and the other Gardens number twenty four six six thirteen seasons out of Laura
Marion High School Kobe Bryant's the head coach Anna's 18th year all of Famer
Bill Jackson the Los Angeles Lakers one of the most storied franchises in all of
sports led by one of the most dynamic players this game has ever seen Kobe
Bryant the Lakers back on the final stage for the second consecutive year
facing off against an Orlando Magic team yes a surprise to many being here on
this stage once again featuring the charismatic physically imposing 23 year
old Center on the final stage for the first time in 14 years
it's the Lakers and the magic ready to battle her an NBA championship give
credit to Patrick Ewing Hall of Fame Center does a great job of tutoring
White House Kobe Bryant rattles it in 59% from the line during the regular
season but hit 70% in that Cleveland series his problem
off to a good start with his second field goal to think about it he got the
opportunity when Grant Hill left via free agency it's the first time he was
going to be a featured part of any offense ryan quick to clock by Howard
but he hit it off the backboard is closed they follow to go Tim Dwight
Howard help defense certainly got to the glass first and then how it block but
that's a goal to meet just trying to help right back up the fishing and just
get going with his jumper he's been off the mark so far in the class but he is a
big-time clutch performer knocks down that one but a daring of the shoot but
that's a shot that the Lakers will give him all series long
thus all spots up now the sauce a develop terrific year all-nba third
teams had some huge gains in the playoff especially games five of six in the
Denver series nice entry pass good luck off the bench Whitsett points Brian gets
in sighs pops shot gets it to go he's powerful that
and as Mark said they are picking on Courtney Lee right now
by Orlando Lakers get a standing ovation they'll be buying for of 10th of Appeals
again this is just simple basketball size advantage Bryan in the post over
Courtney Lee and the help defense Lakers sick so runny Michael Jackson
lecture
Los Angeles Lakers hoping to have that trophy by the end of this series here
Game one at the Staples Center all started last year they were at the
finals against the Celtics and got obliterated one of the worst losses in
Finals history beat by 39 at the new Boston Garden walking off the floor with
green confetti falling on top of it misses something celebrated such a
disappointing loss they were questioned about their toughest we asked Kobe
Bryant are they different this year or a tuckerton much tougher tale tougher
mentally tougher physically and we were you know the series that we've had with
Utah you sit in Denver those are three very physical teams tough teams and you
know we had to overcome adversity and particularly that you see in Denver
series and we managed to do Hey
knocks down the jumper from a Kobe Bryant so good at making plays pick and
roll does a good job of keeping the defender on his back and then exploding
for the jump shot right now Stan Van Gundy is upset because his defendants on
the wrong side of the offensive guys at the lake
Brian Beach is right on top of them they closed it down Mike you saw Kobe Bryant
yesterday he is as serious as we've seen him all season right now
well you take a look at Kobe Bryant's shirt top he just has that look and
right now he understands his business time short answers no smiles he wants
that NBA championship off another pick and roll good content by Beatrice 1001
by the Lakers Kobe the last six but the rink that the Lakers right there coming
from hell really
look Brian takes it away from tricular after he grabbed the rebound on his pass
deflected he's your best chance at defeating delay that's his one game that
you gotta win this year's two three that's good Darin Fisher found the mark
early grateful for Kobe Bryant deflected by Nelson Brian gets it right
back falling away tough shot pucks at a halt on a shot Ricola Ryan
so you should be in timeout right away you make a sound like that you have to
go to the sideline for a couple of it as Brian pulls up again Kobe by with 16
second quarter little dream shake right there great
content by Beatrice better offense by Brian this guy you put him in pick and
road to solve that's a difficult difficult cover
today the sad news the Randy Smith and former all-star guard guy has a heart
attack today Smith died while on a treadmill it's not working on it also
has five assists so far drives kicks it out Gasol wide open jumper knocks it
down
Lando has a foul to give here and as magical holy for the final shot Bryant
gets inside drives on Gortat get to the goal
final seconds Nelson and Nelson does not get the shot off the time he'll be Brian
at 18 points he's with us Mike he also had six assists along with those 18
points what areas of their defense where you personally looking to exploit
I'll just take what they give you you know they wanted that golfer give me the
shot oh no I'm happy to take it Mark Jackson talked about taking good
fouls against Dwight Howard he's been to the free-throw line eight times what did
you think of what your team was doing with him we did pretty good job you know
he's using foul trouble too so it's a little misleading to get a free throws
and still being foul trouble but whatever work Caillou I saw the second
Mike you talked about setting the tone early trying to get guys involved but he
talked about in Game one he looked to be aggressive offensively time and time
again early on getting it going recognizing the mismatches
good job facilitating getting guys wide open shot and all of a sudden put his
foot on the gas pedal taking advantage of the small of magic defenses you talk
about degree of difficulty well defended fantastic this is good defense by Peter
you have done your job good defense just better offense that's
why he's the best in the world once again the contest when he gets it going
he talked about I don't even see the defend in the picture took over in the
first half the number is 18 points six assists no turnovers five rebounds Kobe
Bryant a terrific first couple of quarters first two games of these finals
Aaron Ella in the series shifts tour Lando it's a
2/3 to format near the final Brian I put on her pretty bold accident five was
extremely active in the first half before he picked up his third foul Brian
tough shot bastard we might be out of one of those nights he's got 22 already
by into the basket tripped up I'm gonna call it in the act of shooting you have
to make the decision to double-team him and for somebody else to make a play
this is too much room one on one for Courtney Lee to defend Kobe Bryant
you're asking Courtney Lee to defend the best player in the world help comes late
at some point for somebody else to win this ballgame because Bryant is proven
about Bryan he's got 23 and that was his first free-throw attempt usually gets to
the line quite a bit but another good fee from white how it out of the post
it's inside outside basketball they're getting quality looks Kobe Bryant
26 for Kobe Bryant and a chance for a three-point play well a very good screen
by Gasol very good use of the screen by Bryant gets to his right hand and you
couldn't see the foul there where he clipped his leg but that is just that's
just pretty basketball by one great player so much made of this week and
talk about Kobe Bryant how desperate he is for another championship
he's lost his last two finals to me the magic need to cut a little bit warms the
soul put under yotaphone adjustment and they're on their feet at the Staples
Center as the Lakers will open up an 18 point lead
it's been a long terrific year for Kobe Bryant and summer winning the gold medal
and coming back leading the Lakers to 65 wins through best record in franchise
history and he keeps saying mark that nothing shy of the championship will
mean anything everything else is a huge disappointment and he's doing everything
including coaching while talking communicating being a leader sometimes
what you go through is transportation to where you're going to right now Kobe
Bryant is playing with a sense of urgency
shot clock winding down he'll be trying on the drive to the basket get the idea
that this guy's trying to make a statement in game 1 mama there goes that
man the ability to put the ball on the floor and finish at the rim my goodness
not only the 29 points seven assists and he has five rebounds as well no
turnovers Turku off the mark and shooting numbers continue to plummet Roy
Brian again
he's got that look he's got that game series you know what everyone talked
about like this if that is funded literally sound by a great athlete and
the magic have a different one Brian looks up of a shot clock
couple of pics
shot-clock it - who's got to put it up sighs the packets just so out of
Kobe Bryant brilliant here in the third quarter of the Lakers applied 22
incredible on the offensive end good defense just better offense the
ability to take the hit create your own shot a thing of beauty
playing putting on a 20 the man they call the poison not waiting till the
fifth quarter to do his damage 60 points in the period 34 for the game and the
Lakers up by 23 picked up by Brian tricular looks to stop him
hard foul hot play by chuckling and Bryant will go to the line we'll have a
timeout
the brilliance of Kobe Bryant on display here at Game one but here he comes he
just goes into a multiple room back and in good deep and spins by three clutches
Bank and one Wow he looked me again Brian pouring on the points Anatolia
stripped free throw you know they say one man can't beat a team I beg to
differ one man can beat a team this guy has
dominated each offensive possession big let's go back to any possession in this
game can you name where he was not involved
where it turned out to be a positive finds a reason or is the open pretty bad
and a nice season this year was a contributor to Orlando's 59 win season
light pass inside court a clock from behind terrific defensive play
clock winding down Terkel ooh with some trouble ball dejected going there 8:10
over all the other numbers doesn't matter is Bryant a style who go back to
the free-throw line game for Thursday in Orlando off the 90 shoot Lakers losing
by 34 but they came back won that series in six games but this guy is ready to
play he didn't play and sit i'vei've the 16 against free one after starting all
seven games against Boston
he's adjusted to it try it now with 40 points most he's ever scored in a Finals
game and battlezone the Lakers take Game one of the 2005 objective of Doran from
Orlando at the half but you blew it open in the third house don't want to come
out and keep our energy up the season started in a third quarters
when they got back in the game it took over the game so we wanted to come out
with a lot of it yesterday your mind was all business you're very clipped in your
responses third period you really got to work where were you attacking them well
I want to make sure that we stayed on the aggressive and is my responsibility
a moments of the game you know we work very hard on perimeter keeping those
guys go out of rhythm and then when he was down low we did a pretty good job
circling them giving them different looks Bobby thanks good luck and getting
to Mike