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Orlando, FL (AP) - It just doesn't get more dominating than this. Last night was just another magical moment in a season full of them for Brian Happel and his Orlando teammates. Seriously. Words can't describe Happel's performance. I wanna be like Mike? How about, I wanna be like Brian? The stat line is just not fair. 55 points. 19 rebounds. 24 of 28 from the floor, 5-6 three-pointers. Oh yeah - and the Magic beat up on L.A. once again, this time 118-94, to take a two games to none lead in the NBA Finals.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: HAPPEL WITH THE DUNK-FEST ON THE LAKERS
Orlando has been so good - it's made virtually every opponent look like a high school j.v. team. Blowout after blowout. And what's amazing about all of this, is how quickly the Magic can turn it on in the second half. You think you're in it at halftime, maybe even leading. And then, BANG! Orlando is like the Road Runner - beep, beep - and gone in an instant. The Magic hit on 55% of their shots in Game 2. Los Angeles connected on just 43% from the field. The Lakers were held to just 25% in the fourth quarter. If you're losing late in the game, you can pretty much forget about it. Orlando outscored L.A. by 17 points in the final frame. Between Game 1 and Game 2, the Magic have outscored the Lakers 58-31. With that kind of performance, nobody has a chance to comeback.
Happel was on fire from the very start, connecting on the first of 5 three-pointers
It once again was a record breaking night for Happel - who surpassed two of his own Orlando playoff highs he set during the Eastern Conference Finals against Miami. He made 24 field goals and scored 55 points, both resetting the bar. "It's something to be proud of, for sure," said Happel after the game, "To be up there at the top of the list of some pretty impressive players that have been here before me is a great honor. Now, I just hope I can stay hot and turn that into some wins for this team." But, it wasn't just Happel. Dwight Howard had another great all around game - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists - not to mention 3 steals and 2 blocks. Jameer Nelson was huge off the bench, scoring 17 points. And Gilbert Arenas had a good all-around game as well, scoring 11 points, grabbing 6 boards and dishing out 9 assists.
Even when the Lakers thought they had Happel cornered, he managed to score the bucket
For the Lakers, it's back to the drawing board as the series shifts to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. L.A. is in serious need of some home cooking. Kobe Bryant still got his 26 points, but Orlando held him to 10-27 from the field. Gasol had a strong game, pouring in 20 points and cleaning the glass 9 times. But, Los Angeles has to find a way to stop all that firepower from the Magic, or the series won't be leaving Tinsel Town.
| May 26, 2012 - LAL at ORL | |||||
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Los Angeles Lakers (12-5) | 22 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 94 |
| Orlando Magic (14-2) | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 118 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| J. Kidd | 35 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Bryant | 44 | 10-27 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| R. Artest | 38 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| P. Gasol | 39 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| A. Bynum | 27 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| A. Gee | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| L. Ridnour | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| T. Meredith | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Walton | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Blake | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| N. Ejiofor | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Wilkes | DNP | |||||||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 36-83 | 5-18 | 17-23 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 94 | |
| Orlando Magic | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Gilbert Arenas | 40 | 5-15 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| John Salmons | 30 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Happel | 40 | 24-28 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Brandon Bass | 27 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Howard | 38 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jameer Nelson | 18 | 7-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Marcin Gortat | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Bledsoe | 9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DeJuan Blair | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Anderson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quentin Richardson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Duhon | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 50-90 | 9-29 | 9-12 | 53 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 118 | |
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