Lakers G Kobe Bryant scored 30 points to lead the Lakers to victory over the Magic. The Lakers won the 2009 Finals, 4 games to 1.

From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal to Pau Gasol, these trades have defined generations of Lakers ...

Shaq bolted to the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency, forcing the Magic to retool their team. They would remain out of the Finals until 2009 with a core led by Dwight Howard. Ultimately ...

Charles Barkley credits Magic Johnson and Larry Bird for saving the NBA in the 1980s, and claims the current generation should appreciate them.