Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons. We won't see it settled on the court in June. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also the defending Western Conference champions), and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers. Coming off their franchise's first NBA Finals game victory, the Magic quickly took the lead in the first quarter. The NBA.com writers debate which first round series is the most intriguing. Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics. For more, However, despite the incredible shooting percentage, the Lakers managed to stay close for much of the game. The Magic shot only 29.9% (23–77) from the field, the second lowest percentage in the NBA Finals. Los Playoffs de la NBA de 2009 fueron el torneo final de la temporada 2008-09 de la NBA Formato. However, The Lakers came out of the locker room aggressive and outscored the Magic 30–14 in the 3rd quarter, led by With 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter and the game tied at 79, Howard converted a 3-point play to give the Magic an 82–79 lead. Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Hornets. The Magic double-teamed Bryant in the backcourt, allowing him to pass the ball up to Ariza, who in turned passed it to Out of a timeout, Türkoğlu rushed a 3-point shot and missed.

Both teams got off to a slow start and were tied at 15 after the first quarter, setting a record-low for combined score (30) in the first quarter of an NBA Finals game.
Los Angeles Lakers over Orlando Magic (4-1) Thu, June 4. Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic. Les playoffs NBA 2009 sont les séries éliminatoires (en anglais, playoffs) de la saison NBA 2008-2009.Ils ont commencé le 18 avril 2009, et se sont terminés le 14 juin avec les finales NBA.. Les Lakers de Los Angeles sont champions NBA en 2009, ils battent le Magic d'Orlando en finale.

Then they won Game 4 on June 11 in overtime as well. Rashard Lewis backtapped the rebound to center-court, but the ball went to Pau Gasol, who ran in unimpeded for a dunk, giving the Lakers the lead for good. For now, it's up to our bloggers. Playoffs NBA 2009. Down 40–36 with 7:11 in the 2nd quarter, the Lakers went on a 16–0 run, fueled by two 3-pointers and solid defensive play from Coming out of the half, Orlando cut the lead to 5 with 7:45 remaining in the 3rd on a 3-pointer by The series was the third straight championship that the Lakers clinched on the road (after For the Magic, Game 3 marked their first Finals game victory; the franchise lost their first six Finals games after being swept in their first Finals appearance in This is the seventh time in NBA Finals history that a team that lost the championship the previous season has won the Finals the very next year. After coming so close, the Magic lost a chance to tie the series, a fact not lost upon the arena staff in Orlando. Kobe's Lakers are headed back to the NBA Finals after a Game 6 blowout win over Denver. I thought Denver was the better team in every game except the last two. The tradition began in The series win brought the Lakers' franchise championship total to 15, trailing only to the By virtue of their win this year and loss in the previous year, this marked tenth occurrence that the winners of the NBA Finals were losers in the preceding year's Finals, previously the The Lakers' only offseason change was the acquisition of The Magic again won 59 games and the division title in the Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers. In the next possession, the Magic missed another shot, bouncing the ball to Fisher, who passed it to Ariza, then to Gasol for a dunk, but Pietrus slammed both arms on his back, resulting in Gasol getting a technical foul and Pietrus a flagrant 1 foul. Lakers point guard Derek Fisher has never lost a first-round series in his NBA career (11-0).