Lakers Win by 25 Game 1 at Staples take 1-0 Series Lead vs Magic by jamestownjupiter.com Sports NBA Finals 2009
Kobe on Jupiter
The Los Angeles Lakers Thursday Night Win 100-75 Game 1 vs. the
Orlando Magic to take a 1-0 series lead. The Lakers came out the first
game as the more hungry and superior team, and the stats show it. The
Lakers led by MVP Kobe Bryant were just too much against the visiting
team. Kobe leads all scorers with 40 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2
block shots, 8-8 at the free throw line, and a +25 plus/minus ratio.
Pau Gasol scores 16 points, Lamar Odom 11, Bynum, Walton, and Fischer
each score 9 points. The Lakers beat the Magic in convincing fashion
and go for the series 2-0 lead Sunday. (Right now the game is starting
after the national anthem).
The Magic were just out played from the
2nd quarter by the Lakers, and the Magic were never able to get in
sink. This game was close in the 1st quarter with Orlando outscoring LA
by two 24-22. The Lakers outscoring the Magic 31-19 in 2nd take a ten
point lead at the half 53-43. In the 3rd, it was more Lakers with LA
outscoring Orlando by fourteen 29-15, and the rest was garbage time.
The Lakers outscore the Magic by one 18-17 in the 4th to win by twenty
five points 100-75.
The Lakers defensively were able to shut down Howard allowing him only
12 points. The Lakers defense or the nervousness of the Magic were both
reasons why Orlando goes 29.9% FG's. The Lakers have been waiting for
this game for a long time, while the Magic weren't ready for the Game,
nor what was about to occur in LA where the Lakers fly on all
cylinders, and it starts with the team defense. Defense wins
Championships, and Dedication wins Titles.
The Lakers remain hot from the Denver series win 3 in row, now at 13-6
in the playoffs are just three games away from winning the NBA
Championship. LA goes 41-89 FG's at 46%, 3-9 three point FG's at 33.3%,
15-18 FT's, and all Lakers other than Vujacic were in the + plus/minus.
There were 8 lead changes, and 7 times this game was even. The Lakers
take over the game in the 2nd quarter, and then laid it on them in the
3rd quarter. Kobe is on a mission, and it looks like Sunday can be one
of those games where he scores 59+ points. And who knows, like the 81
point game he had, I feel a bigger performance than the 40 point
performance that was just so good and splendid Game 1 for the Los
Angeles Lakers fans.
The Lakers 3 games from The NBA/World Championship. Don't forget We have the Gold Medal.
ref http://www.nba.com/games/20090604/ORLLAL/boxscore.html
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