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#2 2009: Against the Orlando Magic in 5 games
The Lakers were strong in 2009. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to their 15th NBA Championship with substantial support from the 7-foot Spaniard, Pau Gasol. They developed a great relationship on the court and were hard to stop as the Lakers implemented Phil Jackson’s Triangle Offense and looked unstoppable.
The Lakers won 65 games in the regular season and that was enough proof to suggest that the Lakers were going to be tough to stop. But Orlando had an even better regular season record but were no match for the Purple and Gold. Bryant went on to win his first Finals MVP award as he averaged a series-best 32.4 points in the finals.
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