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The Los Angeles Lakers left no doubt they are the best basketball team in the NBA in 2009.
The Lakers won their NBA Finals series against the Orlando Magic last night, opening up a 10 point advantage by halftime and leading comfortably the rest of the game.

The final score was 99-86, giving the Lakers a 4-1 [...]

Derek Fisher’s smooth left hand shooting stroke nailed two daggers in the heart of the Orlando Magic Thursday night.
First, with his Lakers trailing 87-84 with 4.6 left in regulation, Fisher made a 3-pointer to save LA and send game four of the NBA Finals into overtime.
Then with 31.3 seconds left in overtime and the game [...]

The Orlando Magic shot the lights out in game three of the NBA Finals Tuesday night. The Magic set an NBA Finals record with a sizzling 62.5 per cent aim on their field goal attempts.
The record shooting helped the Magic defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-104, and get back in the series. The [...]

The Orlando Magic offense came to life in game two of the NBA Finals Sunday night. But a chance to even their series with the Los Angeles Lakers slipped away.
Rashard Lewis dropped 34 points and Hedo Turkoglu hit 22 in game two, much better than there paltry totals of eight and 13, respectively, in game [...]

You would think the Orlando Magic would be a bit embarrassed and angry after losing to the Lakers by 25 points in game one of the NBA finals Thursday.
LA won 100-75, taking control in the second quarter and never looking back. Orlando was only down by 10 at half, 53-43, but the [...]

The Orlando Magic finished the third act of what is turning out to be their four part show in the NBA playoffs. The Magic made the Cleveland Cavaliers disappear over the weekend.
Orlando beat Cleveland, 103-90, Saturday to win the Eastern Conference title and advance to the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Orlando [...]

Maybe this isn’t the year that LeBron James gets his first NBA championship ring. Until LeBron and his Cleveland Cavaliers met the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Playoff Series, it sure looked like it might be LeBron’s year.
The Cavs produced the best record in this regular season at 66-16. That secured the [...]

With one second left on the clock, you can hope to make a game winning shot. But is it realistic to expect that is enough time? Isn’t that the type of situation which gave berth to the phrase “there is only time to put up a prayer.”
If LeBron James is on [...]

When the clock struck 2:30, Boston Coach Doc Rivers pulled his stars Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. There was still 2:30 left in game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals Sunday but the Celtic coach felt a 20-point deficit was too much to overcome.
It was strange to see the Celtics not battling to the [...]

Turns out the Boston Celtics are not the only ones with a little lucky charm on their side. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals Thursday proved Orlando has a little magic on their side, too.
The Magic evened the series, 3-3, with an 83-75 come-from-behind win that forced a seventh game Sunday night in [...]