team in the west. The fact that people care about the Lakers also makes them better to look at. The random NBA fan has mostly apathy for any team in the west that is not the Warriors, Lakers, Rockets and possibly the Thunder. For a lot of people its almost as fun rooting for the Lakers to lose as it is for their own team to win (exhibt A is the CB NBA topic). So yes, they are better to look at on my tv than the Nuggets, Blazers, Jazz, Clippers, Kings, or Spurs.