The LA Lakers Are Your 2009 NBA Champions
thehoopdoctors.com 6/15/2009 — June 14, 2009 - Dr. Anklesnap NBA Finals Game 5: Lakers 99-Magic 86 The Orlando Magic fought hard in games 2, 3, and 4, of the NBA Finals but still found themselves down 3-1 heading into Game 5 tonight in Orlando. Stan Van Gundy rallied his troops and ...

2009 NBA Finals: Lakers-Magic Game 5 Recap
talkhoops.net 6/15/2009 — Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 86 I decided in doing this recap for the final game of the NBA season that I would just ask some questions to myself and figure out the answers. It's a little bit talking to myself mixed in with some I want the last post of the season (in terms of game ...

NBA Finals - Game 5 recap
probasketball-fans.com 6/15/2009 — The last game of the NBA season lacked a single shred of drama, but for title-starved Kobe Bryant, a smooth ride to the victory stand carried the sweet taste of career-defining redemption.

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: ...

2009 NBA Finals (Game 5 Recap)
mvn.com 6/15/2009 — #1 Los Angeles Lakers 99 (WEST) @ #3 Orlando Magic 86 (EAST) (Lakers win series, 4-1) It was a long wait. But, finally, the Lakers are the champs once again. It's their first since 2002 . Let's go over the game first, though. Admittedly, I missed the first quarter... and that seemed to ...

Behind the Box Score, where the Magic had something to say
sports.yahoo.com 6/10/2009 — Orlando 108, Los Angeles Lakers 104 (Los Angeles leads series, 2-1)   This is how it goes in close games. The Magic, to be quick with it, were pretty lucky to be around in Game 2 as the turnovers mounted and the missed shots piled up ...

Above the Rim: NBA Finals Recap
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — With the Lakers 5-game defeat of the Magic in the NBA Finals, some long-standing questions have been answered. Kobe Bryant has won a title without Shaquille O'Neal and Phil Jackson has won the 10th title (passing Red Auerbach) that has eluded him since Shaq left LA. Kobe was himself in this ...

Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 86
thirdquartercollapse.com 6/15/2009 — More photos » by John Raoux - AP Browse more photos » The NBA's 2008/09 season ended Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic, 99-86, to win their 15th NBA title. Finals MVP ...

NBA Finals - Game 4 recap
probasketball-fans.com 6/12/2009 — Barring a miracle, Kobe Bryant will get his Shaq-free crown. Unless the Los Angeles Lakers get a massive case of food poisoning that sabotages their collective health for a full week, Phil Jackson will coach his tenth NBA champion from the bench, and a proud franchise will collect its 15th ...

4 Wins to a Ring…and 4 Reasons Why
nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 6/1/2009 — I can see four reasons why the Lakers are going to go home this year with some freshly polished jewelry, and top of the list is… 1.Kobe Bryant Anyone who watched his post-game press conference in Denver after demolishing the Denver Nuggets season knows how serious Kobe is about ...

Lakers close out Magic for 15th title (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/15/2009
Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most -- the one without Shaq. Bryant's seven-year chase of a coveted championship is over. He's got his fourth, and Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson his record 10th, a ring for each finger. One year after ...

Kobe Bryant Wins Fourth Title, and Now He Can Sleep Soundly — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
Well, after all of that, now that he's done it, I think the most apt question is, Is anyone surprised? Of course Kobe Bryant led a team to an NBA championship. For the most part, all the truest of true legends have done it, and who has ever watched ...

Kobe Bryant is Still One of The Most Overrated Players in NBA History — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
As I sat there watching Kobe Bryant win his first championship without Shaq, I felt a sudden sadness. A sadness, that the game of basketball doesn't usually cause. It wasn't the same sadness you get when your favorite team loses, but it was the ...

What It Means to Win an NBA Championship — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
As a Lakers fan that bleeds purple and gold for the team and Kobe, this one is sweet. Sweeter than the three-peat. Sweeter than listening, and hearing, and watching highlights from the 80's. Sweeter than watching Horry drain a step-up three with the ...

Lakers close out Magic for 15th title (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/15/2009
The coach stood to the side and watched as his team executed its final play of the NBA season to perfection. It's the one that had worked nine previous times. This wasn't his famed triangle offense, this was the celebration circle. Phil Jackson, the ...