Mattie T’s Western Conference Finals Recap: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 31, 2009
Game 1:
105
103
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 34 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver connected on just 23-of-35 (65.7%) of their free-throw attempts.
Game 2:
106
103
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 34 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & blocked 4 shots in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles lost despite connecting on 6-of-15 (40%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
103
97
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 41 points, grabbed 6 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver connected on just 5-of-27 (18.5%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 4:
120
101
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets center Nene, who scored 14 points, grabbed 13 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 34 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver outrebounded Los Angeles 58-40.
Game 5:
103
94
Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Lamar Odom, who scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds & blocked 4 shots in 32 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver shot just 38.6% for the game.
Game 6:
119
92
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 35 points, dished out 10 assists & grabbed 6 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 57.3% for the game & connected on 9-of-16 (56.2%) of their three-point attempts.
Congratulations to Phil Jackson’s Los Angeles Lakers, who have reached the NBA Finals for the 2nd consecutive season & for the 3rd time in the last 6 years.
As for George Karl’s Denver Nuggets, they fell short of trying to make an NBA Finals appearence for the first time in the team’s 32-year franchise history.
The Los Angeles Lakers will now move on to face the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals, which begins on Thursday evening.
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