News from June 14. LAL 99, Orl 86 at Orl Trevor Ariza (LAL) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 3-12 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. The LA Lakers take the series 4-1. Congrats to the 2009 NBA Champions. MVP of the Finals: Kobe Bryant Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ _ 5 Houston (3) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 5 Houston (4) _ 2 Denver (2) | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (4) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (1) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) _ 3 Orlando (1) | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (4) _ | _ 4 Atlanta (0) | | 4 Atlanta (4) ______| | | 5 Miami (3) |_ 1 Cleveland (2) _| _ 3 Orlando (4) 2 Boston (4) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ 2 Boston (3) ___| _ 3 Orlando (4) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) Thus ends the 2008-09 season. As always, these NBA daily news reports will occur only when news occurs during the summer (except when I'm on vacation - then it will be whenever I get a chance to log on and catch up). The draft is June 25. Have a great summer! patricia ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html