Box Scores/Recaps From Orlando & LA's 2 Matchups Earlier This Year

HacheMan · Jun 4, 2009

Nelson, Howard offset Kobe's 41 points in Magic win

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kobe Bryant did his job. The Orlando Magic did, too.
The Los Angeles Lakers star scored a season-high 41 points, but Magic center Dwight Howard made eight of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter, and Jameer Nelson had 27 points to lead Orlando to a 106-103 victory over the Lakers on Saturday night.
"ESPN magazine did a story about how to defend LeBron James," coach Stan Van Gundy joked. "I don't think anybody is coming to me for that gig about defending Kobe. We better keep winning games, so I can stay employed."
Bryant missed a three at the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime. He made 14 of 31 shots, and all 11 of his free throws.
"They had three guys over at me every time (in the second half)," Bryant said. "When I get going, they send everybody.''
Orlando survived despite early foul trouble for Howard. Nelson had 15 points in the third quarter to lead the Magic back from an nine-point halftime deficit.
"I think it was really a good thing that I missed those two games,'' Howard said. "One, for me, giving rest for my body. And two, for my teammates that they can win without me, and do a lot of great things and trust each other."
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Rashard Lewis added 22 points for Orlando, which has won six straight home games. Derek Fisher had 27 in support of Bryant.
In the last three days the Magic swept Western Conference contenders San Antonio and Los Angeles, giving them credibility as force for the NBA title.
"We believe we're contenders," Nelson said. "The naysayers say we're not. This means a lot. I think it's a statement game. It shows we're serious and we're contenders for the East."
The Lakers lost their last two games on last-minute shots.
"Those things are going to happen when you're on the road," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "Those shots are more friendly at home, I guess."
Van Gundy said the Magic beat the Lakers at their best.
"It's hard for me for anyone to make a case the Lakers had a bad game," Van Gundy said.
Los Angeles, which fell to Miami on Friday night, lost two straight games for the first time this season.
Howard, playing his second outing after missing a pair of games with a sore knee, had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
"He wanted the ball," Van Gundy said. "He really played well in the second half."
The Magic improved to 21-6.
"I'm not trying to lie to you. It feels good in perspective. But it counts as one (victory)," Van Gundy said.
Orlando held a lead late in the fourth quarter, and foul-plagued Howard hit a pair of free throws with just over a minute left. Rashard Lewis hit one of two free throws in the final minute to put the Magic up to stay.
Nelson hit a long jumper to tie it at 78 late in the third quarter, with the Magic using six 3s to get back in the game.
Bryant had 25 first-half points as the Lakers took a 58-49 halftime lead.

Notes

The Magic made 12 of 33 3s.
Los Angeles is on a five-game trip. The Lakers return home to play NBA champion Boston on Dec. 25.

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<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0 align=left><TD colSpan=15>Scoreboard</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left width="50%">Final</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">1</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">2</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">3</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">4</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">T</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=final vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/page/LAL">L.A. Lakers (21-5) </TD><TD align=middle>24</TD><TD align=middle>34</TD><TD align=middle>26</TD><TD align=middle>19</TD><TD class=finalscore align=middle>103</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=final vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/page/ORL">Orlando (21-6) «</TD><TD align=middle>23</TD><TD align=middle>26</TD><TD align=middle>36</TD><TD align=middle>21</TD><TD class=finalscore align=middle>106</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6496">K. Bryant</TD></TR><TR class=bg4 align=left><TD>Pts</TD><TD>Rebs</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Pts</TD><TD>Rebs</TD><TD>Ast</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=middle>27</TD><TD align=middle>4</TD><TD align=middle>5</TD><TD align=middle>41</TD><TD align=middle>8</TD><TD align=middle>3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0away align=left><TD colSpan=8>Los Angeles Lakers</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>STARTERS</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6496">K. Bryant, SG</TD><TD align=right>43</TD><TD align=middle>14-31</TD><TD align=middle>11-11</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>41</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/240285">P. Gasol, C</TD><TD align=right>42</TD><TD align=middle>4-9</TD><TD align=middle>3-4</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>11</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6572">D. Fisher, PG</TD><TD align=right>41</TD><TD align=middle>9-16</TD><TD align=middle>6-6</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>27</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/555938">A. Bynum, C</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD align=middle>1-4</TD><TD align=middle>1-1</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>3</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400579">L. Walton, SF</TD><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>2</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>BENCH</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/139087">L. Odom, PF</TD><TD align=right>36</TD><TD align=middle>1-7</TD><TD align=middle>2-2</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=right>4</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498272">T. Ariza, SF</TD><TD align=right>24</TD><TD align=middle>2-6</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>5</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/240305">V. Radmanovic, SF</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=middle>4-6</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>9</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498324">S. Vujacic, SG</TD><TD align=right>13</TD><TD align=middle>0-6</TD><TD align=middle>1-1</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>1</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/196337">C. Mihm, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/501024">D. Mbenga, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/402905">J. Powell, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1113154">J. Farmar, PG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1231910">Y. Sun, SG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=totals vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left>Totals</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>36-87</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>24-25</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>40</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>14</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>30</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>103</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=pct vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left colSpan=2> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>41.4%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>96.0%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=4> </TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=link vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=8><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/boxscore/NBA_20081220_LAL@ORL">Complete Box Score</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0home align=left><TD colSpan=8>Orlando Magic</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>STARTERS</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/196361">H. Turkoglu, SF</TD><TD align=right>42</TD><TD align=middle>5-10</TD><TD align=middle>2-4</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>14</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/20613">R. Lewis, SF</TD><TD align=right>39</TD><TD align=middle>6-13</TD><TD align=middle>7-8</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498301">J. Nelson, PG</TD><TD align=right>35</TD><TD align=middle>11-16</TD><TD align=middle>1-4</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>27</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498287">D. Howard, C</TD><TD align=right>31</TD><TD align=middle>4-6</TD><TD align=middle>10-15</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>18</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400535">K. Bogans, SG</TD><TD align=right>27</TD><TD align=middle>1-5</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>3</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>BENCH</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400567">M. Pietrus, SF</TD><TD align=right>18</TD><TD align=middle>2-10</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>5</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6475">T. Battie, PF</TD><TD align=right>15</TD><TD align=middle>2-3</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>5</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6635">A. Johnson, PG</TD><TD align=right>13</TD><TD align=middle>2-4</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>6</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/555948">M. Gortat, PF</TD><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1622542">C. Lee, SG</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=middle>1-1</TD><TD align=middle>2-4</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>4</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400540">B. Cook, PF</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=middle>0-2</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>0</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6576">A. Foyle, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/275603">M. Wilks, PG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1113176">J. Redick, SG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1204757">J. Richardson, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=totals vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left>Totals</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>35-72</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>24-39</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>40</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>20</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>27</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>106</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=pct vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left colSpan=2> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>48.6%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>61.5%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=4> </TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=link vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=8><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/boxscore/NBA_20081220_LAL@ORL">Complete Box Score</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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LOS ANGELES -- The Orlando Magic aren't doing it with smoke and mirrors.
With Dwight Howard a power in the middle, Jameer Nelson and his backcourt mates sharpshooting from outside, the Magic showed their multiple talents with a 109-103 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Nelson scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to help Orlando win its sixth in a row. Bryant had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for Los Angeles, but missed two jumpers in the waning moments.
"It was a big-time win," Nelson said. "We were in Laker Town, and the atmosphere was unbelievable. It definitely was a playoff atmosphere. The intensity level was high and they came at us every play, offensively, defensively and on the boards.
"They were trying to out-tough us, but we got tough when we needed to. We have a swagger about ourselves, knowing we're going to get back in the game if we're down."
Howard, who posted his NBA-high 20th double-double of the season, said, "It feels good, man. It was a great win. I'm trying to calm down right now. I'm so hyped up, I feel like I can go play two more quarters."
Although the win gave the Magic a better record (32-8) than the Lakers (31-9), Orlando hasn't been getting nearly as much attention.
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"We're flying under the radar. Noboby's really noticing us," Nelson said. "At the same time, it's fine with us. Everybody in this locker room knows the type of team we have and knows what we're capable of.
"So as long as we continue to win, we'll be where we want to be at the end of the year. Every year our team has gotten better. We're definitely a lot more mature because of our playoff experience. But we haven't reached our goal, and that's to win a championship."
Bryant, whose triple-double was the 15th of his career and first since April 1, 2005, said the Magic played well.
"They made some tough shots. He (Nelson) made some really, really huge, tough shots. He's playing at an all-star level.
"And we didn't do a good job corralling (Howard), staying on top of him. We let him catch the ball deep and finish."
Nelson scored 10 of Orlando's final 12 points, including hitting one of his three 3-pointers with 35 seconds left to put the Magic up 104-103. He was good on four free throws afterward as the Magic built a five-point lead.
All the Orlando starters scored in double figures, with Rashard Lewis getting 15, Hedo Turkoglu 13 and Courtney Lee 12.
Lamar Odom had 17 points for Los Angeles, and Vladimir Radmanovic had 15, all coming on his 5-of-8 shooting treys. Andrew Bynum had 14 points and three rebounds, but scored just two points after halftime and again was outplayed by Howard, who also blocked three shots.
Although they didn't match their NBA record-setting spree of 23 3-pointers they made in their last game, the Magic had a telling edge over the Lakers from beyond the arc, going 12-of-28 to Los Angeles' 9-of-26. Lewis hit four of his eight 3-point attempts and Nelson came up big at the right time, hitting all of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter after missing the three he took earlier in the game.
The Magic were coming off a 139-107 rout of Sacramento where they established the league record for 3-point baskets.
The teams juggled the lead back and forth in the final 12 minutes, with 15 lead changes and the seven ties before the Magic got a comfortable lead in the closing seconds.
Down 54-44 early in the third quarter, the Magic put together a 19-6 run to take their first lead of the game, at 63-60 on Lee's 3-pointer midway through the period. They went on to pull out to a 69-60 lead, but the Lakers came back to retake the lead at 75-74 on Pau Gasol's tip-in just before the buzzer ending the third.
Notes

The Lakers were coming off a 112-111 loss at San Antonio.
In the Lakers' 106-103 win Dec. 20 in Orlando, Bynum had three points and five fouls in only 12 minutes.
G Sasha Vujacic returned for Los Angeles after missing two games with back spasms, but he didn't score in his 13 minutes on the court.
Bryant had 41 points while Nelson scored 27 in the Magic's win over Los Angeles in Orlando last month. Bryant scored 28 in the Magic's last visit to Los Angeles, when they beat the Lakers 104-97 on Dec. 2, 2007.

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=bg2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Jameer Nelson comes up big for Orlando in the fourth quarter, netting 15 points. (Getty Images)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0 align=left><TD colSpan=15>Scoreboard</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left width="50%">Final</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">1</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">2</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">3</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">4</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle width="10%">T</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=final vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/page/ORL">Orlando (32-8) «</TD><TD align=middle>20</TD><TD align=middle>24</TD><TD align=middle>30</TD><TD align=middle>35</TD><TD class=finalscore align=middle>109</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=final vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/page/LAL">L.A. Lakers (31-8) </TD><TD align=middle>23</TD><TD align=middle>29</TD><TD align=middle>23</TD><TD align=middle>28</TD><TD class=finalscore align=middle>103</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg2 vAlign=top><TD>ORL:J. Nelson 28 Pts
ORL

. Howard 20 Reb
ORL:J. Nelson 8 Ast</TD><TD>LAL:K. Bryant 28 Pts
LAL:K. Bryant 13 Reb
LAL:K. Bryant 11 Ast</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0 align=middle><TD colSpan=6>Players of the Game</TD></TR><TR class=bg4 id=team align=left><TD class=bg1 colSpan=3>Los Angeles</TD><TD class=bg1 colSpan=3>Orlando</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=player vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=middle colSpan=3>

<A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6496">K. Bryant</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=3>

<A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498287">D. Howard</TD></TR><TR class=bg4 align=left><TD>Pts</TD><TD>Rebs</TD><TD>Ast</TD><TD>Pts</TD><TD>Rebs</TD><TD>Ast</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=middle>28</TD><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD align=middle>11</TD><TD align=middle>25</TD><TD align=middle>20</TD><TD align=middle>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0away align=left><TD colSpan=8>Orlando Magic</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>STARTERS</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/20613">R. Lewis, SF</TD><TD align=right>40</TD><TD align=middle>5-11</TD><TD align=middle>2-2</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>16</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/196361">H. Turkoglu, SF</TD><TD align=right>40</TD><TD align=middle>4-14</TD><TD align=middle>3-4</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>13</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498287">D. Howard, C</TD><TD align=right>40</TD><TD align=middle>8-18</TD><TD align=middle>9-16</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>25</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1622542">C. Lee, SG</TD><TD align=right>38</TD><TD align=middle>4-10</TD><TD align=middle>2-4</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>12</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498301">J. Nelson, PG</TD><TD align=right>34</TD><TD align=middle>9-18</TD><TD align=middle>7-8</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>28</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>BENCH</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6475">T. Battie, PF</TD><TD align=right>16</TD><TD align=middle>4-6</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>8</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6635">A. Johnson, PG</TD><TD align=right>14</TD><TD align=middle>1-3</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>2</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1113176">J. Redick, SG</TD><TD align=right>10</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>3</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/555948">M. Gortat, PF</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=middle>1-1</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>2</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6576">A. Foyle, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/275603">M. Wilks, PG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400567">M. Pietrus, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400535">K. Bogans, SG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400540">B. Cook, PF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1204757">J. Richardson, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=totals vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left>Totals</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>37-83</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>23-34</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>54</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>19</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>23</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>109</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=pct vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left colSpan=2> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>44.6%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>67.6%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=4> </TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=link vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=8><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/boxscore/NBA_20090116_ORL@LAL">Complete Box Score</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg0home align=left><TD colSpan=8>Los Angeles Lakers</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>STARTERS</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6496">K. Bryant, SG</TD><TD align=right>41</TD><TD align=middle>10-26</TD><TD align=middle>7-8</TD><TD align=right>13</TD><TD align=right>11</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>28</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6572">D. Fisher, PG</TD><TD align=right>41</TD><TD align=middle>3-11</TD><TD align=middle>1-2</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>9</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/240285">P. Gasol, C</TD><TD align=right>33</TD><TD align=middle>5-13</TD><TD align=middle>3-4</TD><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>13</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/555938">A. Bynum, C</TD><TD align=right>33</TD><TD align=middle>6-13</TD><TD align=middle>2-2</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>14</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/240305">V. Radmanovic, SF</TD><TD align=right>27</TD><TD align=middle>5-9</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>15</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=head vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg1 align=left>BENCH</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>M</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FG</TD><TD class=bg1 align=middle>FT</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>TR</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>A</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PF</TD><TD class=bg1 align=right>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/139087">L. Odom, PF</TD><TD align=right>30</TD><TD align=middle>6-11</TD><TD align=middle>4-8</TD><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>17</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498272">T. Ariza, SF</TD><TD align=right>21</TD><TD align=middle>2-7</TD><TD align=middle>3-3</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>7</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/498324">S. Vujacic, SG</TD><TD align=right>13</TD><TD align=middle>0-3</TD><TD align=middle>0-0</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>0</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/196337">C. Mihm, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/501024">D. Mbenga, C</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/400579">L. Walton, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/402905">J. Powell, SF</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1113154">J. Farmar, PG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=dnp vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1231910">Y. Sun, SG</TD><TD align=middle colSpan=7>Did Not Play</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=totals vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left>Totals</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>37-93</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>20-27</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>40</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>19</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>24</TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>103</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=pct vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=left colSpan=2> </TD><TD class=bg4 align=right>39.8%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle>74.1%</TD><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=4> </TD></TR><TR class=bg2 id=link vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg4 align=middle colSpan=8><A href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/boxscore/NBA_20090116_ORL@LAL"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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coconutman · Jun 4, 2009

Lakers 1H = money

HacheMan · Jun 4, 2009

Interesting that Jameer Nelson dominated in both games.

Maybe it's a good idea after all for them to be planning on bringing him back to play as much as possible!