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Lakers heads to Orlando, hoping for NBA championship
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June 9, 2009, Tuesday
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THE Los Angeles Lakers flew to Orlando yesterday, hoping to get NBA championship if it can win two more matches against the Orlando Magic.
The Lakers took a two games to none lead in the NBA finals Sunday, with a 101-96 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Game 3 of the best- of-seven series will be played today in Orlando.
"They're going to be fighting for their lives," Laker center Andrew Bynum said of the Magic. "We have to be ready because I think everybody is going to be hitting the floor."
The 2-0 lead "feels great", but the Lakers "have to be extra focused and defensive-minded going into the next game," Bynum said.
Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said he expects "a wide open game".
"It's going to be a much more free-flowing game," said Jackson, who is two victories away from his 10th NBA championship as a coach, which would break the record he currently shares with the late Red Auerbach.
This is the 31st time a team has taken a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals. Only three teams have overcome a 2-0 deficit to win a title -- the 1969 Boston Celtics, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 2006 Miami Heat.
The Lakers took a two games to none lead in the NBA finals Sunday, with a 101-96 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Game 3 of the best- of-seven series will be played today in Orlando.
"They're going to be fighting for their lives," Laker center Andrew Bynum said of the Magic. "We have to be ready because I think everybody is going to be hitting the floor."
The 2-0 lead "feels great", but the Lakers "have to be extra focused and defensive-minded going into the next game," Bynum said.
Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said he expects "a wide open game".
"It's going to be a much more free-flowing game," said Jackson, who is two victories away from his 10th NBA championship as a coach, which would break the record he currently shares with the late Red Auerbach.
This is the 31st time a team has taken a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals. Only three teams have overcome a 2-0 deficit to win a title -- the 1969 Boston Celtics, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 2006 Miami Heat.
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