Lakers Are Best in the West

Nobody, absolutely nobody, would have picked the Lakers to be the top seed in the West heading into the playoffs.  But guess what player haters!?  The Lakers are the top seed in the West once again and will have home court advantage through the playoffs!  The Lakers have held the No. 1 spot in the West total of 14 times since the conference format started in 1970.  Kobe also had his 4,000th career assist in last night's game, making him only the 16th player in NBA history to move past that 21,000 points and 4,000 assists.  I smell MVP and perhaps another ring!  Go Lakers!