The Lakers Pick a New Strategy, and Roll
myespn.go.com 6/5/2009 — Posted by Kevin Arnovitz LOS ANGELES -- When a team like the Lakers runs such a recognizable, well-defined system like the Triangle Offense, it's always striking when they depart from it. Normally, a team makes a drastic adjustment because the ...

'Net reaction: NBA Finals, Game 1
sports.yahoo.com 6/5/2009 — Scanning the blogs and beats following the Lakers' 100-75 win over the Magic in Game 1 of the NBA Finals ... Ramona Shelburne, LA Daily News : "In Thursday's 40-point rage against the Magic, Kobe Bryant seemed to generate his own solar ...

Lakers-Magic Game Four: Drama Now, But Not Later
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Tonight in Orlando, the Lakers continued their playoff-long pattern of answering a loss with a win, but it really felt much more like a gift from the home team, and especially, their coach. This one will be the game that Magic Fan remembers with bitter satisfaction when Stan Van Gundy is ...

2009 NBA Finals Betting Preview
bankrollsports.com 6/2/2009 — The NBA Playoffs have provided some extremely exciting games during the 2009 playoffs in what has become one of the best postseasons in recent memory. The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics battled in perhaps one of the best opening round series of all-time. The Orlando Magic conquered Lebron ...

Behind the Box Score, where the Lakers were dominant
sports.yahoo.com 6/5/2009 — Los Angeles Lakers 100, Orlando 75 (Los Angeles leads series, 1-0)   Call me daft, but I'm still walking away from Los Angeles' blowout loss thinking that we haven't really learned a ton about these two teams, even after a decisive, ...

Los Angeles Versus Orlando Preview
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/3/2009 — NBA Finals Los Angeles (65-17) vs. Orlando (59-23) Season series: Orlando, 2-0 Orlando can win if …they establish Dwight Howard in the post as a consistent 20-plus ppg threat while also making 9-10 three pointers a game with a three point shooting percentage around the .380-.400 range. Against ...

Behind the Box Score, where we have a champion
sports.yahoo.com 6/15/2009 — Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando 86 (Lakers win championship, 4-1) Apparently the only thing I'm left with, after 82 games and two months of playoff basketball, is just to plead with you to appreciate what we have left. That's nothing new. I'm ...

NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show
sports-central.org 6/5/2009 — There were plenty of storylines to write about in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, from the return of Jameer Nelson to Dwight Howard's struggles. But as SC's Scott Shepherd writes, the only one that matters is the return of "The Kobe Show" to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Playoff Prospectus: An Impressive Win by Kevin Pelton
basketballprospectus.com 6/5/2009 — The Lakers played a technically superior game in blowing the Magic off the court.

6 Reasons Why the Magic Will Win in 6
davissportsdeli.com 6/4/2009 — // –> // –> // –> // –> Unfortunately, there’s not enough time today for me to write the 3,000-word opus on the NBA Finals that I think it deserves, but I want to get my official prediction down, written in stone, here on The Fiend. So here it is: ...

Lakers 100, Magic 75: Game 1 Is a Layup as Bryant Drives the Lakers — NYT > Pro Basketball 6/5/2009
Kobe Bryant toyed with Orlando defenders, twisting them like corkscrews before popping open for shot after shot as the Lakers dominated the Magic, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

Lakers' Andrew Bynum does a job on Dwight Howard — L.A. Times - Basketball 6/5/2009
Despite foul trouble, the young center establishes himself against Orlando's star. > Andrew Bynum , the one with the still-smarting knee and the curiously shaky game, played Orlando ...

Los Angeles Lakers Strike First, Bury Orlando Magic 100-75 — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
The way Kobe Bryant started the opening game of Lakers NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic had absolutely no bearing on how he would finish. Bryant shot a poor three-of-nine, missing his last four shots as the Orlando Magic took a 24-22 lead at the ...

Lakers vs. Magic: How I Saw Game One of the Finals — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
The following is an account of tonight's Lakers-Magic massacre.   For some reason, Kobe only gets a lukewarm reception from the L.A fans during pregame introductions. I don't understand this at all.   Mike Breen declares the Lakers ...

Kobe and Lakers Had All the "Magic" in Game One — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
It was obvious to all fans and viewers that the Los Angeles Lakers had all the magic in Game One of the NBA Finals. The Black Mamba turned up his game a notch tonight; Kobe converted on 16 of 34 shots and netted 40 points alongside his eight ...