#2 Los Angeles Lakers: 2012-13
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All the starting five of the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers' were all-stars (Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, and Dwight Howard). Everyone considered the Lakers as the 2013 NBA championship contenders and believed that they could break many records as well.
The season started and the Lakers stumbled to a lowly 1-4 record. They made several changes in their coaching staff but still, they had a record of 15-21. The dream team was falling apart.The team had many ups and downs during the regular season and they somehow qualified for the playoffs - a team which was seen as a championship contender, struggled throughout the regular season to reach the playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, they went against the San Antonio Spurs and got swept by them with a 0-4 series record. A superteam dream came to an end before it even started. No team which had five All-Stars on their roster ever fell so hard.
The Lakers started the season with Mike Brown as their Head Coach. After a record of 1-4, they fired Brown and finally hired Mike D'Antoni as their Head Coach. The changes they made in their coaching disturbed their playing style.
They implemented multiple offenses and defensive strategies, but they struggled in each of those. Bryant's late regular-season injury, poor team-work, and coordination issues made a huge impact on their game and the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers became one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA history.
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