Sports, Television — June 10, 2009 at 1:37 pm

2009 NBA FINALS RECAP

: As Kobe goes, so go the Lakers in game 3; they lose to the Magic 108-104.

There’s an easy way to break out of shooting slumps when you’re looking down the barrel of a sweep and need to grab an extremely important Game Three during the NBA Finals – just make your shots.

And that’s exactly what the Orlando Magic did Tuesday night in garnering a completely necessary win over the Lakers to bring the series to a 2-1 Los Angeles lead. They simply made more shots.

When it was said and done, the Orlando Magic won, 108-104.

In the first two games, the Lakers rotations were crisp, quick, and smothering. The Magic shot a putrid 29% from the field in Game One and “improved” to 40% from the field in Game Two.

They weren’t exactly burning any barns or challenging the Mike D’Antoni-led Phoenix Suns for shooting efficiency as they tried to win their first NBA Finals game in franchise history.

But Tuesday night, Orlando finally found a way to move the ball more effectively, which led to much more efficient shooting and scoring.

For MORE of this NBA game three recap from TalkHoops.net, go HERE.