS FOR YOUR CARS ONCE AGAIN!!

  38. Gravatar Icon 38 Billy Kupchak

    watch out though, the lakers don’t have playoff expierence, kobe, fish, and ira are the only players on the lakers who have played in a game past the first round

    also when welay denver, we won’t have as much dominance in the middle because of last years defensive player of the year marcus camby

    also who on the lakers will guard iverson, he is just so quick

    right now we do need trevor to guard marshmello anthony

    the lakers spurs and suns all have a dominant lineup and a dominant pench

    but the lakers might have a better bench

    farmar sasha ronny

    Damon stoudimire, manu, and kurt thomas

    barbosa and diaw

  39. Gravatar Icon 39 KOBEISKING

    chinese guy on April 15, 2008 at 10:34 pm said:

    yao ming would look great in the middle….

    OH SHET

    IT”S YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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