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Best NBA playoff performances Dirk's Game 1 was great, but does it rank among the best playoff performances of all-time? /nba/lists/best-nba-playoff-performances http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/11/730_2012051121255813_136_102.JPG
Five questions for Monday's playoff games As the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics play the Philadelphia 76ers, we ask five questions about Monday's NBA playoff games. /nba/lists/Five-questions-NBA-playoffs-Los-Angeles-Lakers-Oklahoma-CIty-Thunder-Boston-Celtics-Philadelphia-76ers-052112 http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/21/052112-NBA-Picking-up-the-pieces-PI-AA-_20120521134541240_136_102.JPG
Dumb sports injuries dumbest sports injuries on and off the field /mlb/lists/dumbest-sports-injuries-on-and-off-the-field-030911 http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/03/09/030911-MLB-Giants-Jeff-Kent-PI_20110309211319554_136_102.JPG
Top 10 players in NBA history /nba/lists/Top-10-players-in-NBA-history http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/10/04/p_20111004195716766_136_102.JPG
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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 30644332 L.A.'s leading man? L.A.%27s+leading+man%3F NBA

Kobe Bryant passed Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the all-time NBA scoring chart Monday night, but where do those two rank on the list of great Lakers?

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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 10844986 Magic Johnson Magic+Johnson NBA No one personified a franchise and a style of basketball like Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the smiling leader of the Showtime Lakers. A five-time champion, a three-time MVP and three-time Finals MVP, he was the best player on a great team for a decade. He would have accomplished much more had his career not been cut short by HIV,  but it's unlikely he could have endeared himself to Lakers fans any more than he did.

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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 10844943 Kobe Bryant Kobe+Bryant NBA

With five championships, two scoring titles, two Finals MVPs and one MVP award, Kobe's already achieved a lot as a Laker. At 33, he's not quite done, but it'll be hard to reach No. 1 on this list. Because the top guy is right up there with Michael Jordan and Bill Russell among the greatest basketball players ever to live.

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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 10844987 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem+Abdul-Jabbar NBA The leading scorer in NBA history, Kareem spent some of his most prolific seasons in Milwaukee before coming to L.A. at the age of 28. Still, he had a full career as a Laker, winning three MVP awards and five titles. His sky hook remained devastating into his 40s, and his rebounds initiated the running game perfected by Magic, Worthy and the rest of the Showtime gang.

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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 10844944 Jerry West Jerry+West NBA West scored all of his 25,192 points as a Laker and was as pure a shooter as the game has ever seen. He led L.A. to nine Finals, though the Celtics stood in the way of West winning more than one championship. Still, he gets extra credit for building the Lakers' dynasty in the '80s as general manager as well as trading for Kobe Bryant and signing Shaq.
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NBA 73 43 Top 5 Lakers of all time 10844988 Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille+O%27Neal NBA Though he scored far fewer points than Elgin Baylor while wearing a Lakers jersey, Shaq gets the nod at No. 5 because he dominated in the playoffs like no one else. He earned three Finals MVPs by averaging a ridiculous 35.9 points and 15.2 rebounds against the Pacers, Sixers and Nets. If only there had been less drama surrounding Shaq's last few years in L.A., he might have been higher on this list. But that was also part of the package that made Shaq a larger -than-life figure in Tinseltown.

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http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/03/09/030911-MLB-Giants-Jeff-Kent-PI_20110309211319554_136_102.JPG Dumb sports injuries dumbest sports injuries on and off the field dumbest sports injuries on and off the field It takes a special kind of athlete to join this infamous list. May 18, 2012 12:52 PM ET 1 24 /mlb/lists/dumbest-sports-injuries-on-and-off-the-field-030911
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