Lakers-Magic Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Mar 06 2010 5:21PM

The Los Angeles Lakers have looked poised for much of this season as they chase their second straight title until suddenly seeming to lose their edge.

The Orlando Magic were going through a bit of a rough spell in the first finals rematch seven weeks ago, but they've quickly regained their swagger.

In the first meeting in Orlando since the Lakers won last season's title, the defending champs try to avoid losing three straight for the first time in more than two years Sunday when they visit the surging Magic.

With a 99-86 win at Amway Arena on June 14, Los Angeles (46-17) took last season's NBA finals over Orlando in five games to win the franchise's 15th championship.

"We didn't like it at all," Orlando's Dwight Howard said. "We know how tough it is to get to the finals, and to make it and lose and have a team celebrate on your home floor, it hurts. But you live and you learn.''

The Lakers again look like they have what it takes to win another title, but they're coming off a couple of troubling losses to teams in the hunt for one of the last playoffs spots in the mediocre Eastern Conference.

After a 114-111 overtime loss to Miami on Thursday, Los Angeles looked flat in Friday's 98-83 defeat in Charlotte. The Lakers shot 36.3 percent against the Bobcats and committed 20 turnovers in matching the number of losses they had all of last season with 19 games to play.

Kobe Bryant had 26 points on 9 of 21 shooting and said after the game he planned on speaking with his teammates.

When asked what the tone of that talk would be, the 12-time All-Star replied: "What do you think?''

Pau Gasol is in the middle of the Lakers' offensive struggles. He had 11 points on 5 of 14 shooting against the Bobcats after scoring 10 on 4 of 11 from the field Thursday. Los Angeles needs Gasol to play well to be successful, as the team is 4-5 when he scores 11 points or fewer, compared to 31-6 when he reaches 12.

The 7-foot Spaniard helped carry the offense in Los Angeles' first meeting of the season with Orlando, a 98-92 home win Jan. 18. With Bryant bothered by a broken right index finger, a sore back and scoring only 11 points on 4 of 19 shooting, Gasol had 17 points.

Gasol looks to bounce back from these last two poor performances to help Los Angeles avoid dropping three straight for the first time since Jan. 23-27, 2008 - one week before the team acquired the three-time All-Star center from Memphis.

"I think everybody's angry, but we're not angry at the right things,'' Andrew Bynum said. "We might be angry with each other. So that's not always that great.''

Especially with a finals rematch looming.

The Magic (43-20) defeated New Jersey 97-87 on Friday for their fourth straight win and 17th in 22 games. This impressive stretch began immediately following the loss to the Lakers in January, Orlando's seventh defeat in nine games.

Although the Magic are winning with regularity, Stan Van Gundy isn't very happy with the way his team is playing with the lead.

The Nets were able to cut Orlando's 17-point, fourth-quarter lead to eight in the waning minutes. While this didn't hurt against woeful New Jersey, it could be a different story against an elite team like the Lakers.

"All year, losing the lead is how we play,'' Van Gundy said. "Give us a lead and we will play poorly at both ends of the floor. I have absolutely no idea how to fix it.''

Matt Barnes led the Magic with 16 points Friday, while Howard finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Howard had 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting and 12 boards against the Lakers in January.

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Magic hold off Lakers as Bryant misses at buzzer

By Dick Scanlon, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 7, 2010 8:20PM

ORLANDO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic like to remind folks that the matchup for the NBA Finals isn't carved in stone.

"All you hear is the Lakers and Cleveland," Howard said after the Magic's 96-94 victory over the Lakers on Sunday. "People can talk about whoever they want to see in the Finals, but it's all going to come down to the team that wins the most games at playoff time. Hopefully that'll be us."

Kobe Bryant missed a jumper that would have sent the game into overtime and the Lakers (46-18) lost their third straight, their longest streak in more than two years.

The Magic (44-20) led almost all the way in a game that included 53 personal fouls, three technicals, one flagrant foul and a lot of bad blood, especially between Bryant and Magic forward Matt Barnes.

"It is entertaining," said Bryant, whose 34 points came on 12-for-30 shooting. "These are the types of things we like to see when you start getting to potential Finals contenders . . . It is that time of year; it's good to get a little chippy."

In fact, Bryant liked this loss better than the first two.

"The last two games (in Miami and Charlotte) we did not play with the sense of urgency to compete," he said. "Tonight we did. We played really, really hard; we just missed some things defensively. But all in all, our defense was able to keep us in the game."

Howard had 15 points, 16 rebounds and an explanation of why things got so physical.

"You had a team full of pit bulls and a team full of cane corsos, and that's what happens," he said. "We're the pit bulls. Pit bulls are a little bit shorter, but we get the job done."

Especially on the boards. Orlando outrebounded the Lakers, 50-39, with the help of a season-high nine boards by point guard Jameer Nelson.

"Bar none, he's the best dwarf to ever rebound," Howard said.

In a wild second half that saw seven points taken off the board by replays, the Magic took a 71-59 lead on a 10-2 run. It would have been

13-2 except for a replay determination that Rashard Lewis' 3-point basket had come after the shot clock expired.

Bryant, who missed seven straight shots after scoring 13 points in the first quarter, shot the Lakers back into the game in the fourth quarter. He scored 18 points in the period, even though his 3-pointer that would have tied the game, 95-95, was changed to a two-pointer with

20.6 seconds left.

Vince Carter led the Magic with 25 points, 15 of them in the first quarter.

Six missed free throws by the Magic in the final quarter, including three in the final minute, kept the Lakers in the game.

"I didn't think we played very well, to be honest," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "Twenty turnovers is not good. I keep saying it, but we've got to find a way to handle the basketball better. We missed some key free throws down the stretch. So I didn't think we played very well, but I thought we played very, very, very hard."

To Lakers coach Phil Jackson, the issue was not the number of free throws the Magic missed, but how many they took.

"There are some things that as an experienced team, we should not have happen to us," Jackson said. "Fouling guys when they're shooting and creating situations where you give up 39 foul shots -- that's an inordinate amount of foul shots for a team in an NBA game."

Pau Gasol tasted a third straight loss for the first time since being traded to the Lakers on Feb. 1, 2008.

"I'm worried about what we can do to win ballgames and win a championship. I don't worry about streaks," Gasol said.

The loss came on the same floor on which the Lakers celebrated their NBA championship 38 weeks ago. Asked if that memory was foremost on his mind when he walked into the arena that will be replaced next season, Jackson said no.

"I thought about this franchise and its history and the (1992) All-Star Game they had here a number of years ago," he said, "and this will be the last time we'll see this arena."

Well, maybe.

• Lakers: Vujacic
• Magic: Foyle

• Lakers: Bryant
• Magic: Barnes, Howard

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #56 Mark Ayotte, #25 Tony Brothers
• Attendance: 17461
• Duration: 2:50

Los Angeles Lakers (46-18)		Orlando Magic (44-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lewis vs Bynum (Nelson gains possession)
	11:37 [ORL 3-0]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:18
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	11:16
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:15
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:15 [LAL 2-3]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:59
	10:59 [ORL 4-2]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:59 [ORL 5-2]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:46	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:33	Howard Jump Bank Hook Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	10:24
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:23
	10:22	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:22 [LAL 3-5]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:22
	10:21	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:02	Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:00
	09:42	Lewis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:42 [LAL 4-5]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:42 [LAL 5-5]
	09:23 [ORL 7-5]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:54
	08:54 [ORL 8-5]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:54 [ORL 9-5]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bryant Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:38 [LAL 7-9]
	08:15	Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)
	08:13	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:09	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:08
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)	07:56
	07:51	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:33	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:29	Barnes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:29	Barnes Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Fisher Layup Shot: Missed	07:13
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:11
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:10 [LAL 9-9]
	07:10	Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:10 [LAL 10-9]
	07:00	Lewis Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:00	Lewis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	07:00	Lewis Substitution replaced by Bass
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:44 [LAL 12-9]
	06:24	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:23
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:07
	06:07 [ORL 10-12]	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	06:07
	06:07	Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:06
	05:55	Nelson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Gasol Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	05:47
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:34
	05:34 [ORL 11-12]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:34 [ORL 12-12]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Artest Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	05:17
Team Rebound	05:16
Odom Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bass (1 BLK)	05:08
	05:08	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:08	Team Rebound
	05:08	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:08
	05:08 [ORL 13-12]	Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:08 [ORL 14-12]	Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:52	Team Rebound
	04:33	Howard Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:31
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:11	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:09	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:09 [ORL 16-12]	Howard Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:50 [LAL 14-16]
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:35
	03:35 [ORL 17-14]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:35	Barnes Substitution replaced by Pietrus
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	03:35
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	03:35
	03:35 [ORL 18-14]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	03:19 [LAL 16-18]
	03:07 [ORL 20-16]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:56	Pietrus Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
	02:56	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	02:56
Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:56
Team Rebound	02:56
Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:56 [LAL 17-20]
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:46
	02:46 [ORL 21-17]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:46 [ORL 22-17]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Farmar Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pietrus (1 ST)	02:25
	02:18	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:15	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:15	Howard Tip Shot: Missed
	02:12	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:12 [ORL 24-17]	Howard Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:07	Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:07	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:07 [LAL 18-24]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:07 [LAL 19-24]
Powell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:45
	01:45 [ORL 25-19]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:45 [ORL 26-19]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:30	Gortat Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:30 [LAL 20-26]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:30 [LAL 21-26]
Farmar Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:30
	01:30 [ORL 27-21]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:30 [ORL 28-21]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)	01:17
Team Rebound	01:16
Farmar Jump Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:04	Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:51.6 [ORL 31-21]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	00:42.0 [LAL 24-31]
	00:27.9	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pietrus (1 BLK)	00:04.9
	00:03.5	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-18)		Orlando Magic (44-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Artest Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	11:46
	11:30	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
	11:30	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:18	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:17
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:05	Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:57 [ORL 33-24]	Gortat Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:42 [LAL 26-33]
	10:21	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:20
Brown Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	10:17 [LAL 28-33]
	09:57 [ORL 36-28]	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:50
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:42	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:26	Pietrus Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:13	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:03 [ORL 38-28]	Pietrus Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:40	Team Rebound
	08:25	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:24
Artest Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)	08:13 [LAL 30-38]
	08:00	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	07:41 [LAL 32-38]
	07:23 [ORL 40-32]	Gortat Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:08
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:05
Odom Tip Shot: Missed	07:05
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:05
	07:05	Gortat Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:05 [LAL 33-40]
	07:05	Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	07:05
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:05 [LAL 34-40]
	06:50	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:49
	06:37	Howard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:37 [LAL 35-40]
	06:37	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:37 [LAL 36-40]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:17
	06:17	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
	06:17	Redick Substitution replaced by Carter
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:17
	06:17	Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:17	Team Rebound
	06:17 [ORL 41-36]	Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Brown Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:55	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:45 [ORL 44-36]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	05:24 [LAL 38-44]
	05:16	Nelson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:16	Nelson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Timeout : Official	05:16
	05:16	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Barnes
Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant	05:16
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:04	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:58	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:57	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:56 [ORL 46-38]	Gortat Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	04:36 [LAL 41-46]
	04:24	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:23
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:51 [ORL 48-41]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	03:33 [LAL 44-48]
	03:08	Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:07
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	02:51
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:50
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	02:45
	02:44	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:34 [ORL 50-44]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
	02:18	Carter Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	02:11
	02:10	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:54 [ORL 52-44]	Carter Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:45
	01:45	Lewis Substitution replaced by Bass
Gasol Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	01:39 [LAL 46-52]
	01:14	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:14
Fisher Floating Jump shot: Missed	01:01
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:00
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:49.9	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:44.9	Carter Layup Shot: Missed
	00:42.9	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:41.6	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
	00:40.7	Team Rebound
	00:40.7	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
	00:40.7	Carter Substitution replaced by Pietrus
	00:30.9	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:28.7
Gasol Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	00:25.3 [LAL 48-52]
	00:09.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:09.8	Barnes Substitution replaced by Redick
	00:09.8	Bass Substitution replaced by Carter
	00:09.8	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Nelson
	00:09.8	Williams Substitution replaced by Lewis
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:05.3
Odom Substitution replaced by Brown	00:05.3
	00:05.3	Carter Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	00:05.3	Lewis Substitution replaced by Barnes
	00:05.3	Carter Substitution replaced by Bass
	00:05.3	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
	00:05.3	Redick Substitution replaced by Pietrus
Brown Substitution replaced by Odom	00:05.3
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.0
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	00:00.2
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-18)		Orlando Magic (44-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:47	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	11:26 [ORL 55-48]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)
	11:26	Double Technical - Barnes, Bryant
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:06	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	10:42	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:41
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	10:09	Howard Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Bynum Driving Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)	09:56 [LAL 50-55]
Bynum Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:46
	09:35	Howard Layup Shot: Missed
	09:33	Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:33 [ORL 57-50]	Barnes Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	09:32	Howard Technical
Bryant Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)	09:32 [LAL 51-57]
	09:10	Barnes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:10 [LAL 52-57]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:10 [LAL 53-57]
	08:57 [ORL 59-53]	Nelson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	08:43 [LAL 55-59]
	08:30	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
	08:29	Team Rebound
Fisher Foul : Away From Play (2 PF)	08:29
	08:29 [ORL 60-55]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	08:29 [ORL 61-55]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:16	Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:07	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
	08:01	Nelson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)	07:53 [LAL 57-61]
	07:26	Nelson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	07:26	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:22	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:21	Barnes Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:09	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:07
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	06:45	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)
	06:44	Team Rebound
	06:44	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	06:44
	06:41	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:40
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:21
	06:20	Nelson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:04
	06:04 [ORL 62-57]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:04	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:03
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)	05:44
Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:43
	05:32	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
	05:30	Nelson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:26 [ORL 65-57]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)
Artest Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	05:06
	04:39	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Team Timeout : Short	04:36
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	04:36
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)	04:24 [LAL 59-65]
	04:02	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:01	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	03:51 [ORL 67-59]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nelson (4 AST)
Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:51
	03:51	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
	03:50	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:32	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:31
Bryant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:21
	03:09	Lewis Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	03:09	Lewis Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	03:09	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:51 [ORL 69-59]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lewis (2 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:37	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
	02:27 [ORL 71-59]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
	02:09	Carter Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:09
Team Rebound	02:09
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:09
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:09 [LAL 60-71]
	01:48	Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:40	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	01:29	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:29
	01:29	Barnes Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	01:29	Barnes Substitution replaced by Pietrus
Odom Dunk Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:16	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)
	01:13	Lewis Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
	01:13	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	00:59.3	Carter Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:59.3	Carter Substitution replaced by Redick
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	00:59.3
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:59.3 [LAL 61-71]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:59.3 [LAL 62-71]
	00:47.5 [ORL 74-62]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:47.5
	00:47.5	Lewis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:45.9
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	00:29.9
Team Rebound	00:29.7
	00:27.8	Howard Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:27.8	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:27.8 [LAL 63-74]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:27.8 [LAL 64-74]
	00:12.9	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.5
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:00.2
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Lewis Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Bynum (4 BLK)
	11:41	Team Rebound
	11:35	Redick Floating Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:34
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pietrus (2 BLK)	11:21
	11:21	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:07	Lewis Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:06
	10:59	Gortat Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brown Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (2 BLK)	10:48
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:46
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	10:37 [LAL 66-74]
Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:34
	10:23	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:22
Bryant Turnaround Bank shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)	10:12 [LAL 68-74]
	09:59	Redick Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	09:59	Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard
	09:47	Pietrus Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Odom Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:33 [LAL 70-74]
	09:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:32	Redick Substitution replaced by Carter
Bynum Foul : Personal (5 PF)	09:11
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	09:11
	09:01	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:00	Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	08:57	Lewis Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:56
	08:44	Carter Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	08:44	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
Brown Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:35 [LAL 72-74]
Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:14
	08:14 [ORL 75-72]	Pietrus Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:14	Carter Substitution replaced by Barnes
	08:14	Pietrus Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:13
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Nelson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:47	Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	07:47	Barnes Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:47
	07:37 [ORL 77-72]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)	07:15 [LAL 74-77]
	07:03 [ORL 79-74]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	06:41
	06:41	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:33 [ORL 81-74]	Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lewis (3 AST)
Gasol Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (4 PF)	06:33
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:33
	06:33	Howard Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed
	06:33	Team Rebound
	06:33	Howard Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 Missed
	06:33	Team Rebound
	06:32	Pietrus Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	06:09 [LAL 77-81]
	06:09	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	05:50	Lewis Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Lewis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:26	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:25
	05:09	Howard Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:09
	05:09	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Carter
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	05:09
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	05:09 [LAL 78-81]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	05:09 [LAL 79-81]
	04:46 [ORL 83-79]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nelson (5 AST)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (27 PTS)	04:28 [LAL 81-83]
	04:08	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:56	Nelson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:38 [ORL 85-81]	Carter Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:15 [LAL 83-85]
	03:15	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
	02:50 [ORL 86-83]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	02:50 [ORL 87-83]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)	02:36 [LAL 85-87]
	02:19 [ORL 89-85]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nelson (6 AST)
Odom Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	02:19
	02:19 [ORL 90-85]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:02
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:00
Gasol Putback Layup Shot: Missed	02:00
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	02:00
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)	02:00 [LAL 87-90]
	01:39	Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (3 ST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:10 [ORL 93-87]	Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nelson (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:10
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed	00:49.9
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	00:48.5
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:48.5 [LAL 89-93]
	00:43.0	Foul : Double Personal - Barnes (4 PF), Fisher (4 PF)
Gasol Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:42.6
	00:42.6 [ORL 94-89]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:42.6	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	00:41.9
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:31.9
Team Rebound	00:30.7
Team Timeout : Short	00:30.7
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS)	00:26.4 [LAL 92-94]
Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:20.6
	00:20.6	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:20.6	Team Rebound
	00:20.6 [ORL 95-92]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS)	00:12.9 [LAL 94-95]
	00:12.9	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
Gasol Substitution replaced by Brown	00:12.9
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	00:12.9
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:09.7
Powell Substitution replaced by Odom	00:09.7
Brown Substitution replaced by Gasol	00:09.7
	00:09.7	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:09.7	Team Rebound
	00:09.7 [ORL 96-94]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.2
	00:00.2	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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