Where Turning Three Years Old Happens
Three years ago today, Ben Q. Rock started what wound up becoming Orlando Pinstriped Post. He takes this opportunity to thank the people who have helped him along the way.
| Final - 6.9.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 104 |
| Orlando Magic | 27 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 108 |
Three years ago today, Ben Q. Rock started what wound up becoming Orlando Pinstriped Post. He takes this opportunity to thank the people who have helped him along the way.
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Here are today's Lakers Links: NBA Finals: Game 4 Preview - Silver Screen and Roll The bottom line: Regression to the mean will result in Kobe playing better, the Magic not playing as well, and the...
The bottom line: Regression to the mean will result in Kobe playing better, the Magic not playing as well, and the Lakers' bigs actually getting a few rebounds. L.A. took Orlando's best shot and nearly won the game; the Magic will play well again tonight, but this time it won't be enough.
The latest 3QC create-a-caption contest features Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaking with J.J. Redick before Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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Looking around the web for reaction to the Orlando Magic's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3.
It's rare that Kobe Bryant is personally responsible for a loss. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, he came up short down the stretch. Oh and by the way, the Magic's inability to miss even the toughest shots didn't hurt their cause.
A recap of the Orlando Magic's 108-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the 2009 NBA Finals.
The Orlando Magic defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-104, to cut the series deficit to 2-1 in the NBA Finals. The official recap will appear on this site shortly. Until then, discuss the win...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 104 |
| Orlando | 27 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 108 |
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 41 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Pau Gasol | 39 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-0 | 23 |
| Andrew Bynum | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Kobe Bryant | 40 | 11-25 | 4-9 | 5-10 | 3-1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-0 | 31 |
| Derek Fisher | 32 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Lamar Odom | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 11 |
| Jordan Farmar | 15 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 11 |
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Luke Walton | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Josh Powell | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Shannon Brown | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Adam Morrison | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Sun Yue | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-78 | 8-23 | 16-26 | 27-11 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 25-0 | 104 | |
| .513 | .348 | .615 | Team Reb: 15 | Total TO: 0 (16 pts) | |||||||
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 42 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 18 |
| Rashard Lewis | 41 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 21 |
| Dwight Howard | 43 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 14-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 21 |
| Courtney Lee | 19 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Rafer Alston | 36 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 20 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 31 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 18 |
| Tony Battie | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Jameer Nelson | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Marcin Gortat | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Tyronn Lue | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Adonal Foyle | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Anthony Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| J.J. Redick | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Richardson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-64 | 5-14 | 23-30 | 29-5 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 21-0 | 108 | |
| .625 | .357 | .767 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (16 pts) | |||||||