Drive-By Design: Lakers house

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While many Lakers fans are showing their support for their hometown team by attaching Lakers flags to their cars -- not surprisingly L.A. is the biggest market for car flags -- self-described sports enthusiast Tom Anderson felt compelled to take it up a notch. As a testament of his loyalty, Anderson painted the trim of his 1922 house in Echo Park in very Laker-ish shades of purple and gold. ‘It brightens up the neighborhood,’ he says. ‘People honk and give me a thumbs-up when they drive by.’ But will it help the Lakers win the NBA championship? At the risk of sounding superstitious, let’s hope Anderson doesn’t change his custom paint job until after the Finals. If ever.

--Lisa Boone