The Los Angeles Lakers are obliterating the Houston Rockets in Game 5. With the Purple and Gold well on their way to Western Conference Finals, a cutout of late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant emerged in the virtual crowd.

Bryant is surely watching this with a beaming smile from up above, similar to the cutout.

The Lakers last made the conference finals in 2010. Of course, none other than The Black Mamba himself led the way for them that season en route to their second straight NBA championship.

Obviously, this is a great achievement for LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Lakers. However, their job is certainly far from over.

All signs point to a mega collision course between the two Los Angeles teams in the West Finals. However, the Denver Nuggets may ruin that party after it prevented the L.A. Clippers to advance with a gutsy Game 5 win to stay alive in their series. Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers look to set that date with a win in Game 6 on Sunday.

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