The teams may have played, but just like in the NFL and NCAAF, players, many of them stars, opted out. So, the Lakers by your account, did not win a championship. Also, they played abbreviated seasons, so there can be no legitimacy in the Laker or the Dodger championships for that matter. They should probably throw out any individual and team records that may have been set also. We could call it the "NoleBull Factor'