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The Los Angeles Lakers have ended another season in the second round, two straight years with two late-blown leads.A After losing to the Dallas Mavericks last May, the Lakers tried to deal Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets in return for Chris Paul, then with the New Orleans Hornets.

The 2012 NBA season came to a disappointing end for the Los Angeles Lakers , with a 42-point performance from Kobe Bryant failing to will the team to victory in a deciding Game 5. While blame could be placed in a handful of places, it has become clear that the supporting cast of the Los Angeles Lakers could have done more.

With the disappointing end to the season for the Los Angeles Lakers , it's never too early to look towards next season.

Jordan Hill, who emerged late in the season as the Lakers' backup big man ahead of Josh McRoberts and Troy Murphy, said it'll be "business" as he embarks upon free agency this offseason.

A day after the Oklahoma City Thunder ousted the Lakers from the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Lakers forward was still trying to wrap his head around the fact the Lakers were no longer playing.

By Josh Dhani NBA Writer The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a tough loss in Game 5 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which makes it the second time in a row they have been knocked out of the playoffs in the second round.

The Lakers are at a crossroads. Bill Plaschke is hyperventilating . Ice Cube is pissed .

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 on Monday night, officially ending their season.

Magic called it last year. Many of us have been calling it for the past couple years.

One of the Los Angeles Lakers ' greatest weaknesses is their lack of depth. Other than the Miami Heat , there's not one team in the NBA that relies more heavily on its starters than the Lakers do.

OKLAHOMA CITY – After chasing championships for so many years with the Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher finds himself standing squarely in their way.

MAY 19: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives on James Harden #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 19 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace, top, wrestles for the ball with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.

To say that Game 2 was a disaster would be underselling what it means for the Lakers .

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, center, shoots between Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol #16 and center Jordan Hill #27 in the fourth quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinal playoffs in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, May 16.

Each day, MailOnline sports picture editor Dave Muir will choose his favourite photographs from around the world in the past 24 hours.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace, right, shoots in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka during the first quarter in Game 2 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal, in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden shoots in front of Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill and guard Steve Blake in the fourth quarter of Game 1 in the second round of the NBA basketball playoffs, in Oklahoma City, Monday, May 14, 2012.

The problem with yesterday's utter annihilation is fishing for notes of optimism amid a huge cloud of negativity, and frankly, it's pretty difficult.

Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, fighting Lakers center Jordan Hill for the ball, is being penciled in as Denver's starting power forward.