The Lakers games played for a loop on Anthony Brown’s television set. That left the former Ocean View star with vivid memories of the Lakers’ championship runs, Kobe Bryant’s heroics and, yes, even Mark Madsen’s dancing.
But another image stayed with Brown all these years, admiring how Trevor Ariza made a lasting impact on the Lakers’ 2009 NBA title run even if he lacked the star talent or personality to come along with it. Then, Ariza averaged 11.3 points on a 47.6 percent clip from three-point range and also stole two key inbounds passes in Games 1 and 3 of the Lakers’ Western Conference finals victories over Denver.