It's all over, the Los Angeles Lakers are the 2008-09 NBA champions! The Tinseltown outfit played game five as if there is no tomorrow as they trounced the inexperienced Orlando Magic, 99-86 Sunday night (Monday morning, Manila time) at the Amway Arena. The Lakers clinched the diadem in five games, 4-1.
It's vindication time as well for Laker main man Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant as he finally nailed down an NBA title without the help of erstwhile teammate Shaquille O'Neal. It can be recalled that Kobe played behind the big shadows of O'Neal during the threepeat run of LA in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Now Kobe is on cloud nine all by himself.
Our heartfelt congratulations to coach Phil Jackson, Kobe and the rest of the LA Lakers!
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If the Magic wants to have an encore next year in the NBA finals, they better unload Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson immediately. Both Lewis and Nelson contributed to the downfall of the Magic in game number four which should have been a Magic victory.
It's clear as the bright sky that the grossly overpaid Lewis can not be the man during clutch time for the Disneyworld outfit. He blew wide open jumpers time and time again when Orlando needs a big basket during crunchtime. Nelson on the other hand is the main culprit in the game four defeat as he defended the two point zone instead of challenging Derek Fisher's trifecta. Besides, the Magic had a foul to give and it's mind boggling why Nelson did not foul Fisher immediately or he could have also allowed the veteran Laker guard to go pass him and score on a lay-up which will leave them still up by a point.
Well, as they say, "there's no reason to cry over a spilt milk". But the Magic will definitely be a better team next season as they've learned their lesson very well in the just concluded 2009 NBA finals. And it would be a lot better if they trade Lewis and Nelson before next season gets underway.
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Now that the 2008-09 season is finally over, the attention will now shift to the coming 2009 NBA rookie draft with three players being eyed by the Los Angeles Clippers as possible top pick over-all namely Blake Griffin of the University of Oklahoma Sooners, Spanish wonderboy Ricky Rubio and Euroleague veteran Brandon Jennings.
Welcome to the 2009-2010 NBA season!
It's vindication time as well for Laker main man Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant as he finally nailed down an NBA title without the help of erstwhile teammate Shaquille O'Neal. It can be recalled that Kobe played behind the big shadows of O'Neal during the threepeat run of LA in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Now Kobe is on cloud nine all by himself.
Our heartfelt congratulations to coach Phil Jackson, Kobe and the rest of the LA Lakers!
*****
If the Magic wants to have an encore next year in the NBA finals, they better unload Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson immediately. Both Lewis and Nelson contributed to the downfall of the Magic in game number four which should have been a Magic victory.
It's clear as the bright sky that the grossly overpaid Lewis can not be the man during clutch time for the Disneyworld outfit. He blew wide open jumpers time and time again when Orlando needs a big basket during crunchtime. Nelson on the other hand is the main culprit in the game four defeat as he defended the two point zone instead of challenging Derek Fisher's trifecta. Besides, the Magic had a foul to give and it's mind boggling why Nelson did not foul Fisher immediately or he could have also allowed the veteran Laker guard to go pass him and score on a lay-up which will leave them still up by a point.
Well, as they say, "there's no reason to cry over a spilt milk". But the Magic will definitely be a better team next season as they've learned their lesson very well in the just concluded 2009 NBA finals. And it would be a lot better if they trade Lewis and Nelson before next season gets underway.
*****
Now that the 2008-09 season is finally over, the attention will now shift to the coming 2009 NBA rookie draft with three players being eyed by the Los Angeles Clippers as possible top pick over-all namely Blake Griffin of the University of Oklahoma Sooners, Spanish wonderboy Ricky Rubio and Euroleague veteran Brandon Jennings.
Welcome to the 2009-2010 NBA season!
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