In the 2.009 NBA, the Angeles Lakers proclaimed themselves NBA champions by defeating the Orlando Magic 4-1 with some ease. Some Magic that came from defeating the favorite Cleveland Cavaliers in the semifinals, the Angeles Lakers champions seven years later, and with Gasol on track, a Spanish NBA champion

Angeles Lakers
*Fisher – 11.0p, 3.0r.
*Bryant – 32.4p, 7.4a, 5.6r.
*Ariza – 11.0p, 6.0r.
*Gasol – 18.6p, 9.2r. 
*Bynum – 6.0p, 4.2r.
Brown – 0.0p. (3)
Farmar – 3.4p, 1.2r.
Vujacic – 0.0p.
Walton – 3.8p, 2.0r.
Odom – 13.4p, 7.8r.
Powell – 2.5p, 2.0r. (2)
Mbenga – 0.0p. (3)

Orlando Magic
*Alston – 10.6p, 3.0a.
*Lee – 5.8p, 1.4r.
*Turkoglu – 18.0p, 4.2r.
*Lewis – 17.4p, 7.6r.
*Howard – 15.4p, 15.2r.
Nelson – 3.8p, 2.8a.
Pietrus – 10.6p, 2.0r.
Redick – 5.5p, 2.0a. (4)
Battie – 2.0p.
Gortat – 3.2p, 2.6r.

To reach the final they won …
Angeles Lakers – Utah Jazz (4-1), Houston Rockets (4-3), Denver Nuggets (4-2)
Orlando Magic – Philadelphia Sixers (4-2), Boston Celtics (4-3), Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2)