Lakers advance to next round

Kobe Bryant pulled Phil Jackson close, embracing his coach and looking him straight in the eyes. After all they'd been through, this was their moment, their championship, their time. This was the one to top all the others. The one without Shaq. The one to pass Red. Bryant's seven-year chase of a coveted championship is finally over. He's got his fourth title, and Jackson his record 10th. One year after failing in the finals, Bryant and the Lakers have redemption, and all the rewards that go with it.
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Playoff Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 6/4	LAL	75 - 100
Sun 6/7	LAL	96 - 101
Tue 6/9	Orl	104 - 108
Thu 6/11	Orl	99 - 91
Sun 6/14	Orl	99 - 86

Game Stats

Lakers (4-1) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K Bryant, G 43 6 5 2 30 T Ariza, F 41 5 1 3 15 P Gasol, F 42 15 3 2 14 D Fisher, G 32 4 2 4 13 A Bynum, C 17 5 0 5 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Odom 32 10 0 4 17 J Farmar 14 0 1 0 2 L Walton 14 2 1 0 2 S Vujacic 5 0 0 0 0 S Brown 0 0 0 0 0 D Mbenga 0 0 0 0 0 J Powell 0 0 0 0 0 A Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 S Yue 0 0 0 0 0

Magic (1-4) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Lewis, F 45 10 4 3 18 H Turkoglu, F 42 2 3 5 12 R Alston, G 33 5 3 5 12 C Lee, G 26 4 1 3 12 D Howard, C 39 10 1 5 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Redick 13 0 3 1 8 J Nelson 13 2 4 0 5 M Pietrus 17 1 0 0 4 M Gortat 9 0 0 0 4 T Battie 3 2 1 1 0 A Foyle 0 0 0 0 0 A Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 T Lue 0 0 0 0 0 J Richardson 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 11/16 L Walton, SF Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks

Magic Date Player Injury 11/17 J Nelson, PG Left knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks 10/21 A Foyle, C Right knee surgery

Player News

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL) News: Pau Gasol had 15 points and seven rebounds in the Lakers' win over the Thunder on Sunday. Gasol added six assists as well in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Andrew Bynum (LAL) News: Andrew Bynum returned with a bang on Sunday as the Lakers defeated the Thunder 101-85. Bynum scored 21 points and hauled in nine rebounds in the game.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Kobe Bryant (LAL) News: Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, hauled in six rebounds, and dished seven assists on Sunday as the Lakers made easy work of the Thunder 101-85. Kobe had two steals and did not turn the ball over in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Magic J.J. Redick (ORL) News: Redick had 19 points on 6 of 10 shooting in Orlando's 104-96 win over the Raptors on Sunday.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Vince Carter (ORL) News: Carter scored 24 points in Orlando's 104-96 win over the Raptors on Sunday. He finished 9 for 24 from the field after going 2 for 11 in the first half.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Marcin Gortat (ORL) News: Gortat, who had been dealing with an illness, played 16 minutes in Sunday's win over the Raptors.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)