Purple Reign: Lakers Win NBA Title
The Lakers disposed of the Orlando Magic in game 5 of the NBA Finals with a 99-86 win.
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15th NBA Title - The Magic ended up losing both games and now the Lakers are staring at their 15th NBA title and first since 2002.
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99 to 86 - The Lakers beat the Magic 99-86 Sunday in Orlando to win the NBA Finals four games to one.
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Shaq Congratulates Kobe - Shaquille O'Neal posted congrats to ex-teammate (and archrival) Kobe Bryant on his Twitter page Sunday night. TMZ quoted it, misspellings and all: "Congratualtions kobe, u deserve it. You played great . Enjoy it my man enjoy it. And I know what yur sayin rt now "Shaq how my a** taste." Kobe said the never-ending question about whether he could win a title without his old teammate was “idiotic,” “silly” and “annoying,” but it wasn’t going away until he did what he did Sunday.
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En Route to the Win - After being competitive in the middle three games, Orlando looked like it did in Game 1 when LA dominated. The Magic got out of the game early and LA kept a 10-15 point lead throughout most of the second half en route to the win.
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Most Titles Won by a Coach - The Lakers franchise has now won 15 NBA titles while head coach Phil Jackson won his 10th overall, passing the great Red Auerbach for the most titles won by a coach in NBA history.
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