Teams that pose serious threat to Lakers

Like the old rock ‘n’ roll song says: It takes two, baby, to make a dream come true.

For NBA title dreams, it takes two stars to make such night time wishes a reality.

Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers provided proof of this.

Two campaigns ago, with LeBron James as their only star, the Lakers finished near the bottom of their division and out of the postseason.

A year later, with the addition of Anthony Davis, they captured yet another La La Land championship.

And this was just the latest title won by a Lakers duo.

Going back to the Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain days, continuing on to the Kareem Abdul Jabbar-Magic Johnson years right on through to the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal and Bryant-Pau Gasol eras, it has always taken a stellar pair to win title hardware.

But the Lakers are not the only club that has been dependent on two standouts to bring home an NBA…