The Los Angeles Lakers are the best team in the basketball world — yet again. With a 99-86 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 on Sunday night, the Lakers wrapped up their 15th NBA championship in franchise history.
Finals MVP Kobe Bryant was fantastic on his way to winning his fourth NBA championship. He scored 30 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished off five assists, blocked four shots and swiped two steals. Bryant, who won his first ring without Shaquille O’Neal at his side, did all of that while turning the ball only one time
Helping Bryant were Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza and Derek Fisher. Odom had 17 points and ten rebounds off the bench, Gasol had 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, Ariza had 15 points and five rebounds and Derek Fisher had 13 points and four rebounds.
For the young Magic, they just didn’t have it this game. They held tough for the first quarter but the Lakers outscored them 50-33 in the middle too periods to take control of the game heading into the final stanza.
Congrats to the Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers for a job well done on the 2009 NBA championship and props to the NBA for another exciting season of basketball.
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