| 2009 NBA Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Los Angeles leads, 2-0 | ||
| June 9th, 2009 | ||
| Amway Arena | ||
| 9:00 PM | ||
| ABC | ||
| Probable Starters | ||
| Derek Fisher | PG | Rafer Alston |
| Kobe Bryant | SG | Courtney Lee |
| Trevor Ariza | SF | Hedo Turkoglu |
| Pau Gasol | PF | Rashard Lewis |
| Andrew Bynum | C | Dwight Howard |
| Game Officials | ||
| Joe Crawford | ||
| Derrick Stafford | ||
| Mark Wunderlich | ||
| Series Central | ||
Can the Orlando Magic rally from a 2-0 hole to win their first NBA Finals game in 7 tries as a franchise? We'll find out tonight. Orlando overcame a 2-1 deficit in the Quarterfinals against Philadelphia and a 3-2 deficit in the Semifinals against Boston, but it has yet to face a 2-game deficit at any point in these playoffs. A Magic loss assures certain doom, while a win would give them some reason to hope for a championship going forward.
For the conspiracy theorists, note that tonight's officiating crew is composed of 2 of the 3 referees who officiated Game 3 of the Conference Finals against Cleveland, which saw both teams shoot a combined 86 free throws. Yikes.
Tip's at 9, and if the officials are whistle-happy, we might be here until midnight or later.