NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers Vs. (E3) Orlando Magic
| June 4 |
Recap | Orlando Magic 75, Los Angeles Lakers 100 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Ken Mauer, Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa |
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–31, 15–29, 17–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Mickaël Piétrus 14 Rebs: Dwight Howard 15 Asts: Jameer Nelson 4 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant 40 Rebs: Lamar Odom 14 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 |
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| June 7 |
Recap | Orlando Magic 96, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | OT | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Steve Javie, Tom Washington |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–25, 30–23, 23–25, OT: 8–13 | |||||||
| Pts: Rashard Lewis 34 Rebs: Dwight Howard 16 Asts: Rashard Lewis 7 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant 29 Rebs: Pau Gasol 10 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 |
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| June 9 |
Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Orlando Magic 108 | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 17,461 Referees: Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Mark Wunderlich |
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| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 23–32, 21–22, 29–27 | |||||||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant 31 Rebs: Trevor Ariza 7 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 |
Pts: Howard, Lewis 21 each Rebs: Dwight Howard 14 Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 7 |
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| June 11 |
Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 91 | OT | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 17,461 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Mike Callahan, Scott Foster |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 17–25, 30–14, 20–24, OT: 12–4 | |||||||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant 32 Rebs: Pau Gasol 10 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 |
Pts: Hedo Türkoğlu 25 Rebs: Dwight Howard 21 Asts: Rashard Lewis 4 |
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| June 14 |
Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 86 | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 17,461 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ken Mauer |
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| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 30–18, 20–15, 23–25 | |||||||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant 30 Rebs: Pau Gasol 15 Asts: Kobe Bryant 5 |
Pts: Rashard Lewis 18 Rebs: Howard, Lewis 10 each Asts: Lewis, Nelson 4 each |
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| L.A. Lakers wins NBA Finals series, 4–1 | |||||||
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Magic.
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