Ofcourse. .lakers have proven in the league who they gonna be in the playoffs and in the west coast .. Kobe ofcourse all time the best man in the league .. but why he hasnt got MVP . . May be this year kobe would be the MVP . .cause they have a team to reach in finals .. . . Otherwise Kobe was good and is good everytime in the game . .. look at his pinkie ..finger .. it hurts him and the physician recommended him for surgery . . but is still playing with those finger and taping it offf and playing more minutes as any one ...and scoring huge . .. .
Kobe only didnt have support . . Thats why llakers was struggling ./ . . now they have Gasol . .comapare the lakers previous  center fuckin kwame 6 points..2 rebounds who was booed  by own lakers fan at staples center because of  his fucking poor performance   with that of 22 points, 8 rebounds and  understanding of gasol .. .. .

and even their bench players are good enough to hold the lead maintained by the starters when the starters are on bench .. . jordon ..young rising player, sasha. .the Machine a good reliable three pointer who has shot 50% these days on three point attempt . .. and if andrew returns . . they would have 3 players of 7 feet and above and Kobe and derek . .. . hope we can see the NBA championship parade in Los Angeles. . .