Arash Markazi: Las Vegas oddsmakers see L.A. as the city of potential sports champions
LOS ANGELES - Championships are the only currency that matters to Los Angeles sports fans. It's a city without pity when it comes to disappointment.
Expectations are often greater than they should be in L.A., where reality and fandom don't mix well. For example, even as the Lakers missed the playoffs the last six seasons many diehards still began each year with championship aspirations. When your team has won 16 titles it's perhaps understandable to think anyone wearing purple and gold can somehow find a way to win, even
