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Four storylines to watch as Lakers go without Anthony Davis
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Six ways losing to the Suns affects the future of the Lakers
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Built to win championship, Lakers won't even make playoffs
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Los Angeles Lakers unveil 2020 NBA championship banner, stay alive
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Lakers had the easiest path to a title in 30-plus years
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Ranking the NBA's Five Christmas Day Games - The Ringer
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Bill Plaschke: Rob Pelinka and Lakers win the summer - Los Angeles
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East champion Heat are thinking even bigger this season - The San
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Shaquille O'Neal Blasts Los Angeles Lakers For Missing 2022