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Kobe Bryant tallied 30 points and Pau Gasol chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds as the Lakers ran past the Magic in Game 5 to win their 15th NBA crown and clinch Phil Jackson's record 10th title. |
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Kobe had to share three titles with Shaq, but by beating the Magic without him, he's proved all his critics wrong, Chris Tomasson says. |
— Lakers G Kobe Bryant, on winning the 2008-09 NBA championship |
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After last year's disappointing finish in the Finals, Kobe finally won a title without Shaq. |
With his record 10th title, Phil passed Red Auerbach with Kobe's help. |
A year after getting schooled by K.G. in the Finals, Pau showed he's no softie anymore. |
Dwight didn't do enough against the Lakers' frontcourt to earn the Magic their first title. |
The Lakers' sixth man came to play in Game 5, knocking down all of his 3-point attempts and finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the series-clinching win. |
Lewis led the Magic with 18 points in Game 5, but he shot only 6-for-19 from the field and made only 3-of-12 attempts from 3-point range in the loss. |
 The Lakers captured the franchise's 15th crown with a 99-86 win over the Magic in Game 5. Hear from the champs as they celebrate their title. |
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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75 | Kriegel | Behrendt | Video Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96 (OT) | Kriegel | Behrendt Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104 | Tomasson | Video Game 4: Lakers 99, Magic 91 (OT) | Feigen | Rosen | Video Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86 | Tomasson | Feigen | Video | |
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