The Lakers are the second most successful franchise in NBA history with 15 Championships behind the Boston Celtics who have 20. In the past decade they have won four the most recent coming last year when they beat the Orlando Magic. The Lakers hold the record for the most finals appearances with 30 as well as claiming 30 division titles. LA also claim the record for the most number of wins, with over 2000, and they also have the highest winning percentage of any team, as well as holding the NBA’s longest win streak at 33 which they set in the 1971/72 season. As the Los Angeles Lakers, they have threepeated (three titles in a row) once, from 1999-2002, but did manage to win three in a row as the Minneapolis Lakers from 1951-1954. The Lakers look like the team to beat in 2010 after keeping most of their team intact and with the new addition of Ron Artest, the team’s defense looks to be stronger than the championship winning team of 2009.