The Magic can pick up their parting gifts on their way out of the playoffs.

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We have a home version of our game for each of the departing Magic players.

The Lakers have the NBA championship in their hip pocket. The Magic was a victim of poor shooting and the lack of home court advantage. It is almost impossible for any team to win 3 straight games at home against a championship quality opponent. The Magic proved that they could not stand the heat.

More important, Dwight Howard proved that he could not stand the heat. This is not the same team that played Cleveland so well. The Magic looked very tight. When Howard missed the free throws at the end of regulation, it was also the end of the Magic’s dream of a title.

The Lakers were in foul trouble, on the road, and tired. Even so, they found a way to steal game 4 from the Magic. Even if the Magic manage to win game 5, they are done. They will not be able to win one game against the Lakers in LA let alone 2. The Magic only won game 3 by shooting a record percentage.

The Lakers have a history of taking a game off. They may well lose game 5. … Read more at FryingPanSports

Lakers squeeze out a 2-0 lead in the finals.

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Again the so called experts have been proven wrong. After the 100-75 win by the Lakers in game 1 of the NBA finals, the majority opinion was that the Lakers would win the series in 4 or 5 games. Then came game 2.

The Magic pushed the Lakers the entire game forcing it to overtime only after just missing a shot with less than a second left that would have tied the series at 1 all. The experts are still confident in the Lakers chances. The Lakers are 38-1 when leading a series 2-0. That statistic is pretty convincing.

What makes me think that the series will go longer than 5 games is how badly the Magic played in game 1. It was unlikely that they would continue to play that poorly throughout the series. The Magic is better than they looked in game 1. But there are some signs that bode well for the Lakers in the long run.

The Magic will not win the series unless they get C Dwight Howard more involved late in the game. He did not have a shot in the OT session. He hardly touched the ball in overtime. The Magic MUST get … Read more at FryingPanSports