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Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking the five dynasties in franchise history

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by LUCY NICHOLSON / AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers
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2. The Kobe-Shaq Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat team is one of the most dominant teams we have seen in NBA history. This team had one of the most dominant big men in league history in his prime in Shaquille O’Neal and one of the best players of all-time just entering his prime in Kobe Bryant.

It is a shame that these Lakers could not get the chemistry right as if they stuck together for longer they could have won much more than three championships. Then again, that is just playing the game of what-if, and anything could have happened.

The most dominant run for this team was in the 2001 playoffs where the Lakers went 15-1, with the only loss being a Game 1 loss in the NBA Finals to the Philadelphia 76ers where Allen Iverson literally put the entire team on his back.

That was the second of the three years and the Lakers definitely were talented enough to win the championship at least five times. However, as we often see with dynasties, teams start to bog down with all of that mileage and the Lakers missed the Finals in 2003 and lost in the Finals in 2004.

Shaq went on to win another ring with the Miami Heat and Kobe went on to one-up him by winning two more with Pau Gasol.

But just imagine if the two could get along and coincide for as long as these other dynasties. We could have been looking at the 2000s version of the Chicago Bulls.

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