2009 NBA Finals: Game 5

Orlando Magic fans cheer as team members arrive at Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. before Game 5 of the NBA finals between the Magic and Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, June 14, 2009.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) goes up between the Orlando Magic's Marcin Gortat (13) and Hedo Turkoglu (15) in the second quarter.

The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) shoots on the Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol in the first quarter.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) and Derek Fisher (2) defend the Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus in the first quarter.

The Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus, left, and Courtney Lee (11) bat the ball away from the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant in the first quarter.

The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) shoots over the Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol in the first half.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher (2) loses the ball under pressure from the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, top, and Hedo Turkoglu in the third quarter.

Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy talks to Dwight Howard in the third quarter. Howard, the Magic's superhero center, was hardly a factor in Game 5. He scored 11 points, took just nine shots and never got a chance to get going.

The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, left, and Jameer Nelson sit dejectedly on the bench after losing Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Lakers won 99-86 to take the 2009 NBA Championship.

2009 NBA Finals — AP Photo/David J. Phillip

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant holds the Larry O'Brien championship trophy and finals MVP trophy after the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Orlando, Fla.