Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers season was up and down but they still managed to finish 5th in the west. The Lakers were knocked out early this year in the second round by the Spurs. The 4-pete failed but the Lakers will come back stronger then ever before with the aquisitions of the all 90's team point guard Gary Payton and perhaps the best power forward of all time, Karl Malone. The Lakers are definetly once again the favorite going into the 2004 season.