Lakers get top awards from Sports Illustrated

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When Sports Illustrated.com decided to honor players, coaches, organizations and other things for its all-decade performers, the Lakers were well represented.

Coach Phil Jackson was named coach of the decade for leading the Lakers to four NBA championships. Jackson has an NBA-record 10 championships as a coach.

The Lakers were honored as the best franchise for winning four NBA titles and for reaching the NBA Finals six times.

The 2000-01 Lakers team was voted the best single-season team for going 15-1 in the playoffs en route to the championship.

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was named to the all-decade team.

The top signature play belonged to Robert Horry. It was his game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Sacramento Kings.

-- Broderick Turner