NBA Finals 2009 : #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs #3 Orlando Magic

The schedule for the NBA Finals 2009 is set. It is not a Kobe-Lebron / Lakers-Cavs match-up instead a Kobe-Dwight / Lakers-Magic match-up. Will powerhouse / superman Dwight Howard lead the Orlando Magic to their very first NBA championship? Or will Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers pull it off after missing out on the crown last season against the Celtics? Almost everybody was expecting Cleveland to face the Lakers in the finals but I guess this is not their year yet. As for now, the only matchup between Lebron James and Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will have to be limited to those cute TV commercials.

2009 NBA Finals Schedule

Game 1:  Thursday, June 4 – Orlando at L.A. – 9PM ET on ABC
Game 2:  Sunday, June 7 – Orlando at L.A. – 8PM ET on ABC
Game 3:  Tuesday, June 9 – L.A. at Orlando – 9PM ET on ABC
Game 4:  Thursday, June 11 – L.A. at Orlando – 9PM ET on ABC
Game 5*:  Sunday, June 14 – L.A. at Orlando – 8PM ET on ABC
Game 6*:  Tuesday, June 16 – Orlando at L.A. – 9PM ET on ABC
Game 7*:  Thursday, June 18 – Orlando at L.A. – 9PM ET on ABC
* — if necessary

LAKERS wins the NBA 2009 Finals. Lakers ends the series 4-1.

UPDATE 1: Lakers-Magic Game 1 – Lakers 100 - Magic 75
UPDATE 2: Lakers-Magic Game 2 – Lakers 101 - Magic 96
UPDATE 3: Lakers-Magic Game 3 – Lakers 104 – Magic 108
UPDATE 4: Lakers-Magic Game 4 – Lakers 99 - Magic 91
UPDATE 5: Lakers-Magic Game 5 – Lakers 99 – Magic 86

So, Who will be the 2009 NBA champions? Who will be the 2009 NBA Finals Winner? It’s everybody’s game. Anything can happen. The ball is round. The Lakers hold home-court advantage by virtue of their better quotient in their regular season record. Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. While, Games 3, 4, and 5 at Amway Arena in Orlando.