Lakers-Magic: NBA Finals Prediction

Kobe Bryant gets his fourth overall and his first "Shaqless" ring as the Lakers take out the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic en route to the franchise's 15th NBA title.

We simulated the 2009 NBA Finals between LA and Orlando 10,000 times in order to determine the likelihood of either team winning it all.

After losing to the Boston Celtics in six games last season (as we predicted), the Lakers return to the Finals and this time come out on top winning the series 61.7 percent of the time.

The most common occurrence is a six game series, where Los Angeles wins it all in its return home after three games in Orlando.

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