2009 NBA Finals: LA Lakers Defeat Orlando Magic, 101-96 in OT, in Game 2

The Los Angeles Lakers won a close game against the Orlando Magic, 101-96, in overtime in Game 2 of the 2009 NBA Finals on Sunday.

The Lakers now have a 2-0 lead in the Finals series. Only three teams have ever come back from a 2-0 deficit in the Finals to win the championship. 

Kobe Bryant led LA with 29 points. Pau Gasol added 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 10th double-double in his last 11 games, while Lamar Odom added 19 points.

Despite the loss, Rashard Lewis led the Magic with a playoff career-high 34 points (including 18 of the Magic's 20 second quarter points) to go with 10 rebounds and a playoff career-high seven assists. His scoring output is the most in Magic franchise history for a Finals game. Dwight Howard added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Magic.

The game was forced into overtime after Magic guard Courtney Lee missed a lay-up on a spectacular inbounds lob from Hedo Turkoglu. The Lakers then outscored the Magic 13-8 in overtime.

Game 3 of the Finals will be held in Orlando's Amway Arena on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The game will the first Finals game Orlando has hosted since the Magic played the Houston Rockets in 1995.

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