| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/17/2008 | 2 | 5 |
| Kobe Bryant deserves the MVP after leading the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference. The only question remaining for the Lakers is the health of center Andrew Bynum. |
| 04/08/2008 | 5 | 7 |
| Life is good again. Pau Gasol is back, the team has won four in a row and Lamar Odom was lights-out in a playoff-clinching win over Dallas. |
| 04/01/2008 | 7 | 2 |
| No matter how short-handed you are, you still have to beat Charlotte and Memphis at home. |
| 03/25/2008 | 2 | 6 |
| The tally so far without Pau Gasol: 4-2 and a victory that snapped Utah's 19-game home streak. |
| 03/18/2008 | 6 | 3 |
| Once Pau Gasol is healthy, the Lakers will start winning again and jump back up in the rankings. |
| 03/11/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| Want to move out of the No. 3 spot? Don't lose at home to Sacramento -- while allowing 114 points. |
| 03/04/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| Kobe Bryant's MVP candidacy is getting stronger and his team's confidence grows with each victory. Detroit and Boston are sweating. |
| 02/26/2008 | 3 | 6 |
| They play 16 of their final 26 games at home, and one of those "road" games is vs. the Clippers at Staples Center. Like Boston, however, the Lakers have a potentially ugly road trip in a couple weeks: New Orleans, Houston, Dallas and Utah. |
| 02/19/2008 | 6 | 6 |
| Kobe Bryant has excelled at being a decoy this season and might have to turn that into his strength, because that injury on his shooting hand won't heal while he tries to play through it. |
| 02/12/2008 | 6 | 8 |
| Scouts who have long suggested that Lamar Odom would flourish best as a team's third option are being proven right. He has helped Pau Gasol transition seamlessly into one of L.A.'s go-to guys by letting the game come to him instead of trying to mark his territory. |
