Lakers Win 15th NBA Title

Photos from the NBA championship series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic. The Lakers won, four games to one.

Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86

Kobe Bryant takes a shot in the first quarter.

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Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86

Dwight Howard, right, shoots over the Lakers' Pau Gasol in the first half.

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Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86

Orlando's Jameer Nelson, left, prepares to shoot in front of Jordan Farmar.

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Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86

The Lakers' Lamar Odom shoots over the Magic's Marcin Gortat in the second quarter.

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Game 5: Lakers 99, Magic 86

Kobe Bryant celebrates with teammates at the end of Game 5 at Amway Arena in Orlando.

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Game 4, Lakers 99, Magic 91, OT

Kobe Bryant, left, and Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate in the final moments of the Lakers' overtime win over the Orlando Magic.

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Game 4, Lakers 99, Magic 91, OT

Los Angeles Laker Andrew Bynum (17) goes up for a shot between Pau Gasol (16) and Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard in the third quarter.

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Game 4, Lakers 99, Magic 91, OT

Orlando Magic guard Rafer Alston goes over Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher to score in the first quarter.

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Game 4, Lakers 99, Magic 91, OT

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is double teamed by the Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus and Hedo Turkoglu, right, in the fourth quarter.

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Game 4, Lakers 99, Magic 91, OT

Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers vies for a rebound.

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Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104

Magic center Dwight Howard blocks Lakers forward Trevor Ariza from scoring.

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Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104

The Magic's Mickael Pietrus shoots over the Lakers' Lamar Odom in the second half.

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Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104

Lamar Odom goes after the ball in front of Orlando's Rashard Lewis in the fourth quarter.

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Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104

The Lakers' Kobe Bryant drives between the Magic's Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis in the third quarter.

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Game 3: Magic 108, Lakers 104

Magic center Dwight Howard gets a slam dunk against the Lakers.

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Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96, OT

Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu guards Kobe Bryant.

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Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96, OT

Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic is guarded by the Lakers' Pau Gasol, left, and Lamar Odom.

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Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96, OT

Sean "Diddy" Combs checks his phone as he stands on the sidelines with his son, Justin.

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Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96, OT

Orlando's Marcin Gortat, left, and Jameer Nelson and the Lakers' Lamar Odom watch official Steve Jaffe make a call.

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Game 2: Lakers 101, Magic 96, OT

Lakers forward Pau Gasol is fouled by Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu during overtime.

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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dribbles as Orlando's Dwight Howard defends during the second half. Bryant finished with a Finals career-high 40 points.

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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75

Pau Gasol, right, and the Lakers managed to hold all-star center Dwight Howard, left, to just 12 points on 1-of-6 shooting.

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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75

The Lakers' Sasha Vujacic loses control of the ball as he is covered by the Magic's Marcin Gortat and Mickael Pietrus in the second quarter.

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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75

The Lakers' Lamar Odom and the Magic's Mickael Pietrus battle for a rebound during the second half.

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Game 1: Lakers 100, Magic 75

Reserve Magic guard Mickael Pietrus scores two of his team-high 14 points. Orlando shot just 29.9 percent and made 23 field goals as a team -- seven fewer than Kobe Bryant.

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Lakers Win 15th NBA Title

Photos from the NBA championship series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic. The Lakers won, four games to one.

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