The Los Angeles Lakers had an amazing 2008-09 season that culminated with their 15th NBA Championship. Can they possibly repeat their performance for the 2009-10 season? Their offseason was fairly quiet, with the most notable moves being the loss of Trevor Ariza, and the signing of Ron Artest. Though Artest can be, well, eccentric, he’s still a top defensive player and a better spot-up shooter than Ariza, and he should make the Lakers a better team, at least in the short term. If Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar can overcome last season’s troubles, then the Lakers are the favorites to win the NBA Championship. If you want to catch it all live and in person, then don’t wait, snap up your Staples Center tickets today!

The Los Angeles Lakers have a long history of being champions. Before moving to L.A. in 1960, they originally played out of Minneapolis, and they dominated the NBA throughout the '40s and '50s. Led by George Mikan, the Lakers won the first NBA Championship in 1951, and they became the first dynasty by winning four championships in the first five years of the NBA. All together, they have won a total of fifteen championships, with three of them coming in consecutive seasons from 1999-2002.