Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series starting on June 4 and concluding on June 14, 2009, it was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. [1]
The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .
With the franchise losing their first six finals games 1995 and 2009 combined, it was the second most games a team had lost in the finals before earning their first win. [8] However, in Game 4 the Magic lost to the Lakers 99–91 in overtime; the Lakers took a 3–1 series lead and won again in Game 5, thus ending the Magic's longest playoff ...
D'Angelo Russell came up big for the Lakers when they needed it the most in a 106-103 win over the Orlando Magic. Here's what else we learned.
As a result, WWE decided to move the show, ironically, to the Staples Center, the home of the Nuggets' conference finals opponents, the Los Angeles Lakers. [39] [40] June. On June 14, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers captured their 15th NBA title in franchise history with a 99–86 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals.
The Lakers started their trip with a loss in Orlando. Defensive rebounding, a slow start and some poor shooting were among the reasons. Lakers-Magic takeaways: What went wrong in the loss (plenty)
The Cavs-Magic game is on Bally Sports Ohio in the Cleveland market. Outside the Cleveland market, the game is on NBA TV. Looking back at the Cavaliers' 97-83 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 1
The Lakers were the defending champions, having beaten the Orlando Magic 4–1 in the 2009 NBA Finals. This was the first NBA Finals to go the full seven games since 2005 , and only the fourth since the NBA switched the Finals to a 2–3–2 format in 1985 .