Lakers’ Derek Fisher Lays His Magic on Orlando in Game Five

"Bogus," Phil Jackson called some of the first quarter fouls against his big men, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. He was complaining that his Lakers had to play at a deficit through most of the quarter in which the Lakers ended with the seldom-used D. J. Mbenga and Josh Powell in the front court.

They also ended on the short end of a 24-20 score. More than "bogus" calls, it was a matter of poor defensive rotation, too much Dwight Howard on the boards and too much penetration by Hedo Turkoglu and not enough offense by the Lakers.

Poor shooting and poor rebounding by the Lakers and heads up play by the Magic, and Orlando opened up a 12-point halftime lead, 49-37.

Enough cannot be said about Dwight Howard’s work in the paint. He was absolutely magnificen...

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