THE MAGIC BEAT THE LAKERS - OMG!!!
Posted by CapnChrisHill on December 21, 2008
OMG The Magic beat the lakers, The Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Lakers!
Jameer Nelson had 27 points, Rashard Lewis 22 and Dwight Howard tossed in 18 while the Magic overcame Kobe Bryant’s season-high 41 points in the Magic’s 106-103 victory over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers
Orlando held a lead late in the fourth quarter, and foul-plagued Dwight Howard hit a pair of free throws with just over a minute left. Rashard Lewis hit one of two free throws in the final minute to put the Magic up to stay.
Bryant missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime.
Howard scored 18 points in his second game back from a knee injury.
Orlando, which beat perennial Western Conference contender San Antonio on Thursday, was looking to validate itself as a legitimate NBA title contender.
Orlando’s been the beneficiary of a generous schedule. They caught San Antonio on the second of back-to-back games, and enjoyed the same advantage against the Lakers. Los Angeles lost to Miami on Friday.
But throw out all those factors, the bottom line was THE MAGIC BEAT THE LAKERS!








