Fish came up with a couple Magic shots that put some deep wounds in Orlando's hopes of beating the Lakers. LA just wants it more and has the better team, and the Magic has no Kobe. Superman II (shaq is the real super) has a long way to go, much the same a Shaq did when he first came into the NBA. Turgo and Dwight choked when it counted and the pressure was on and Fish was all gravy. Fish with gray taste like chicken!!!

lakers have been off for two games. kobe getting points but not dominating. still came out with a split. wouldn't want to bet on the lakers having 3 straight so-so games and kobe not dominating. Expect him to hit 45 points in the fifth game Pau and Odom combining for 50 points. Lakers win game 5 running away.

I'm just ready for the exciting, but way too long season to be over. Now I just do things around the house, listen in on the game, and tune in around the 4th period. Have loved basketball this season, but it seems this thing will never end!!!! Lakers, bring it on home!

Lakers will wrap it up at The Staples Center!!

Another Championship in L.A. - Another Parade for the Laker fans!!

Laker fans, let's show some class and celebrate properly!

Waking up at 4am to watch the Lakers is a pleasure. But lets finish this fınals on Sunday.

İn İstanbul where İ am watching the games..the commentators are really supporting Hedo and İ think they should. He is the talk of Turkey. His block on Kobe from behind was shown over and over even tho they lost the game. His picture was on the front page of a very important news paper and had half a page in the sport section.

But they give Kobe great backing also. İf Hedo was not in the finals İ am sure Kobe and the Lakers would be the favorites here.

East Coast showing LUV for West Coast............

" BLACK MAUMBA " BACK ON TOP ..............HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE

I've been waiting for a year ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Jackson is the man - the architect of the offense and defence. Give the guy his tenth (10th) ring and put he and the team in the record books.

This win was graduation day for Trevor Ariza and should earn him a new contract with the Lakers with free agency coming up.
Looking back to Fisher's big shot to tie the game...It was Kobe's pass to Fisher...when Kobe received the pass, Magic double coverage closed in on Kobe and Kobe artfully passed to Fisher who had plenty of space to put the three down and that he did emphatically with confidence.

If the Lakers had shot better at the freethrow line in game 3 this series would've been over. Nevertheless, I think the Lakers will win walking away on Sunday just like they did with Denver in that game 6.

I feel that the Lakers should win on Sunday. The reason being is that they're tired and beat up by the previous non finess playing teams. Also, they don't want to risk the possibility of any of the starters getting injured. Bring the Championship home on Sunday or Tuesday. Rest for the summer, bring Shaq back for the new season,let him retire a Laker and also let's get another ring next year!

The Magic are a confident team. The Lakers are a confident AND
more experienced team. Lakers in 5.

Great article on Kobe and Shaq needing each other in the past championships...

More media hype about Kobe needing this championship to show that he can win it by himself is such a joke, but great for ratings I guess.  Since when did any star win a championship by himself? Magic-Kareem, Jordan-Pippin-Rodman, Duncan-Parker-Ginoubli-Robinsoon, etc..  Even after Kobe gets his fourth, it would've have been a total team effort with big credit going to Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Ariza, and the rest of the team.  Not everyone had great games all the time, but they did have their moments throughout the playoffs in getting them to this point.  Go Lakers!!!