NBA - LA Lakers v Orlando Magic

4 June 2009

Preview By Tipster Jumbo (New Zealand)

Well this is it,this is my last Month on Betshoot,form is not with me and to be honest about it I can't be bothered with the endless looks on different sports and just want to be able to bet again without having to look around for endless hours coming up with something interesting for you all to look at..so enjoy it and Good Luck for your Future endeavours in betting...So Lets get into the last Basketball Series I will ever do on here as the NBA Finals begin tonight and the Magic visit the Lakers....

Both sides come i here in decent form,the Magic are probably a better balanced side but the :Lakers for sheer talent probably have the wood on them..Great Series in prospect here...

The Lakers faced the Magic twice this season once in LA and once in Orlando,both times they lost in LA they went down 109-103 in their most recent match and in Orlando the Magic were triumphant 106-103,In both games the Magic were the better shooting team and the Lakers struggled against Hpward and the outside shooting of this Magic side,since then not much has changed apart from Bynumm coming back into this Lakers side as he was absent in both earlier season games and that will serve the Lakers well as they now have two big men able to frustrate Howard during this series,the Lakers previous series against the Nuggets has done them some good,the opening 3 games against the Nuggets and it was easy to see that both Gasol and Bynum were struggling with Martin and Nene but as the series progressed they began to change little things and then learnt how to get over them and so as the Lakers are about to face the Magic with possibly the best big man in the business and they will feel a lot better with where they are and what they can achieve which should set this Lakers side up very well for the task ahead.

The Magic sure have shown that they are a team with no fear,whether on the road or at home they are hard to get over the top of,great inside play and great outside play as well as a great shot blocking team and they have come through the defending Champions in a great series and then have gone straight through the best side of this season in the Cavs with little worry,now they face the Lakers a team who in most cases are favoured to win and collect another title but the Magic know how to play and know how to win,against all of the sides that remained during the Conference finals the one side who had a great record against all comers was the Magic and so seeing them here is really no surprise really in many ways,they are not here by a fluke,they are here because they deserve to be and they will match up very well to this Lakers side in all these games.

The Magic are 4-6 against the Lakers in their last 10 meetings and are 5-5 ATS in those meetings,the Magic have won 3 of the last 4 against the Lakers twice in Orlando and once in LA ,overall though in LA the Magic against the Lakers are 2-3.

This Series should be a good one and you would have to say that watching this Series unfold will likely be better than watching the Cavs vs the Lakers for sure,the Magic hold no fears of the Lakers but the Magic are up against a battle hardened side now and will be fighting for wins in all of these games but who would say that they couldn't do it? Not me and probably not many of you either,Game 1 and we'll sit back and take a gander here and see where either side is at,I think the Lakers can get up here but the Magic should be able to make it interesting and instead of taking the start lets look for some decent odds and look for the Lakers to win Game 1 but by less than 10 points...Good Luck.