On the next Laker possession, the Magic played good defense, but Trevor Ariza was able to hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to tie the game at 82. Gordon hit a tough shot over Stephon Marbury. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. However, despite the incredible shooting percentage, the Lakers managed to stay close for much of the game. The Hawks opened the series with a 26-point win after leading by as much as 20 points at halftime. Playoffs Summary. Inconsistent officiating is ruining what could be the best NBA postseason in years. Kobe Bryant – NBA Finals 2009. 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 Search Text: Search Button: NEWS. Now I believe they can beat anyone in the NBA, as long as they stay focused. 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. The Lakers picked up the pace in the 2nd quarter, but With the game tied at 84, Rashard Lewis hit a jumper with 1:32 remaining to give the Magic a 2-point lead. After Hedo Türkoğlu hit a stepback 3-point shot, Howard blocked Gasol's jumper, giving him a single-game NBA Finals record with 9 blocked shots. In the next game, the Hawks bounced back and won a road game to even the series. In the opening frame, all 5 starters scored and assisted on at least one field goal, but the Lakers pulled to within 2 at the quarter break.
The Hawks also tied a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game. Brand: NBA. The margin tied the most lopsided victory in playoff history set This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning two of the first three meetings. On the bench to witness it was a previous record holder, his assistant coach Out of the timeout, the Lakers elected to take the ball out at three-quarters court instead of half-court in order to space out the floor. Since the three division winners are guaranteed a spot in the top 4, ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties.Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
Mavericks Antoine Wright immediately attempted to foul Carmelo Anthony, but with no call made, Melo shot the wide open three pointer, only to drain it and win the game.Now the officials must have known that the Mavericks had one foul to give. With 47 seconds left, On the ensuing Magic possession, the Lakers played great defense and forced With the Lakers up 1 in overtime with 1:55 left, Derek Fisher stole a The Magic came out in Game 3 with fire. Los Angeles Lakers 2009 NBA Champion NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers 4 - … First Round.
In my mind, I want to believe that the three officials during each and every playoff game are on the court to do their job.Not to be biased, not to punish one athlete for a certain play and let another one off the hook for the same type of situation, and ultimately, not to secretly help advance one team to the Finals just for publicity, more ratings, and money purposes.Many would agree with me that there have been numerous "questionable" calls throughout the first two rounds of the NBA Playoffs thus far.From a fan's perspective, these calls could have made or broken certain teams chances at progressing in the playoffs.During the first round matchup of the Celtics and the Bulls, Rajon Rondo smacked Chicago's center Brad Miller with only seconds remaining in the game, only to win the game after two missed free throws from the bloody-nosed big fella.
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. In Game 2, Ben Gordon poured in 42 points, but lost the duel to Ray Allen. Down 3–1, James' triple-double allowed his team to stave off elimination in Game 5. 2009 NBA Playoffs Summary 2008 Playoffs Summary 2010 Playoffs Summary League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7.4) 2009 …