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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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