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Los Angeles Lakers Win NBA Championship

by Maria Starr | June 15th, 2009 | Add a comment
There was no Magic in Orlando tonight as the Lakers beat the Magic 99-86. Kobe Bryant got his fourth title, coach Phil Jackson has his 10th, and just like that the Los Angeles Lakers earned their 15th national championship victory. Bryant … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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The NBA Finals: Game 5 Odds Lakers @ Magic

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | June 14th, 2009 | Add a comment
For those who stayed up late to see it, you now know the NBA Finals could be over as early as Sunday. The Los Angeles Lakers took a stranglehold on the series following a 99-91 ATS victory (NBA Odds listed the … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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The NBA Finals: Game 4 Odds Lakers @ Magic

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | June 11th, 2009 | Add a comment
In Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night, Kobe Bryant, who looked tired and mortal, gave new life to the Orlando Magic, who shot a Finals record 63 percent in a 108-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Finals: Game 3 Odds Lakers at Magic

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 9th, 2009 | Add a comment
Orlando has been able to come back from seemingly every heartbreak this season. They have fought off injuries, four last-second losses in the playoffs, and series deficits in two rounds. But this could be too tough a challenge. Only three … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Finals Betting Update

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 8th, 2009 | Add a comment
The Lakers needed a miss by Courtney Lee on a perfectly executed alley-oop play in the final second of regulation to get to overtime, then escaped with a 101-96 win over the Magic to take a 2-0 lead in the … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Finals: Game 2 Odds

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 7th, 2009 | Add a comment
Kobe Bryant, playing like a man possessed, scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pounded the Orlando Magic 100-75 in Game 1 on Thursday night. It was the 10th time he has scored 40 or more in the playoffs. Game 2 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Finals: Game 1 Odds

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 4th, 2009 | Add a comment
After a humbling loss to the Boston Celtics in last year’s finals, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will be seeking atonement when they face the resurrected Orlando Magic in Game 1 at the Staples Center. The Lakers enter this … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Conference Finals Odds: LA Lakers at Denver Nuggets

by Elizabeth Fairview | May 29th, 2009 | Add a comment
Oh, and just to make things interesting, L.A. hasn’t lost back-to-back games since March. The Nuggets might very well be the better team in the Western Conference Finals, with a deeper bench than the Lakers. But they also tend to implode … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Conference Finals Odds: Denver Nuggets at LA Lakers

by Elizabeth Fairview | May 27th, 2009 | Add a comment
So much so that Pau Gasol is getting unhappy with his touches. The mild-mannered Gasol complained about only taking four shots in the second half of a 120-101 loss at Denver on Monday night that left the Western Conference Finals tied … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NBA Conference Finals Odds: LA Lakers at Denver Nuggets

by Elizabeth Fairview | May 25th, 2009 | Add a comment
Tonight in Game 4 the Nuggets will need everything they have to try and even the series with the Los Angeles Lakers. In their half-dozen blowouts at the Pepsi Center in these playoffs, the Nuggets had turned their crowd into a … Read More Read More