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The Lakers seem to have issues that no quick fix will solve.

With Phil Jackson leaving, what happens now for the Lakers?

LOS ANGELES -- Dominique Wilkins was a spectacular dunker, as Blake Griffin is now. Wilkins was an older player adjusting to diminished physical abilities, as Kobe Bryant is now. And Wilkins was a star who competed in the dunk contest ... something L...

Our ESPN.com NBA columnist forecasts the regular-season outcome for the East.

In 2009, Kobe and Phil reached new heights together -- which didn't seem possible not too long ago.

Led by Finals MVP Kobe Bryant, the Lakers won the NBA title in five games over the Magic.

Kobe Bryant had his chances to push the Lakers to a 3-0 Finals lead.

Kobe Bryant's demeanor was all business in the Lakers' Game 1 rout of the Magic.

The Lakers have a great opportunity to win a title, and Kobe has never been more ready.

The Orlando Magic handled the Los Angeles Lakers twice during the regular season. J.A. Adande examines whether the Finals will be different.

The Lakers put it all together in a crucial Game 5 victory against the Rockets.

Kobe. Dwight. LeBron. KG. The preps-to-pros era is giving the NBA a new look ... never to be seen again.

Could it be we have chosen the wrong measurement in comparing Kobe and LeBron?

After Kobe Bryant received his first Most Valuable Player trophy before Game 2, he went out and proved his value in leading the Lakers to a victory over the Jazz and a 2-0 series lead, writes J.A. Adande.

Kobe Bryant was unstoppable from the free-throw line, which partly explains the Lakers' Game 1 success, J.A. Adande writes.

Here's how the playoffs look from the viewpoint of the person who has the most to gain or lose from the postseason, J.A. Adande writes.