game one of the finals

Go back to the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the Nuggets and you could say the lakers played nine great quarters. Those quarters represent the highest level they been playing all season and it's happening at the best time of the year for the lakers. they are getting good ball movement, the defensive effort is there plus Kobe is obviously locked in.

With Game 1 in the books, it's important to maintain their edge. they would be foolish to get too high on ourselves and think that the series is over or tilting one way already. No one is expecting the Magic to shoot 29.9 percent in Game 2 like they did in Game 1. I felt like the Lakers played well on the defensive end, even though the Magic missed a lot of open shots. One of the real strengths of the team is their length and quickness. It's been like that the last two years. With 7 footers like Drew and Pau plus a 6-10 player in Lamar grabbing rebounds, contesting shots and closing the gaps, they can cover a lot of territory. So, their defensive rotations were pretty good although they did miss on a few of those. The game tape doesn't lie. Dwight, Rashard and Hedo were a combined 6 for 27 from the field. Dwight had one field goal. No doubt the Magic will make a concentrated effort to get Dwight more involved in the offense; same with Rashard.

Game 2 will be an more interesting game because the magic will play better and i sure Kobe will not have the same performance as he did in game one. I wonder how Howard will play in game 2, if they lose game 2, they most likely will lose the series. This is a must win for the Magic, and all of their players have to step up, including Lee.