June 11, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in game six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals at the Staples Center. The Kings won the series four games to two. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-US PRESSWIRE

Much respect to Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick who stood on his head during the Kings amazing run from the chaotic conclusion of the regular season to the finish of the Cup Finals. At long last there will be a Kings’ championship banner hanging among the many purple and gold banners in Staples Center.

For lifelong Kings fans there are no words that can describe the scene of Dustin Brown lifting the cup in the middle of Staples. It has been a long road taken to reach this destination and it took the most unlikely of circumstances but the result is all that matters.

Thankfully the Kings have resurrected the championship tradition we’ve so sorely missed in the City of Angels. No matter what you hear, this is one of the great sports cities in the country and the pride of Los Angeles is rocking a Kings’ jersey for the foreseeable future.

Here’s to the Kings, their amazing season and their crowning accomplishment! Looking forward to seeing more banners being raised in Staples.

As the 110 Reports reminds us, the Kings and not the Lakers, have won a title this year. Call me crazy but if given the option of seeing Kobe Bryant get one more ring to equal Jordan or watching the long-suffering King hoist the cup, I’m rolling with Lord Stanley. I’m not some spoiled Laker fan that takes titles for granted. I’m an L.A. sports fan that fully understands the historic significance of what we witnessed last night. Unlike my Lakers this season, the Kings played as a true cohesive unit with every man selling out for one another. The Lakers might be the franchise with the most history but they could definitely learn a thing or two from how the Kings played this season.

So let’s keep this train rolling along. The Dodgers are up next and if Mitch Kupchak can pull off a major miracle maybe we’ll come full circle back to the Lake Show making L.A. Titletown U.S.A. Sorry, Clippers, something tells me you’ll be waiting much longer than Kings fans.

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For the first time ever the city of Los Angeles is bearing witness to the Lakers, Kings and Clippers all in the playoffs at the same time. Of those three only the Kings look likely to have a chance at earning a parade through Downtown L.A. but that is another topic.

The topic at hand to today is the scheduling logjam that has been created by having three playoff teams in the same arena at the same time. In theory it is a great use of space to have one central location for almost all of L.A.’s major professional sports. Certainly AEG’s profit margin has benefited from holding a monopoly on housing Los Angeles sports.

However for the Lakers and Clippers the playoff boon has only furthered their exasperation.

Both L.A. hoops teams will be playing unheard of back-to-back playoff games in the coming days. As if the NBA’s lockout schedule has suddenly stretched to the postseason the typical day between playoff games has evaporated with both the Lakers and Clippers slated to hold a home stand unlike any we’ve ever seen.

For the Lakers the situation could be a blessing in disguise in many ways.

Perhaps their unearthing of a way to slow Oklahoma City’s roll in Game 2 will translate to Games 3 and 4 where a breathless back-to-back could provide for an advantage. The hope is that the Lakers will play with a Game 7 intensity on Friday, taking a W then quickly following that up with another assault on Saturday. OKC won’t have enough time to make on-the-fly adjustments and we’ll all be renewed heading back to Chesapeake Arena with a best of three series on deck.

On the other hand, it could also work against the Lake Show as a younger and hungrier Thunder squad won’t need as much rest as their older opponent. Until Game 2 the Thunder had run circles around the Lakers all year long. If they can get back on track by playing that trademark up-tempo style then the Lakers’ fate will be sealed.

There’s just no way the Lake Show can compete with the Thunder when they’re in a groove. If OKC gets it going in Game 4 then odds are the momentum will carry over to the next night. In that case the compressed schedule does benefit the Lakers in one way – the series will be over much sooner than later. No prolonged misery. No drawn out series.

So what’s great for us L.A. sports fans might not be what is ultimately best for our sources of entertainment. At least not in the practical sense. But it is what it is and all the Lakers can do is play out the schedule the way it’s been constructed.