Can Anybody Beat The Lakers?

Now that the LA Lakers have re-sign Lamar Odom and signed Ron Artest, it is now safe to say that the Lakers will return to the NBA Championship and perhaps win another ring. With Kobe Bryant leading the charge and Pau Gasol holding down the post position, all the Lakers need now is for Legend Phil Jackson to say he's coming back for another season to ensure another championship. Without Phil, the Lakers will be good but I don't think they can win the whole thing without him, especially since the Celtics have put themselves back in position to return to the Championship series. Other teams in the Western Conference have not made the necessary moves to match up with the Lakers which tells me that thier not trying to win the big one. The Eastern Conferences teams are doing everything they can to balance the power with Shaq in Cleveland, Vince Carter to Orlando, Rasheed Wallace to Boston, and Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to Detroit, the Eastern Conference will be highly competitive and i'm interested to see who will come out on top. So, saying all that brings me to my question, which East coast team do you think has the best chance to make it to the championship and possibly beat the Lakers?