Kobe Bryant & Lakers finish off Orlando

Kobe Bryant finally won his fourth championship and first without Shaq as he led the Los Angeles Lakers in finishing off the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals.


Bryant and the Lakers did not wait to comeback to their homecourt for Game 6 as the franchise notched its 15th championship. As expected, Bryant received the Bill Russel trophy.

Despite his earlier pronouncement, Dwight Howard was not able to come big and help his team prolong their magical season.

Orlando's outside shooting that helped them reach the Finals was never a factor against the much hungrier Lakers. Hopefully, Dwight Howard and the rest of the team will be motivated as the Lakers after they lost last year to the Celtics.