Magic Hold on Late to Beat Lakers in Game 3
June 10, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
If the Orlando Magic wanted to have any hope to win the 2009 NBA Finals, they needed to win Game 3. Coming into the contest down 0-2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, it was either win or write the obituary.
Win is what the Magic did. Holding off a hard charging Lakers team, Orlando’s hot shooting was enough for the victory. For the game, the Magic shot 62.5% from the field — an NBA record — and won by a final score of 108-104.
Leading the way for the home team was superstar bigman Dwight Howard. He finished with 21 points, 14 …read more
