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Free NBA Picks: Orlando Magic -3.0 -110 betting odds (Mike Rose NBA Predictions | Touthouse.com ) The Lakers have been handed this series on a silver platter by an Orlando team that has been marred by mistakes at the worst possible times. To their credit, LA has been very opportunistic in the Finals taking full advantage of the young Magic. Lakers G Kobe Bryant scored 32 points adding eight assists and seven rebounds in Game 4. However, his biggest contribution came as a decoy for G Derek Fisher to hit the game-tying three that sent the contest into OT. While the Lakers hold a ... Read Full Story

The Los Angeles Lakers are atop the basketball world as they defeated the Orlando Magic 99-86 in game five of the NBA Finals to win the 2009 NBA Championship. The victory concludes a Post Season for the Association that showed teams go from invincible to suddenly very vulnerable. The opposite took place with the team from the “ City Of Angels ” as they struggled in their previous two series against the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets only to wrap this series up in just five games. Once again Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with a game high 30 points as he finally ... Read Full Story

Magic making their mark NBA FINALS, GAME 5 Venue: Amway Arena, Orlando Date: 15 June Tip-off: 0100 BST Coverage: Live on Setanta Sports 2, Five television and highlights on the BBC Sport website Magic on the brink after losing Game 4 By Ian Whittell Orlando may be known primarily as the vacation capital of the world, particularly to the thousands of Brits who holiday here every year, but events of the past two months in the NBA are putting the Florida city on the map for altogether different reasons. A thrilling 99-91 overtime defeat to the LA Lakers in Game Four of the NBA ... Read Full Story

Gail Sideman is a publicist that specializes in generating exposure for sports and authors. She is @PUBLISIDE on Twitter and can be found on Facebook . It should come as no surprise that the entire sports world is reaching out to fans with social media tools. But just how engaged are these groups with the latest in communications technology? Because the National Basketball Association (NBA) is in the thick of its playoffs, we’ll use them as a guinea pig. There are a handful of NBA teams that reach out to fans better than others. The 76ers, Cavaliers, Nets, and Suns all excel at using ... Read Full Story

He has done it again! Derek Fisher has hit another big shot to win another big game in a big time clutch situation! Robert Horry may be the one Lakers legend with the most clutch shots in the big time playoff game situations, but Derek Fisher is catching up especially hitting two extremely clutch three both in regulation and overtime in the Los Angeles Lakers game four victory in Orlando. These shots weren't as crazy as 0.4 back in the day against San Antonio, but they great shots that had me jumping out of my seat! In beginning of game four, both teams were ... Read Full Story

Orlando Magic get their first victory of the NBA final with a 108-104 win over LA Lakers in game three. The top five plays from Orlando Magic's win over LA Lakers in game three of the NBA final. Magic bounce back in NBA Finals NBA highlights - Magic bounce back Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis each scored 21 points as Orlando defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 to trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Lakers star Kobe Bryant looked set to continue his dominance of the series with 17 points in the opening quarter. But he went on to hit only 11 of ... Read Full Story

Pau Gasol was always questioned about his toughness. Especially in last year’s NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. He was also questioned about his toughness against point guards! Have you ever seen him dunked by Baron Davis? He struggled badly last year against Kevin Garnett in the NBA Finals. That series was a lop-sided match-up with ” The Big Ticket “ winning. But Pau Gasol has been struggling a bit this year in the Finals as well when he faces Dwight “ Superman ” Howard. Gasol only averaged close to 15 points per game last year in the Finals. He was criticized badly not ... Read Full Story