Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic : Game 1 100.0 - 75.0

The 2009 League Conference NBA Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the NBA Finals of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers outdueled Orlando Magic , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Orlando Magic ’s 1 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 113.6, defensive rating of 85.2, 18.0 free-throw attempts, and 9.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team. Orlando Magic had an offensive rating of 85.2, defensive rating of 113.6, 29.0 free-throw attempts, 23.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.348 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 88 , and Orlando Magic recorded Los Angeles Lakers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic’s based on the advanced stats, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.478 percent, Orlando Magic had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 9.1 vs 10.2 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic matchup of the 2009 League Conference NBA Finals NBA Playoffs were Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 34.0 and made 16.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 7.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.355. While Dwight Howard put up 6.0 and made 1.0, 5.0 offensive rebounds, 10.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.141.