NBA Finals: Orlando Tragic?

Thursday night in Orlando, Game Four of the NBA Finals came down to knowledge and skill beating brute strength.

The Lakers looked like a veteran team ready to win a championship; the Magic betrayed an evolving learning curve.

The pedigree is undeniable in Los Angeles, and it has shown. Pregame warmups proved especially telling. Dwight Howard was working on his post game with one of the best non-champions of all time, Patrick Ewing. At the other end of the court, Andew Bynum was shadow-defending Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

If we're discussing the merits of feature films, Space Jam wouldn't hold a candle to The Game of Death or Airplane. If we're discussing jewelry, Ewing has to pay for his.

But just the entourage of each team isn't the stor...

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