Lakers Seeking Redemption

The Lakers aren’t just trying to beat the Orlando Magic to win the NBA title, they are trying to get redemption for losing the Finals to the Boston Celtics last season. The Lakers lost Game 6 with a 39-point differential, the largest in a clinching game in NBA Finals history and the second-largest margin overall for any finals game, last season and the memory is still fresh. The loss has served as motivation this season, driving the Lakers through 82 regular-season games and 18 playoff games.

Starting with Game 1 tonight at Staples Center, the Lakers have to beat the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals, and they are set on winning. After practice Wednesday (June 3) Pau Gasol said, “I think it definitely made us hungry. Obviously we’re mad. We’re upset about losing in the Finals, especially the way we lost. Also, the last game, we just felt that we could have given it a better shot than we did. But it didn’t happen, and now we’re here again and we can give it a much better shot and really get it done. We’ve got to live in the present and remember what happened in the past and learn from it.” The Lakers’ biggest challenge in securing their 15th NBA title (it’s their 30th time in the running for the championship) against the Magic will be their center Dwight Howard. Read the full article at LATimes.com.

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