The NBA Title is going through Los Angeles

The L.A. Lakers are champs of the basketball world. The road to the NBA championship goes through Kobe Bryant and his band of Lakers. Even though Pau Gasol is Robin to Kobe's Batman, this is Bryant's team in all of its glory. I think that Kobe Bryant is going to want to step up his game for the playoffs and the NBA Finals, because he doesn't want younger players to beat up on his own skill set for the game he loves. Players like Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Lebron James, and Dwight Howard are ready to take over from Bryant. The all-star game MVP Kobe Bryant proved he wasn't ready to be dethroned to the newest NBA players and its generation of young athletes. At 32, Bryant showed his will and his determination for the love of the game of basketball. He decided on February 20 in Los Angeles that he would shine on the second biggest stage of all: the All-Star Game. Now that he has an All-Star MVP trophy, (4th overall, tied with Bob Petit) he now has to capture his sixth title and third in a row. I don't think anything can stop Kobe Bryant from pursuing what could be his sixth championship ring. I like to see the San Antonio Spurs and the Boston Celtics try and annihilate Kobe's Lakers from the playoffs. More importantly, the Miami Heat are also a good threat. They will be interesting to watch with a scoring trio led by Lebron James and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh filling in for the third wheel. The Orlando Magic will be another good team to watch out for. Dwight Howard is a beast to handle. There is no containing Howard's post-game, you can only hope to contain him. Watch for Oklahoma City where Kevin Durant is eager to put another playoff-resume filled with hopes and dreams in the spot light. This year's playoffs may not be K.D.'s time, but he can show the world he will shine come crunch time.