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Entering the game, the Lakers had only won once in ten games while wearing the "City" uniform. The uniform switch worked as the Lakers won 128–112. After the game, the Lakers ceased wearing the "City" jersey despite having seven more games assigned to it, and would wear either the purple "Statement" or gold "Icon" jerseys in these games instead.
The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series starting on June 4 and concluding on June 14, 2009, it was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. [1]
However, they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Game 4 of the NBA Finals marked the first time since 1985 that two overtime games were played in the same NBA Finals series. With the Lakers’ Game 5 win over the Orlando Magic, Phil Jackson overtook Red Auerbach with the most NBA Championships won by a head coach (10). It also marked ...
The Lakers made nine trips to the NBA Finals during his career, but only won a single championship in 1972 against the New York Knicks. West’s Lakers were haunted by the Boston Celtics, who ...
The Lakers took a 3-2 lead in the series and lost Game 7 at home. West had 42 points in the final game and became the only player to ever win Finals MVP for a losing team.
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The Lakers defeated Boston in the first two games of the Finals, and the teams split the next four games, giving Los Angeles their second championship in three seasons. [127] The series was highlighted by Johnson's running "baby hook" shot to win game four at Boston Garden with two seconds remaining. [130]
In game three, it was a close fought game, Lakers came out with a (91–84) victory with a 29-point performance by Kobe Bryant in Boston to take (2–1) lead in the series. Game four in Boston, the Celtics out fought the Lakers with a (96–89), performance to tie the series again (2–2). Kobe Bryant still lead the game high points of 33.