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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 .
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 Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals, four games to one. The 2008 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2008, and Derrick Rose was selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls and eventually was awarded the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was hosted at the US Airways Center in Phoenix ...
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
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. [a] The Lakers won Game 1 102–89, led by Kobe Bryant's 30-point performance.
By the basic numbers, Irving held up his end of the bargain. He averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 51% from the field and 39.2% from 3-point range in a Mavericks ...
The Magic shot an NBA Finals single-game record 75% in the first half, and a record 62.5% for the entire game. [8] The Magic had lost their first six NBA Finals games (four in 1995 and two in 2009). June 14: The Magic's season ended, having lost the NBA Finals in five games to the Lakers.
This post will be updated with results, stats, photos and videos as our teams compete. District 11 basketball schedule for Friday, Feb. 23 Boys' Class 5A quarterfinals